ett , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁great - gre at ▁grand par ents ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁Cro cker ▁Art ▁Museum ▁in ▁Sac r amento , ▁California . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁Boston ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 , ▁but ▁shortly ▁left ▁school ▁to ▁paint ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁moved ▁there ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁F ass ett ▁met ▁the ▁Scottish ▁fashion ▁designer ▁Bill ▁Gib b . ▁Until ▁Gib b ' s ▁prem ature ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁they ▁were ▁very ▁close ▁friends ▁and ▁design ▁collabor ators , ▁with ▁F ass ett ▁creating ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁mult icol oured , ▁complex ▁kn it we ar ▁designs ▁that ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁Gib b ' s ▁tra dem arks . ▁When ▁one ▁of ▁Bill ▁Gib b ' s ▁designs ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Beat rix ▁Miller ▁of ▁Vog ue ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁D ress ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁the ▁ensemble ▁included ▁a ▁F ass ett ▁hand - kn itted ▁wa ist co at , ▁showing ▁that ▁traditional ▁text ile ▁hand ic raft s ▁had ▁become ▁an ▁acceptable ▁aspect ▁of ▁main stream ▁fashion . ▁F ass ett ▁and ▁Gib b ▁worked ▁together ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁end , ▁collabor ating ▁on ▁Gib b ' s ▁final ▁collection ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁F ass ett ' s ▁work ▁attract