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A split image showing a architectural detail and a person. On the left, a sharp diagonal line of a glass structure cuts across a grid of dark windows. On the right, a person with a short bob haircut wears a patterned grey and black top with black trousers. A black label at the bottom left reads “Chinti + Parker meets Patternity”.

Fashion: Architecture-inspired knitwear from Chinti and Parker plus Patternity

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Date
25 July 2013

We’re more than happy to admit that we are enduring fans of Patternity and all that they conjure up – it’s an admiration we made manifest in a feature in the Summer 2013 issue of Printed Pages. So when we found out that they were collaborating with clothing brand Chinti and Parker on a knitwear collection inspired by images of buildings and interlacing architectural structures, we were right up there on the bandwagon.

And not without good reason either. The range – based on the tessellation and geometric shapes Patternity know and love – is made up of a collection of 28 pieces and draws heavily on shapes which are then abstracted, repeated, gridded and enlarged. Is there any ground Patternity won’t cover with patterns which might have otherwise gone unnoticed in our everyday environment? I expect not. And that’s undoubtedly a good thing.

A person stands against a plain white background wearing a long black dress with striped sleeves and side panels. Beside them is a black and white image of a modern building with reflective glass windows. Text at the bottom reads “Chinti + Parker meets Patternity”.
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Chinti & Parker Meets Patternity

A split image showing a black and white geometric pattern alongside a person wearing a matching garment. The person wears a black sweater with a large light blue rectangular panel on the chest. A black label in the bottom left reads “Chinti + Parker meets Patternity”.
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Chinti & Parker Meets Patternity

A person stands against a plain white background wearing a black and white circular-patterned sweater and grid-patterned trousers. To the left, a grey architectural wall features a repeating grid of circular windows. A black label reads “Chinti + Parker meets Patternity”.
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Chinti & Parker Meets Patternity

A split image showing a person wearing a black and white patterned jumper next to a close-up of white tiled architecture. A black label over the tiles reads “Chinti + Parker meets Patternity”.
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Chinti & Parker Meets Patternity

A split image showing a fashion collaboration. On the right, a person with a short bob haircut wears a dark, long-sleeved top and matching trousers. On the left, a black and white abstract image of light through blinds is overlaid with the text “Chinti + Parker meets Patternity”.
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Chinti & Parker Meets Patternity

A split image showing a close-up of a black and white geometric building facade alongside a person wearing a matching garment. The person wears a black coat with a white linear pattern over a light grey top. A small black label on the left reads “Chinti + Parker meets Patternity”.
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Chinti & Parker Meets Patternity

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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