With all this knowledge, together with the wonders that both knits and wovens offer,
we come to this neutral state, this calm between two worlds, to balance
Past Looks
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Mini Collection for Fall 2016!
This Fall, I wanted to design easy pieces that exuded a cool girl chic; a mysterious edginess. Three-fourths of the...
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Neutral States 1st Photoshoot!
I am lucky to have beautiful, personable, and brilliant cousins. Leshae Monae is one of...
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about us
Established in 2016, Neutral States Clothing was born out of a desire to see knit and woven fabric come together in one garment. The main goal of Neutral States is to bring knits and wovens to a neutral zone where they can coexist together in a beautiful and complimentary way. Everyday we're testing the limits of the inherent characteristics of knits and wovens to form a new and different kind of apparel.
All the clothing for Neutral States is dreamed up, designed and created in Philadelphia, by the owner/designer DC Claassen. She has been hand-knitting for fourteen years! And just recently, in the last four years, has also learned to machine knit. While earning her M.S. at Drexel University in Fashion Design, she gained a great respect for wovens, whether they be stiff and shiny like taffeta or delicate and light as gauze.
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