1980s Linda Rossbach Hand Made Mohair Knit Sweater w Silver Thread Detailing promo Paula Klimak

Paula Klimak

Hips: 19" flat across the back from seam to seam of the skirt's lining

Item# DD1841

The base of the dress is a fine black velvet with a dense pile so it almost seems to absorb the light

Measures 54" across from end of one cuff to another and is 18" from neck to hem

1980s Linda Rossbach Hand Made Mohair Knit Sweater w Silver Thread Detailing promo Paula KlimakLinda Rossbach did a luxe line of sweaters in the 1980s. She would hand knit each sample herself until she had it exactly as she liked it and then they were produced and knit by hand in small editions by a group of 38 women she had hand picked. In a 1985 write up on her work in the LA Times, the article noted; "One leaf, on a sweater covered with jonquils, took four hours to crochet, making it the most expensive sweater in the line at $3,400. Prices