I design and produce a line of hand-screen-printed trouser socks and velvet gloves. My collection is sold in museum stores, galleries and boutiques across the country. My designs are often based on art historical sources - Renaissance pomegranate patterns, Medieval illuminated manuscripts, 19th century Lace, Middle Eastern embroidery, the work of Klimt and Mondrian.
I began producing hand-printed legwear while working as an intern at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art - which was then under the the direction of Diana Vreeland.
My work has appeared in Elle, Glamour, Interview and Brides magazines.
I also create custom accessories for museum exhibitions:
• Imperial Tombs of China - Chinese Dragons socks, gloves & scarves.
Portland Art Museum 1996
• Splendors of Ancient Egypt - Egyptian Scarab socks & gloves. Portland & Phoenix Art Museums 1998
• Stroganoff - Russian illuminated manuscript gloves. Portland Art Museum 2000
ELBOW LENGTH GLOVES
Lace, Klimt, Pomegranate
IRIDESCENT GLOVES
Lace, Klimt
TROUSER SOCKS - BLACK WITH GOLD AND SILVER
Lace, Klimt, Vines, Squares, Flowers, Dragons
“STROGANOFF” ELBOW GLOVES
Black and Gold
TROUSER SOCKS - BURGUNDY/PURPLE/OLIVE
Squares, Vines, Flowers, Dragons, Lace, Klimt
Deborah Polonoff Email