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Gretchen Heist’s

Prêt-à-Porter Runway 

Companion Collection

Sunday Sweater & The Art of Jacquard Knitting:  

Jacquard knitting is an intricate technique that knits yarn to form detailed patterns directly into the fabric of a garment. This method allows for precise control over colors and structures, resulting in beautifully complex designs.The jacquard knitting technique creates a stunning visual effect that showcases artistry and craftsmanship. This technique enhances the aesthetic appeal of knitwear and ensures durability and texture.

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Gretchen Heist’s Prêt-à-Porter Runway Companion Collection

Gretchen Heist’s Stolen Paradise Spring/Summer NYFW 2025 collection aims to explore the emotions experienced during the stages of lost relationships. As a compliment to the Runway show, Gretchen Heist has designed the “Sunday Sweater”. Each sweater motif is paired with a collection look of Lust, Anger, Negotiation, Forlorn, and Forgiveness. In addition to the Sunday Sweater, we are featuring the Scarf Bag in the runway collection. This bag is made to order in leather. The second offering is our dual-sided printed silk scarf with leather bag straps to create the hobo bag shape. 

 

The Art of Jacquard Knitting:  

 

The Sunday Sweaters are made with the Jacquard knitting technique. This intricate practice knits yarn to form patterns directly into the fabric, allowing for precise control over colors and structures, resulting in beautifully complex designs. The jacquard knitting technique creates a stunning visual effect that showcases artistry and craftsmanship. This technique enhances the aesthetic appeal of knitwear and ensures durability and texture.

Runway Music

Our 
Story

New York luxury fashion house specializing in made-to-measure couture, outerwear, and leather goods. Gretchen Heist is a label about expecting the unexpected with our aspiration to unify urbanity, wit, art, and fashion.  The brand is led by Creative Director, Gretchen Weed. Having grown up in her mother’s art studio, Gretchen’s practice is heavily influenced by this period in her life. Heist is an anagram of her mother’s maiden name.

 

We celebrate and design for women that are beautifully complex, powerful, and operate outside of societal conventions. Our woman represents the dualities of the feminine archetype and finds strength and pride in all aspects of herself. She is refined, strategic, and independent, as well as delicate and romantic. She believes in the mystery of being and exploring the emotions of the human condition. Ultimately, she is a dreamer. 

 

Like all great mysteries, each Gretchen Heist design has an exploration process. The viewer can experience the garment from the first impression to discovering hidden details within. Every design is made to order and incorporates themes of psychology, symbology, and Trompe l’oeil details. Texture is essential to the experience of each piece, from textile fabrication to the incorporation of non-traditional notions into the work. Gretchen Heist blends artistic intention, handcraft technique, and partnerships with contemporary artists to create fashion designs that are expressions of fine art. 

Gretchen Heist 
New York, New York

For Inquiries- Please contact GHST via the Contact Page  

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