Add a collar and a chest pocket to a cardigan and it stops being knitwear you put on over something. It becomes the something, which is a bigger change than it sounds.
The collar is soft and folds flat across the shoulders rather than standing, the buttons are dark against a pale ground so the placket reads as a drawn line, and a single patch pocket sits at the chest where a shirt would have one. The merino wool is knitted fine and flat, with ribbing kept to the cuffs so the body hangs clean, and the length stops just below the waist.
Buttoned with nothing underneath it does the work of a shirt. It just happens to be warmer, and considerably more forgiving on a long day.
Details You'll Love
- Soft polo collar - folds flat across the shoulders rather than standing up.
- Contrast dark buttons - read as a drawn line down a pale ground.
- Chest patch pocket - set where a shirt would have one, so it reads as a garment in itself.
- Fine flat merino knit - hangs clean without the texture of a heavier gauge.
- Ribbing at the cuffs only - keeps the body from pulling in at the hem.
