Allegri knits and accessories High School of Fashion Industries/NYC words/images Judith Ecochard Three years and counting, outerwear specialists, the Italian Allegri ...sponsored a contest for those immensely talented seniors at NYC' HS of Fashion Industries...with the ultimate prize of glory, bragging rights---and a limited edition collection of those winning designs. AND---in a imaginative presentation, invited media got to preview the winning Allegri collection for Fall 2012 too. PLUS we were reminded once again....why this company has the tagline "...the architects of fabrics..."---with a library, in a manner of speaking----of over two thousand invented by them- fabrics---including the buzzed about waterproof cashmere. (FYI: treatment at the thread level-NOT a coated laminate-that is how the luxe wool retains its legendary softness). these lightweight down vests are terrific on their own-...