zip front sweaters: Aye or Nay?

[spidercan]

I like the look, keeping the collar down makes it work much better.

 

[FELT]

Originally Posted by scohrdarkshadow

FIH, I understand what you mean. But at the same time, despite our wish for enduring style, we are still subject to trends, such as our movement away from sack suits and the your aforementioned flat front pants (for us thinner folk at least) . I merely wanted to gauge what others thought on the matter.

I don't think it's just a question of being influenced by trends (I think for most of us our judgements on style are coloured by something new seeming fresh and appealing). It's the phenomenom on here sometimes of surrendering all aesthetic judgement and letting others makes up your mind for you. For example, when someone posts a picture of two shoes and asks 'which one should I buy?'. I suppose that's ok if it's a question of which is suitable for a job interview (though are there any more dull threads?), or which maker has the better construction, but often it seems to be more like 'please tell me which one should I like?'.

 

[FIHTies]

Originally Posted by HHD

There's also that "long sleeved wool polo shirt worn over a shirt" thing, which is quite common here in France among off-duty city boys. It looks good, until you try to wear a jacket.

Originally Posted by holymadness

Pics? I'm not sure I've ever seen this, or maybe I just don't know what you're referring to.

 

[ter1413]

Originally Posted by Niels

For home use and causal use it's practical and OK, but not for office

I concur 100%!

 

[somatoform]

xposted from SWD. Love this (100% cashmere Bamford & Sons):

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by ZON_JR

No zippers on anything. No metal or plastic on clothes.

So, no Aldens or collar stays?

 

[Tarmac]

lately I have been tiring of zippers in general. perhaps due to wearing a nicer watch, I found that every 50th or 100th time I put a zippered jacket on, it hit against and scratched my watch

Now, I can't think of purchasing outerwear with zippers. buttons all the way

 

[clee1982]

definitely aye, you can wear under spots coat once a while, or just by itself (harder to work with sports coat though).

 

[abrocketsfan]

Originally Posted by NOBD

+1

Is that a Blancpain Villeret on your wrist?

More on the topic, I think the half-zip, with it's high neck, is great for people with long or skinny necks. I think it adds some fullness and balance...

 

[EZETHATSME]

I like 'em. Although as mentioned, not for the office. Don't care for them under a jacket either.

EZ

 

[lefthanded]

zippers are casual. fine if you're not looking to impress someone.

 

[crazyquik]

Nay. I just don't like them. I love sweaters. I wear sweaters with sport coats sometimes. I have plenty of zippered jackets. I just don't like mixing them. They strike me as something people that wear mock turtlenecks would wear

 

[Tck13]

Love them and have several (with varying zip lengths) in heavy rotation...

 

[NOBD]

Originally Posted by abrocketsfan

Is that a Blancpain Villeret on your wrist?

More on the topic, I think the half-zip, with it's high neck, is great for people with long or skinny necks. I think it adds some fullness and balance...

No, it's a simple Nivrel; the simplest I could find.

The sweater is a full-zip, btw.

 

[Mr. White]

Originally Posted by Tarmac

lately I have been tiring of zippers in general. perhaps due to wearing a nicer watch, I found that every 50th or 100th time I put a zippered jacket on, it hit against and scratched my watch

Yeah, the way a zipper taps my hand and belt buckle is real distracting and gets old real quick.

Originally Posted by crazyquik

They strike me as something people that wear mock turtlenecks would wear.

Half-zip mock turtlenecks are double mockery.

When I see a zipper, I always think that its wearer looks like a six-year-old who can't do buttons yet, or gets stuck trying to pull the sweater past his ears and cries until mommy comes to help. I just get the same negative gut reaction as when I see Velcro.

Oh yeah...NOBD, without getting personal about it, that Y inside a Y inside a Y look is too liney and repetitive, unlike the V of a V-neck sweater which has a definite end point. And it looks like some sort of clothing imitation of a *****, which can't be good on a man.