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We get quite a bit of inquiries as to "What is the official St John's color" for some of our listings. If we don't have the original tag and unless it's black, sometimes it's very hard to respond. We wrote this guide in hope that it will help our clients find what they need to coordinate their ensembles.
St John's yarn is custom made in batches or dye lot per season. All the yarn in one dye lot will be the exact same color. Colors from different dye lots may look the same in certain lights and VERY different under other lights or in daylight.
St John has season and group assigned to each dye lot. For example, FA03GR6 represents Fall of 2003 and Group 6. If attached, this information can be found with the "Professionally Dry Clean Only" tag. An experienced shopper will inquire specifically what season and group when trying to coordinate.
Coordinating by name alone may not produce a perfect matching suit. A St John's "Sapphire Blue" jacket in Spring 2001 won't necessarily match perfectly to a "Sapphire Blue" skirt of Winter 2002. Even St John basic navies will vary. As a matter of fact, the only color that is guaranteed to match at all times is black. St John has black trim on so many pieces making it so easy to coordinate. When maintaining the integrity of your own suits, take into consideration of what we call the 'cleaning factor'. Overtime, dry cleaning will affect the color of your St John. This is especially true of St John's whites since they oxidide and get a tinge of yellow overtime. We recommend dry-cleaning your tops and bottoms at the same time whether they need it or not to keep the set matching. We also recommend using the same cleaner if possible, because the quality of cleaning, the degree of soil removal, the color brightness, the freshness, the odor and the softness all depend on the degree to which the cleaner controls his filter and solvent condition and moisture. A Helpful Hint - St John's colors BLEED. A little spilled water will most likely roll right off. However, a large spill will drive the black border to bleed into the body of your jacket. Dry it immediately by blotting both sides of the garment gently onto a soft cloth so the color bleeds off onto the cloth and then promptly take it to your cleaner. The preceding information was provided by San Francisco's beautiful St John Boutique and our own experience. Please take a moment and vote below if you found this guide helpful and encourage us to add more guides on "How To Keep Your St John Looking Their Best Year After Year" and "St John as a LifeStyle" Share you knowledge & experiences with others by emailing us from our store. Sincere Thanks from Your Fashion Haven
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