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Mimi Prober declined to comment on this season’s tempest in a teapot, Bode versus Stan, but like the designers behind both of those brands, she uses antique quilts and textiles in her work and has done so for some time. Her mission is “preservation and taking textile narratives to a new generation through clothing,” she said on a call. The reversible coat, made from a 19th-century
boutis, that opens and closes her fall look book, is one example of that idea taking form.
Prober designates pieces made in New York from antique textiles as “Atelier,” and a few of those are worked into the mainline collection, made largely in India using sustainable fabrics and dyes. Most pieces involve handwork in various forms, be that the weaving of the fabric, block printing, knitting, or embroidery. The designer is also a jeweler, and designed the silver button that closes a cardigan pieced together from upcycled Scottish wool sweaters. Because Prober’s aesthetic is vintage-inspired an