Sneak Preview: A Textile Collection In The Making

For Diane Keaton, it was her mother who inspired the actress’s creativity and guided her trajectory toward a life filled with artistic endeavors. For me, it is my grandmother. She is my fashion icon and really helped me define my own style in every decade of my life. She taught me how to be bold and confident. She loves color and jewels. She is a real woman of the ’30s and ’40s—part of that Old Hollywood era that society needs more of. When I think about the energy and forces that have made me who I am today, it’s very tapped into my ancestors, to my grandparents, to their journey and what they’ve brought to my life and how I’ll carry that forward. My grandfather and his business partner were survivors of World War II, and the foundation of our company traces back to their immigrant story and how they built family in the United States. Fabric is part of my blood.

To hear Diane talk about the way she feels creatively connected to her family, I really felt a synergy with her all throughout this process. Along with that, Diane is timeless. She’s classic. Everything she has ever done has been centered around reinventing herself in each decade, which is synonymous with our brand.

As a way of creating a strong foundation for home and individuality, this collection embodies restraint and simplicity, and what can be seen in what’s not present. We’re super excited to bring forward the Elements collection through the lens of Diane Keaton and show its simplistic yet artistic nature through solids and small-scale patterns. We hope its texture and warmth makes you feel at home.

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THE PROCESS

The creative process was all about how we could get each other excited about textiles. I would send her fabric ideas and she would show me old photos of what she loved and color palettes that she was interested in. It all ranged in a series of warm and cool neutrals, from light to dark, and she was really excited by the idea of bringing texture in to speak to the collection and showcase how one could feed off of the other in a very unique and simple way.

IMAGE BY JESSE STONE

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THE PALETTE

What attracted me to this idea of contrasting monochromatic colors is how you can create fabrics in multihued designs that bridge from one color to another. When you go from white to off- white and dusty taupes into more warm linen colors, there’s a lot of bridge tones that bring out color when you’re looking at the collection as a whole, and it’s exciting to see the variation of shades that work themselves through the whole collection and inspires the overall palette.

IMAGE BY JESSE BRATTER

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THE HAND

What’s so exciting about the hand and the texture of this collection is that typically when we think of luxury fabrics, we think delicate in nature and potentially not livable—particularly in high-traffic areas. But what’s exciting about this group is that you see real luxury in the yarns and in the weave structures, but they also have high abrasion. So it really brings a performance collection to the forefront in ways that are very unexpected and exciting. The fabrics are thick and textural and bring great drapability to each silhouette and ultimately fill a home with warmth and a tactile nature.

Jodi Finer

As the Chief Brand Officer of Fabricut’s boutique textile brand S. Harris, Jodi Finer approaches her creative position with a deep connection to her grandfather’s legacy, her relationship with her father, who has always been her north star, and a level of mindfulness to thoughtful living. Jodi and her team have turned S. Harris into a socially conscious brand, working with several nonprofit partners locally and globally to not only reshape the conversation around how design impacts wellbeing but also to create design accessibility. S. Harris provides her the opportunity to reinvent community, build a fresh creative culture and create meaning for the storied fabric house.

Sneak Preview: A Textile Collection In The Making

Jodi Finer

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