At Parenti's in Küsnacht the customer buys directly from the showroom - a unique concept. Twice a year, by invitation only and in a private setting, one can select from a pattern collection consisting of 60 samples and 17 colors, shape, size and color. The collected orders then go into production - the yarns are dyed and the desired cashmere patterns knitted. Two months later, the cuddly gems arrive. Sabine Parenti, owner and founder of Parenti's Cashmere even customizes the color of a special order - an absolute luxury at a fair price.
The collection is modern, feminine and with samples found in petrol blue or tomato red. The former art student incorporates unusual colors produced with love. This makes Parenti's - the combination of tradition and modern. Such as the classic cardigan, with leather buttons, in a bright orange instead of the usual beige.
Customers wear the sweaters, cardigans and dresses to work, on travels, and for dinner, always looking elegant. Creases in a cashmere dress isn't an issue. Right out of the suitcase, it looks perfect paired with boots during the day and with heels at night.
At the beginning, Sabine Parenti produced sweaters for her children. Twelve years ago she had cashmere polo shirts for her sons and denim blue cashmere-shirts for her daughters produced. Acquaintances and friends adored the pieces at once, and the demand so great that in 2007 Sabine went directly into women's fashion. Now she goes back to her roots and creates, in addition to the existing collection, a collection for children. This will soon be available to order over the Internet.
For those who immediately want to buy a cashmere piece, a winter-sale event from December 4-6 will take place at the showroom on Seestrasse 7 in Küsnacht. Sign up as a Creme Guides reader, you will be put on the customer list and will from then on receive invitations.
Contributed by Ana Maria Haldimann, style-expert at Blick-Gruppe.