The capsule is a homage to both the author and the Nebraska prairies.
Local models were photographed in Ceresco, Nebraska for Lingua Franca’s collection.
“Though I am a proud New Yorker, at the end of the day, I will always be a small-town girl from Nebraska. For our spring ’22 collection, I took a pilgrimage home to the rolling hills of the prairies I grew up on,” the designer told WWD. “I found inspiration in my grandma Irene, the woman whose phone number was the first I learned by heart, and who tended to her roses like everything else in her life, with great grace and commitment.
The offering includes ready-to-wear in the form of dresses, tops and skirts, as well as Lingua Franca’s signature cashmere crewnecks. Hand-stitched on the sweaters are phrases like “an adventurous life,” “I only want impossible things,” and “the end is nothing the road is all.” Lingua Franca’s clothing is all ethically sourced.
Prices range from $350 to $600 and a portion of the proceeds from the collaboration will go to support the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Neb. The Center offers educational opportunities for patrons to experience Cather’s work, explore historic landmarks related to her life and times, foster creativity and embrace the arts and humanities.
Since its founding in 2016, Lingua Franca has donated more than $1 million to more than 227 charities.