“The purpose of this ensemble was to push our creativity and experience within the knitwear/athleisure category. This project was completed at the height of the Corona Virus pandemic. The target market for this ensemble was women aged 16-30 who are working out or even just have a busy lifestyle and want to be comfortable in what they are doing. While we were not able to use the studio knit machines for this project, we used our home sewing machines and became very comfortable with them as well. After researching patterns and finding my own, I was able to experiment with paneling and mesh. This project embodies our 150-year legacy of excellence and empowerment due to the amount of flexibility we displayed during that time. We have seen many changes and adaptions to our program over the last 150 years. Covid hit us no differently. We all adapted quickly and learned to be flexible and go with the flow as one would do as they were working out.”

— Tamara Brinkley