Stacia

About Stacia Knitwear~ The Product: My designs start with the fabric ~ I developed an exclusive knit thatʼs light-weight, buttery soft, and year-round. Stacia knits are luxurious, functional, and comfortable. Perfect for the beach, for work, or for an evening out ~ all in effortless style. Inspiration: The California beach-lifestyle and the laid-back vibe of the Islands. Colors: From nature and my environment; always vibrant and named to evoke a place or feeling you have when you wear the color. Fabrics: I developed a silky soft, luxurious yarn in a space-dyed knit inspired by the surf-culture of the ʻ70ʼs. For each knit, I create a custom combination of colors that forms the unique spacedye pattern. Quality: The same light-weight, washable quality of a t-shirt, but with the finishings of a fine sweater. Luxurious, but washable. Signature: Space-dyed colors; exposed seaming; the hoodie; the knit dress. Going Green: The Stacia Eco Knit Collection uses yarns made from bamboo, soybean, and tencel ~ sustainable fibers that are friendly to the earth and feel good against your skin. About the designer, Stacy Johnson~ Raised: In Hawaii and Alaska Education: Parsons School of Design in New York City Apprenticed: At Calvin Klein and Cynthia Rowley Favorite Places: Haleiwa, Kailua, Santa Monica, Malibu, Montauk, Paris Reading List: Wilkie Collins, Kiana Davenport, Surfer Biographies On My iPod: U2, Coldplay, The Killers, Bob Marley, Jack Johnson, IZ On Me: Sharon Segal tank, Stacia spacedye beach tunic, Current Elliot boyfriend jeans, Sigerson Morisson booties, maile leaf pendant Shopping Haunts: Brentwood Country Mart, Cross Creek Malibu, North Shore Haleiwa Guilty Pleasures: Coffee Bean Iced Blended Mocha, Seeʼs Candies, In and Out Burger Keeping Fit: Yoga, Surfing in Malibu, Hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains, Scuba Diving in Maunalua Bay, body surfing at El Porto Causes: Surfrider Foundation, Heal The Bay Married: To journalist Peter Viles Canʼt Live Without: My beautiful, inspirational children, Campbell, Kaiulani, and Finnegan. If I Didnʼt Design Clothing: Iʼd be a marine biologist Designerʼs Blog: A Designerʼs diary of whatʼs hot in fashion, art, and the California beach lifestyle - www.fashionflock.blogspot.com