a graphic late-1960s to early-1970s mod top from brook valley by fairfield, with "designed by zio luigi for fairfield" signed right in the print at the hem. the black and white design is pure pop-art — bold asterisk flowers stamped over inked grids and dripping lines, like a woodblock print in motion — with a black rib-knit collar and a white ring-pull half-zip. zio luigi was a 1960s-70s textile designer whose graphic prints for fairfield's brook valley knitwear line are collected by name today, and the designer signature printed into the cloth is the collector's tell. this example appears unworn, with a hang-tag remnant still attached.
