Matthew Swope Chryssocolla on Handmade Cotton Cord Books Why MK chose this piece:

Why MK chose this piece: Scaasi is a top three favorite vintage label - known for his incredible skill with volume and scale

beautiful sheer top and open back

Why MK chose this piece: impeccable quality and craftsmanship

belted or unbelted

Slim through the hip and thigh with unique seaming construction to widen the leg shape

Matthew Swope Chryssocolla on Handmade Cotton Cord Books Why MK chose this piece:Matthew Swope has been designing jewelry, re working vintage garments and making handbags and pouches since 2000. Rarely making multiples, his works are almost always unique pieces made from a wide variety of traditional jewelry materials as well as those non traditional. Born in Colorado in 1964 and raised in Pennsylvania, he studied Art History at Columbia Universitys School of General Studies, graduating cum laude. As a teenager he began working