SEW INSPIRING: Elyse Maguire in her Cape Cod design studio, draws inspiration from life on the Cape in her line of chic scarves.
Classic New England style has a definite appeal, but Cape Cod designer Elyse Maguire is all about creating a collection with edge.
“Cape Cod only gets represented in this one very traditional, preppy way and there was a different take that I wanted to bring to life,” Maguire told the Herald.
The 45-year-old splits her time between her Brooklyn home and Chatham design studio, and will officially launch a line of chic scarves this August. They are available for pre-order online now. Maguire — an advertising professional-turned-designer — is Boston-born, Midwest-bred and spent summers on the Cape with family.
The colors used to create her signature fringed scarves are inspired by things like beach roads, gray cottages, the Cape’s stunning landscape and sea glass. They’re also about wearability.
While the collection is designed and hand-fringed in Chatham, some pieces ($120 retail) are made in New York, Peru and eventually beyond.
The Parsons School of Design grad and Altuzarra and Rosie Assoulin alum is also working on a home fragrance line of candles (inspired by the Cape, of course) that is slated to launch in October.