Last year the knitwear on the streets was poor to say the least. Most brands would get close then throw it all away at the death by putting on some funky pattern or playing around with the finish. A massive trend for the last couple of years has been those flappy collars on knitwear cardigans and jumpers. Heres two examples...
I've never been a fan of this type of finish, I think Kanye had a hand in making them popular. What happened to those simple knitwear pieces? You can't go wrong with a standard crew neck finish. The best knitwear jumper i've ever purchased was a Shetland Wool Oliver Spencer piece about 5 years ago. To this day i've not seen anything better.
There are brands out there that are getting it (nearly) right. Heres a pick of the ones I know about.
Whiz..
Deluxe...
Bleu de Paname...
Wildcard entry from DistinctlyBritish...
I'm sure there's plenty of brands releasing good knitwear. Is anyone having more luck in finding them than I am?
8 comments:
Gap does nice knitwear. simple crew necks like the last pic. round about november time they release all the chunky knit.
take a look when your free. You may be suprised.
shawl necks are the one mate
Can we see your Oliver spencer jumper? Why was it so great? I like the scandinavianesque images you are posting!
Scandinavian knitwear is one of the best in the world.
Alongside Shetland Wool....any Scottish wool pretty much.
If i can find my jumper online i'll post a link, not ready to get parred by every anon in sight when they see a picture of me in my jumper.
our legacy.
i like that first one, i don't like your posts
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Opening Ceremony always has good menswear knits... I love their own line and the Acne stuff x
http://www.openingceremony.us/products.asp?menuid=1&subcatid=21&designerid=0&cn=menu1&view=all
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