The Emerging Designers Upcycling Terry Cloth Into Summer Outfits

Erin Silvers lights up when she talks about vintage towels. “To me, they look like tapestries and three-dimensional paintings,” she says. Anyone who enters her Rockaway Beach, Queens, shop, Zingara Vintage & Handmade Treasures, gets it: The former bartender and self-taught designer makes luxury loungewear from a collection of technicolor vintage terry cloth towels from Yves Saint Laurent, Emilio Pucci, Ralph Lauren, and more. When we met, Silvers was wearing pants she crafted from 1969 chevron jacquard terry cloth towels that were designed by YSL and woven by legacy home brand Fieldcrest. On Instagram Live, Silvers’ followers go gaga over… Read Full Article