Seated across from her, I was able to look beyond her strained face to the back of her head, the back of her blousecollar showing through her hair, the top of her shoulder blades.
Nubby, shiny material familiar to varsity athletes surprisingly made sense on a coat that was paired with a goatskin collar shawl, lace-inset blouse and stretch-wool seamed pants.
But designers haven't had much success in protecting designs on fundamental articles of clothing, ones that might cover, say, the shape of a blouse or the cut of a collar on a shirt.