Playing with color and mixing patterns has always been one of my favorite aspects of design. Whether working on a collection of clothes, decorating a room, planning a garden, doing a bouquet or wrapping a collection of presents, the creative process is the same. Back in the 70’s (yikes, that seems like yesterday!) when I worked as design assistant to Oscar de la Renta it was one of my responsibilities to edit thousands of printed fabrics and to work with print designers. They then created on patterns on paper that would be printed on scarves, dress fabrics, sheets, even umbrellas! When selecting a print I would then work with the fabric designer to create coordinates for the original pattern; we would have to do each “story” in three different color combinations. This early foundation developed my interest and my eye. After so many collections, houses and gardens it is not surprising that I would create our collections for Presentations in much the same way.