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So who makes the best sweaters?

bohemianmidnight

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I am a very slim guy with about a 35" chest and finding a well-fitting sweater is a *****! Who makes sweaters with the highest arm-holes and slimmest bodies and arms?
 

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Personally I like Banana Republic's sweaters, but I'm no expert. I don't have a lot of sweater buying experience across a lot of vendors, just know that BR is pretty reliable for fit and style, fairly slim and sophisticated and contemporary.
 

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I'm slim, but not quite as slim as the OP.

The quality is very iffy, but the FCUK sweaters I've tried were very slim fitting. Moving upmarket, Agnès B also does knitwear for skinny guys.
 

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Originally Posted by constant struggle
Margiela & Jil
all you need



Ha ha, sure, if you've got several hundred bucks to spend on a v-neck, yeah, top choice. I think there are more practical alternatives that still look good, frankly.
 

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Originally Posted by constant struggle
Margiela & Jil
all you need


qft

Band of outsiders new scottish cashmere is amazing.
 

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Ron herman has three different colors, 944.
 

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I am trying to find a Robot Chicken Sweater that one of the writers in the Season 2 DVD had. It will probably suck, but... its Robot Chicken, and I still want it!
 

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Margiela is pretty sweet and I probably prefer it over my Jil knits.

BoO's sweaters are good? They're last couple seasons of knits have been pretty ******. Haven't seen any of the new stuff.
 

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Quality wise? Loro Piana.


Personally, I like NDG and Wings and horns. XS wings and horns should be fine on you.
 

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Originally Posted by bohemianmidnight
I am a very slim guy with about a 35" chest and finding a well-fitting sweater is a *****! Who makes sweaters with the highest arm-holes and slimmest bodies and arms?

you're not going to get a good answer with that question. What style are you looking for? solid jersey knit v-necks? chunky? cashmere, cotton, wool, etc? narrow it down.
 

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