Merino V Neck Sweaters... Suggestions? - Page 2

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Edited by Radagast - 10/23/11 at 9:11am

I second this suggestion. Pick up your sweaters at a low price from Old Navy, Gap or some other discount retailer, and have them tailored.

I'm surprised so many people are recommending such low end sweaters that will last only 3-6 months. We don't suggest that route for suits, why suggest it for sweaters? Buying a 20-30 dollar sweater every 3-6 months seems to me a bit less wise than spending $150-200 on something that will last 5+ years. Surely someone on here can recommend a better quality sweater.

You can find Jil Sander knits at around $100. (try Yoox). Worth the extra bucks.

All of my sweaters have lasted for notably longer than 6 months, and none of them cost more than $30 pre-tailoring. I respect your preference, but to me, spending $200 for a wool sweater is stupid.

My sweaters have lasted a couple years. That's all I've been able to squeeze out of high end sweaters, so I stick to low end (if Brooks Bros. is low end). A sweater is a sweater. I treat that bitch like a scarf one day, like a sweater the next, and then I might wrap my daughter in it on the third. It's an all-purpose thingie. I.e. I treat my sweaters with very little care. I can't spend the $600 Loro Piana wants for a respectable sweater. I save that $ and put it toward my suits, which I treat a lot better.

I have a pringle sweater and while it is really nice, a wool sweater in it's basic design cannot last longer than 3 or so years if you wear them constantly. For $25, my J. Crew sweater is relatively nice, fits well and I don't have to worry about it getting ripped or forgetting it and losing it.

I have nice wool sweaters that I've worn often in the colder months that have lasted years.

Just bought a brown small for $25 the other day. Surprised at how well it fits, definitely going back for more. (Unfortunately the color-range is less diverse than the polos in the summer, but that might just lead to some interesting shirt/tie combinations).

J Crew makes really good ones-I have 3 or 4 and love them.

Yup, IMO Smeds are the ones, I make sure to get the deep V version as the shallower V feels more like crew neck.

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Edited by Radagast - 10/23/11 at 9:10am

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Edited by Radagast - 10/23/11 at 9:10am

i have 4 from jcrew; theyre solid. much better quality than BR and a bit slimmer profile.

H&M made in Portugal are quite good. Wearing one right now that's four or five years old... minimal pilling.