The Angel Top
In September 2019 I was getting ready to do a runway for LA Fashion Week and had nothing to wear. It’s ironic, isn’t it? A fashion designer with nothing to wear. I needed something functional that I could work in backstage AND fabulous to walk the runway.
I wanted something that felt like Spanish romance. The runway was being held in a beautiful Spanish-style Catholic cathedral in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles and I wanted my outfit to match the venue. I decided to make myself a black top with a shoulder ruffle to add a flirtatious feel and cover the back corset strings.
I styled the top with highrise black jeans, a bolero hat, and two rosaries from my late grandmothers who would have LOVED that I was doing a fashion show in a Catholic church (even though they may have been shocked by some of the looks.)
The Angel Top was the second pattern I ever released. I called my two crochet friends and go-to girls Tessa and Brittany to help me test it. This was back before I knew how to properly test a pattern and thank GOD I was able to come up with a size-inclusive pattern with only two testers. I have since updated the pattern and often hear what a fun and easy make it is.
Since the release of the Angel Top it has been one of my favorite patterns to share. I love that so many women of different shapes and sizes love making wearing this top.
I named it the “Angel Top” because when it lays flat, the drape looks like two little wings for cap sleeves.
