I'm slowly, but surely, working through photographing the Vera collection. It's hard with our Etsy business to make time for personal photography -- I always feel like I need to prioritize the pieces for the shop. But documenting my passion for Vera Neumann's designs
is important, and it's a New Year's resolution for me to work on them more often. I am constantly amazed that I don't have more duplicate scarves in the collection. With as many as I find/have, I have less than 10 duplicate designs, and even those are usually different colorways (which I
love to find!).
Vera had such a vast array of designs, and we Blackbird girls have a few categories we break them into as our own personal shorthand -- floral, grid or plaid, stripes, figural, abstract, solid, cultural, and geometric. From there, we break it down by material -- chiffon, silk, acetate, polyester, or wool. And then by shape -- cowl, square, neck scarf, tie, long, or knitted scarf.
Although it's my collection, the other Blackbird girl knows just as much
as I do about them. It's just another reason why we're BFFs -- we care
about each other's junk! Well, and it comes in handy when we're buying
Christmas and birthday presents!
This installment of the Vera Vault is all about the last style category we have -- geometrics. Vera loved a bold geometric pattern, and so do I. It's a great way to make an impact with shape and color. Although the designs may sometimes look simple, it helps to remember that usually the simplest design is the hardest!
Enjoy the variety of these patterns, and if I actually stick to my resolution (fingers crossed!), you'll have more Veras to look at this year!
