I still wear the Multiples I bought in the 80s The colors are still vivid and best of all the elastic is like new. I am retired now but wore these for work for 15 years. When the Bon Marche closed them out I bought even more! I even have the video tape. They are wiorderful!!!!!

I worked my way through college and sold Multiples in Macys...I made thousands and thousands of dollars!!It was INSANE how popular they were...for just a while! Have'nt heard a thing about them in years. Fun memory though!

I was in high school when I found a Units store in the mall. I loved the simplicity and solid colors and how everything matched everything. I bought as much as I could afford. Then 15 years later, I met a woman who sold Multiples and I bought those too. I didn't know they were from the same designer, but they were obviously the same style. I still have the pants, bandeaus, tops, ties, skirts and dusters. None of them have worn out. I wish they'd bring them back! leah88@gmail.com

It is unfortunate that Multiples/Units went by the way side. Just last week I was hand washing a Multiples a-line skirt that still looks as new as the day I bought it. I still have a navy blue dress that I still get complements on. Multiples/Units were truly the best thing since sliced Wonder bread. No matter how big or how small I have gotten, Multiples stayed by my side.

We were reminiscing about out Multiples outfits when we were kids... anyone have pictures of any of the clothes? Please post if you do!!

I am finding Multiples at Von Maur Department stores in the Chicago suburbs. The logo is the same and the quality looks to be very nice.

My first "real" job out of MSU was a co-assistant manager of the first Units store to open in Michigan. What a hoot! I only stayed for 1/2 a year but remember those days vividly. I tend to keep clothes forever so it surprises me that I don't still have at least a few pieces stored in the back of my closet. I remember my heather grey mock turtle-neck and straight skirt. I loved that outfit!

I have packages and packages of these clothes. Some still in the original pkg. I bought as many of these as I could back in the mid 80's early 90's. I loved these but barely wore them. I was always "saving" them for good. They have been stored in a box window seat all this time. I must have thousands of dollars in Multiples! with a few Units too. Multiples were the best quality jersey! Didn't fade, pill or wear out! And great for travel. I'm thinking of opening an EBay store for these.

weren't these the pieces that were convertable too? Like the shirt would have such huge arms that you could wear it as a shirt with the cuffs scrunched up & ruched at your wrists or, alternatively, turn it upside down, put your legs into the sleeves, pull it up & cinch at the waist with oh, I don't know, a sleeveless tank that also served as a scarf/tie/belt? ?? :-) I may be 'stretching' it a bit much, but I thought they were sort of 'convertible' or somthing.

I adored Units and kept one of the shirts for years and years. I wish I had those clothes again, they were so comfortable and versatile. Yes, they had some convertible aspects but not so extreme like shirt to pants.

I'll post a picture of me in my out fit as soon as I can complete it! Its a green and black stripe long sleeve top with green pants with black polka dots! How 80's is that! I wore it every St Paddys day for 11 years! vilntlv@aol.com

My daughter is going to an 80's party this weekend- i wish i could find her a multiples outfit (new) for her to wear-macy's had a whole dept for these things back then

I am interested in a picture of "Units". My sister has a STRONG desire to purchase some! Anyone willing to sell please email me with "units" in the subject line. Thanks!

I just found a brochure from Units that shows all the pieces, and how to put them all together! I love seeing how "cool" we thought we were!

Someone please post some pictures, or at least put the video on YouTube!!

I loved Units - still have a couple of skirts and tops. Her pants were the most comfortable pants I've ever worn - wish they were available again.

To karen tirio - I am attending an 80s party next month and WOULD love to buy some Units from you. The girls would just die. Please post more information if you wish to sell as stated in your post!!

i just love these things!! i wore mine out! the one i think i have left is in sad shape. i wish she would bring them back or at least start her own web store of them!! i just wish i could find a pattern or two of them, or maybe buy a few so i could take them apart and used them for patterns. i think i ma still have the jumper in some box some where. i am going to have to start digging soon. if anyone has any they would like to sell please contact me! magickmamalj@hotmail.com i will take used ones as long as they are good enough shape to use as patterns. i will even sew some new ones for you if you like.

while looking hard to find some of these fabulous clothes i found these articles, i thought you all might find fun to read about Multiples/"units" by Sandra Garrett. http://www.styleportfolios.com/portfolio.php?username=SandraGarratt http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099252,00.html http://www.answers.com/topic/sandra-garratt?cat=biz-fin http://www.inc.com/magazine/19880801/5902.html http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2DA163AF93BA25753C1A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

hey after hours and hours of looking i have found Sandra Garrat's web site http://homepage.mac.com/sandragarrattdesign/Menu1.html and she is selling Multiples on it!! http://homepage.mac.com/sandragarrattdesign/PhotoAlbum13.html HAPPY SHOPPING EVERYONE!!!!

OMG - the memories this brings back. I wore Units to work every day. Big hair, big shoulders pads, and those great belts you could also wear in your hair. I would put on my Cyndi Lauper boots and out the door to conquer the world!

