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zip front sweaters: Aye or Nay?

RyJ Maduro

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I have two or three half zips sweaters I'll wear casually. Never under a sportcoat, though.
 

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I like these. But the problem is if you have a fitted SC and you wear a zip neck underneath the SC it cant be buttoned comfortably. All pictures by NorCal_1
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Originally Posted by FIHTies
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Weird, I'm not sure I've ever seen this. Which arrondissement do they hang out in?

Either way, it's not very attractive.
 

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Yay. I have a half zip Zegna that I bought from whusurdadi. The zip is obscured by some leather trim, and I have no trouble wearing it for business casual, 3 seasons of the year.
 

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Originally Posted by holymadness
Weird, I'm not sure I've ever seen this. Which arrondissement do they hang out in?

Either way, it's not very attractive.


Usually west Paris, I used to see it a lot in the 8th & 16th. Not so much now, but I was at a wine fair a few weeks ago and it seems to be something of a uniform for the younger men. To be fair, it does look a lot better in the flesh (so to speak) than it appears in the photo above.
 

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Halfzip sweaters are horrible, I've never seen anyone look decent in one. I lol at people buying expensive Cucinelli or whatnot halfzips.
 

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One of my favourites for casual winter clothing. Have a half zip very dark blue/black with a bit of cashmere in it (Hugo Boss, yes, I know, but it really looks and feels nice), and one full zip (dark brown) in light wool (by Fay, an Italian brand, I think) to carry under the jacket. And today I bought a navy half zip by Paul&Shark with some leather details, with 40% off the original price (which, on the other hand, was almost abusive high).
They all have a high neck. I like them 'cause they warm me when it is cold, and if it gets warm (in, for example, a bar or a restaurant) I just pull the zip down a bit. I do find them very practical.
 

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Originally Posted by Big Punisher
Halfzip sweaters are horrible, I've never seen anyone look decent in one. I lol at people buying expensive Cucinelli or whatnot halfzips.

Some of my friends LOL when they hear that there are GUYS who discuss bloody CLOOTHING on the internet. And they
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when they hear that some of these guys spends loads of money on clothing and then publish photos thereof on SF for other GUYS to admire their taste! And they
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when they here what people spend on brands that won't impress any woman because no woman ever heard of bloody Kiton or Cucinelli...

By the way, my fourite pants are a pair of grey flat front cashmere pants by Cucinelli, and I love them. One of my bad moments last year was when I saw that the only shop in town that I knew sold Cucinelli closed down due to the crises (from one day to the other - the bastards didn't even grant us a final sale...).
 

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Originally Posted by 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
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Ouch. Comparing zip sweaters to mock turtlenecks is a low blow.
 

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Definitely casual, but even so I prefer to wear them only when they have certain unique aspects, such as leather trim. Nay if the zippers are too chunky/awkward looking.
 

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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.
I don't get the hate against zip front sweaters because it has a zipper. Do you also hate pants that have zippers too? But, I do get the criticism about how the Y inside a Y. Perhaps, it would have looked better if he had ditched the jacket, and popped up the collar on the zip front sweater? A question for those who say aye for the zip front sweater: What do you wear underneath that sweater?
 

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