BLAST FROM THE PAST
Simply Crochet|Issue 103
Several decades of vintage style form the inspiration for Lizzie Morgan’s cool and quirky crocheted fashion collection Gimme Kaya – which is sustainable to boot…
Lucy Evans
BLAST FROM THE PAST

The Gimme Kaya fashion brand is the brain child of crocheter Lizzie Morgan. One look at her Instagram, filled with gorgeous pieces each packing a serious colour pop, and you’d be hard pushed to believe that she first picked up a hook just four years ago, and is pretty much self-taught!

High fashion combines with down-to-earth practicality in Lizzie’s day as she still manages to run her ‘crochet couture’ business from her bedroom, despite her rapidly-growing brand reaching new heights of popularity and even featuring in the pages of Vogue magazine. “I like to be comfortable when I am crocheting so my orders are usually made from my bed!” she says. “I would love to have my own studio space but that might be a goal for the next year or two. The great thing about crochet is that you can take it anywhere, so really my studio is everywhere I go!”

HIPPY CHIC

Gimme Kaya is all about being inspired by vintage trends – but Lizzie doesn’t focus on a particular time in fashion history; instead she prefers to mix things up to create her own look. “My personal style has always been made up of unique secondhand pieces that I have thrifted. I like clothing and fashion from different eras, and I feel this is really reflected in my work. For example I take a lot of inspiration from 60s and 70s shapes and colours, but I think the quirky and playful vibe of my work comes more from the 90s and 00s era.”

This story is from the Issue 103 edition of Simply Crochet.

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