I love Multiples and wore them for many years. I would love to be able to get some pieces...Sandra, if you opened a store in Califonia, how woould I go about ordering pieces? I live in NYC.

I too adored Multiples. I still have a stack in my closet. When I sort through what has to go, I just can't bring myself to toss them out. It was a no brainer getting dressed and so super confortable. Can't wait to check out the new site.

Weep no more, my ladies! Go get your hands on the latest JC Penney catalog (Fall/Winter 2008). Or go online. They sell Units, updated for the 21st century. You're welcome!

I wore multiples all through the Studio 54 days, and what a hit. I was constantly asked where my outfits came from. I would wear the 48" tube and wrap 2 or 3 smaller ones around the midsection and they were the hottest most comfortable outfits. Thank you for designing such versatile, comfortable, and great clothes.

Oh, thank God for this website!! I was going insane trying to think of what this clothing line was called. I loved these clothes!!!!! Wish I had kept the huge collection I had. And wish I could find these clothes again. They were just so comfortable.

OMG! Thank you for Sandra's website! I regret letting go of my Multiples, especially my navy blue jumpsuit, more than any clothing I've ever had. I can hardly believe they're available again!

I wore these clothes in the late 80s/early 90s and loved them. Got as many pieces as I could.....OMG I even had a navy jumpsuit.....a long grey dress that I even wore pants under, a sash, etc. etc........I want them now, I need them now......does anyone know where I could possibly get ahold of some of the pieces?????

What a great product under the wrong management. I also have two tops still from Units that I bought at the Freehold Mall when they first opened. I also wish I had more and could buy more now. My black top is still like new after all these years of wearing and washing but my beige top needs to be replace NOW!!!

There was a home party type business that sold knitwear like this - but I don't think it was Units or Multiples (as they were in-store retail). Does anyone know for sure or what the name of the home party line was called???

I think the home party company was called Weekender Wear. I believe as of this year they have gone belly up as well.

My favorite outfit was green and white. I also loved wearing a matching headband with bow with my outfit. I still wear Units to work at least 1 day a week.

My unit outfit was red top and bottom with a black sash in the middle. I wore it with flats that matched the sash. The elastic allowed me to move with comfort. Loved em!

Whoa, i absolutely loved them. You can just shimmy all over the place in these things. So versatile. I love the all red with white in the middle. Some of mine have shoulder pads.

Loved these!! I would wear this enourmous jumpsuit in black, and "cinch" it up and over with one of those wide tube belts. I think they were pricey at the time, because I never saw myself coming and going, and people always wanted to know about the outfit.

When I lived in Spain for a short while, we did a fashion show of Multiples and the various ways they could be worn. These items were very versatile and I loved to wear them, they need to bring them back! Absolutely gorgeous concept.

I used to have Units and would love to wear some again. If anyone knows of any for sale, please contact me ktwla.home@yahoo.com.

WooHoo for Multiples! Can't wait Sandra for 2009 line. carol.fleming21@comcast.net

Although I was a little young at the time, I adored Units--my sister wore them and I thought it was so cool. I'll never forget the day I got an entire outfit form Units at the mall--a green jumpsuit with white tube belt (aka skirt, headwrap, tube top, etc.). I must have been 12, but I adored that outfit.

I absolutely adored units, I was in junior high and then highschool when they were all the rage. I have a ton, ton of pictures of me in them. I remember using one of the tubes scrunched up as a belt then having two other ones done up somehow in the middle so it was a kind of intricate tube belt. I had purple, green, black and god I don't even know..just a bunch of them. I found one green tube belt I had..of course now I could use it as a tube top! When units first came out they were all solids and then later on patterns were added. Does anyone remember that they had little triangles cut out in the arm pit areas! I have gone to the website and I am thinking I will have to buy a shirt and the pajama pants that she has! Can't wait for the new line to come out!

Thank goodness Sandra is going to start up the Units line again. I'm from Dallas and loved the Units store at the Galleria on LBJ.

I still have a few of my units items-black baggy pants, a short sleeved white turtle neck, and a great pink boatneck dress that I could belt with almost anything, the width of the shoulders hung over my narrow padded shoulders to make a sleeve, and I could just pull the dress up until it was the length I wanted and best of all, never got wrinkled! Please tell me you will be continuing the basic solid color knit pieces that were so easy to mix and match. I think I also still have a white turtle neck top in textured knit as well. The baggy pants reminded me of my old Braniff flight attendant pants that we could pull up over our knees to look like harem pants. I personally preferred the solid color knits, but also liked the striped knits for dresses. Think I also had a red & white stripe skirt that I wore with the white turtle neck and a red knit belt. In the 80's I traveled on business a great deal, and these were perfect for travel and could be worn easily with a jacket or blazer. Please let all your fans know when your new line becomes available. You could sell online from your store and just mail the items to your customers. You wouldn't even have to go through the markups that retailers require and keep the prices lower. I do a lot of catalog shopping online once I am familiar with the sizing and fit of my favorite designers. Maybe you could also show the older original styles that were so simple to mix and match on your website and we could just pick the colors and the size. I'm so tired of the look-alike tops and bottoms that so many stores sell now. Your cotton/poly knits could be combined in so many ways that adult women would no longer have to wear larger versions of what teenagers are wearing, and be more comfortable and elegant.

i use to make the units from a pattern i think by simplicity but they were called elements. i can't wait till sandra brings them back again.

