The Sweater Pr0n Thread

[srivats]

Originally Posted by Teger

found 3 vintage brooks brothers shetlands in a drawer today.. probably from the 70s or 80s. awesome.

POAST PIX

 

[dfagdfsh]

will do. one is a brown marled color, size 40, fits well. one is a size 42 grey marled, little big. the other is a red vneck in 40 which is actually very slim. also found a super thick red wool knit vneck from my grandfather's prep school days... no patch though

no maker's/size tag, but this thing is ******* solid.

 

[ramuman]

Originally Posted by srivats

I was never a cashmere fan, and I am *certainly* not a big timer, in any sense of the word. As I wrote in the other thread, cashemere is not rustic enough for my tastes. I vastly prefer the surface colors the heathered shetlands show - the same reason why I adore donegal tweed. Just look at these colors and tell me if they are boring:
http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.p...1&postcount=95

At $125, those McGeorge shetlands are a great buy from O'connells' and will not dent your wallet like Ralph's cashmere. Irrespective of the cashmere lust that this forum has, those sweaters hold the ground on their own.

If you decide to buy any, please post what you bought

Indeed, I've been looking at the O'connells site. I just don't know if I should get a 36 or 38. The prices are quite reasonable (though if I were entirely price conscious, I would be stocking up on seersucker shirts and linen pants at this time of the year

).

Originally Posted by Mr. Moo

NOS wool has an aura of exclusivity that RLPL cashmere does not.

I think you're definitely right about that.

 

[srivats]

Originally Posted by ramuman

Indeed, I've been looking at the O'connells site. I just don't know if I should get a 36 or 38. The prices are quite reasonable (though if I were entirely price conscious, I would be stocking up on seersucker shirts and linen pants at this time of the year

).

Call them and talk to Ethan.

 

[emptym]

I love Baron's vintage, Dewey's shetlands, and Vox's cowichan. Here are some vintage v's of mine, all of them thrifted over the past twenty yrs, except the camel lambswool, which was my dad's. Shamelessly stealing Baron's photo style, or trying to:

Edit: Oops, found another vintage v. Thought I'd given it away. Here it is w/ a shetland and an American rag shawl cardigan. (I posted some other pics of the cardigan on Streetwear's WAYWRN last winter):

 

[jet]

Originally Posted by emptym

I love Baron's vintage, Dewey's shetlands, and Vox's cowichan. Here are some vintage v's of mine, all of them thrifted over the past twenty yrs, except the camel lambswool, which was my dad's. Shamelessly stealing Baron's photo style, or trying to:

Green one is recockulous.

 

[RJman]

I have no affiliation or familiarity with this company or site, but this seems like a great thick cashmere shawl-collared sweater at lower prices than Drake's/Arnys/Scott & Kabbaz:

http://www.designsoncashmere.com/pro...products_id=72

I think it is made by White of Hawick and is made in Scotland.

FYI.

I also really like this site, although it is not cheap:

http://www.thistleandbroom.com/shopping/apparel/

 

[Tomasso]

Sulka navy cashmere shawl collar cardigan with Dunhill cashmere scarf. Generally worn as Fall outerwear.

Have same in red, charcoal and cream as well..........

 

[RJman]

Is that a denim shirt?

Arnys 6- or 12-ply shawl-collar cashmere cardigan:

Detail:

Button detail:

Sulka cashmere robe:

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by RJman

I also really like this site, although it is not cheap:

http://www.thistleandbroom.com/shopping/apparel/

Hand-knit cashmere? Interesting. How's the Todd & Duncan yarn that they use?

 

[furo]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Originally Posted by RJman

I also really like this site, although it is not cheap:

http://www.thistleandbroom.com/shopping/apparel/

Hand-knit cashmere? Interesting. How's the Todd & Duncan yarn that they use?

Soon as I opened the site first thing that popped out was the "unisex" cashmere sweater...

Shouldn't the cut of a man's sweater be different than a woman's for obvious reasons?

 

[Dewey]

thread is heating up. getting ... sweaty

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by RJman

I also really like this site, although it is not cheap: http://www.thistleandbroom.com/shopping/apparel/
Some of the fair isles on that site are quite nice.

 

[jet]

 

[AThingForCashmere]

Originally Posted by furo

Soon as I opened the site first thing that popped out was the "unisex" cashmere sweater...

Shouldn't the cut of a man's sweater be different than a woman's for obvious reasons?

Yea but chunky handknits are loose fitting, so sizing is less critical.

"Unisex" sizing follows, or should follow standard men's sizing, so the word is usually fine for guys and bad news for women. In the case of sweaters, it means arms that are cut too long for women.