New York - April 23, 2007

You’ve Been Hoodwinked

Rima Dolgoff-Kaspar Hoodlets

Ticking off the days till a potential heat wave (you’re yearning to tear the tags off that new baby doll bubble dress), you tap your finger impatiently against your closet door.

The suspense of summer is driving you crazy. So until then, think spring with Rima Dolgoff-Kaspar’s handcrafted collection of lightweight hoodlets.

Adding flair and whimsy to your cringing, sun-deprived body, the houndstooth-patterned, cashmere-lined pieces make the winter-spring transition a little more wearable.

The local designer came up with the dramatic wrap idea while making a cloak for her boyfriend’s warlock Halloween costume (naturally). Now she constructs them in her apartment when she needs a break from studying for her neuropsychology PhD.

No wonder she’s so good at getting into our heads.

Or, rather, inside our hoods.

Available at Opening Ceremony, 35 Howard Street, between Lafayette Street and Broadway (212-219-2688).