I worked for Units in 1988; first the store at Union Station in St.Louis and then a few months later, a new store opened at West County Mall and I was moved to that store. I got that job based on how I looked in the clothing when I went in to see what the fuss was about. Back then, I was 5'8" and wore a size 4. I started out as a model for the store and when they noticed how well I sold the 'units', I was hired for sales. Ahhhhh, the good ol' days. Thanks for the link to her site. I'm defnitely going to order a few pieces to wear on set.

My sister introduced me to Units. She lived in Dallas. I am in WV. They did not hit this area so when I wore them here everyone wanted to know where to buy them. I can't wait for Sandra to bring them out again. Can't be soon enough!

My favorite Units outfit? Black sleeveless jumpsuit, tube around my butt. Of course, the jumpsuit was on backwards with the zipper open all the way down the back. Damn, I was a fashionista!

Can someone post the multiples "how to wear" sheet on here. I am dying to see it again. I loved these adn miss them too

Is there a brand today that is similar to Units? and where can I find it?? I have fond memories of wearing Units clothing.

The JC Penny Units line has nothing on the original Multiples line. I am anxiously awaiting Sandra Garratt's 2009 line.

Wow, the memories just flood back. I think every college memory I have shows me in a different Multiples outfit. I used to drive 2 hours to Chicago to get them. I think part of the genius about them is that if you were tall and skinny like me (at that time), you could highlight that but if you were not so tall and skinny you could camoflauge that too and still look awesome because of the color and shape that you could personally give each outfit! I loved them, and Units too, but Mulitples were the best. My girlfriends from college still remind me of all my Multiples outfits and I bask in the glow...they were heavenly!

Does anyone have the Multiples NARROW pants? I've been trying to buy some for years. P-L-E-E-Z-E!

I Loved Multiples. I wish they were still around. It was the most comfortable clothing!!

Have been trying to think of the name of that store for a year! I bought Units for a 2 week trip to England in 1990 and they were the BEST travel clothes ever. Didn't wrinkle, took almost no room to pack, comfortable and someone told me I was the best dressed woman on the tour. Want them again!! In this day of extra charges for luggage, they would be just the ticket. They were the best!!

Would love to buy some units. Cin? on ebay yet? Sandra is a wonderful designer. REAL Clothing. Anyone have a pattern for sale?

Units was my favorite. I had just about every piece, every color.... I was obsessed. The jumpsuits were my favorite with the wide bandeau. How I miss those days! Thanks for the memories.

A friend I hadn't seen in a few years came over. We started talking about Multiples and now this web page. Ahhhh the memories. My friend still has some multiples from 10+ years ago. Great concept. Great fabric. Remember the black/white "animal print"?

I loved the line as well and have been wishing for my navy lon, straight skirt for months now. I'd take one in several colors if any of you have them for sale or know where I can find them. It seems that her new line is limited to just a few pieces at this time. jlplawrence@yahoo.com

In posts above, a couple of people gave web sites to order some of the more basic pieces from the original designer, Sandra Garrett, or read up on the her. I was able to wear these clothes when I was at a size 22! The peg pants, the straight sleeveless dress and full skirt were flattering. I, too, was fascinated by the line. The blendability of the different pieces, versatility in how they could be worn, even the engineering of them, for example the zig-zag stitching of the hems not only looked neat but allowed for stretching in the waists, cuffs and belts (bandeaus). I was even impressed by the store with everything folded on white cubicle shelves. Just pick out a shape and color! I think they went out of style as fashions headed away from draping, flowing and scrunching to the contour and fitted looks we've seen the last couple of decades.

Wow! Do I ever feel lucky! I have SEVERAL pieces of Units that still look great. I guess the reason that I am still wearing Units is because I never, ever put them in the dryer. I would wash them on gentle and let them drip-dry. These are my favorite clothes, and I hope the line will be available again.

I was friend and house model for Units. Where are you today Sandra?

I wore Multiples all through the 80's and 90's. No matter what I always felt I looked put together. Never had much luck with Units since they were about 1" narrower than Multiples. I remember when Multiples went home party then disappeared. I was heartbroken. Now I found a place I can buy them again. Even though they're only in the original Red, White and black, I can mix and match them.

Karen Tirio, please advise if you are going to sell some of your Multiples stash??. Specifically, the pants/tubes/basic tops.I would like to make my own again.I used to have a "Peg's Patterns", similar to Multiples.It was a seminar done at a "Gem Fabric store", here in Austin,TX..I easily made many pieces..But, I thought the patterns would never come back in style..WRONG!!..I can't find a link to her patterns, either..Please advise to cbryant@yahoo.com

I just blogged about multiples as I wore them like crazy in the 80's. oldfashionedgirlnewyork.blogspot.com if anyone finds any please contact me. would love see them again in the stores!