"I'm in a constant battle with the sweater industry. Everything is too ill-fitting, too focus-grouped, or too high-end. The well-priced, well-designed, and well-made sweater is a modern myth. Then, there's the issue with fabric. There are about 100 days a year when I want to wear a sweater, and there are thousands of sweaters that are too thick, too thin, or useless because they're ugly."
"My solution, my little sweater hack, is having two high-end v-neck dress sweaters in cashmere and merino wool, with a more versatile selection of thick-gauge cotton sweaters I can beat up year after year. Brooks Brothers makes a wonderful tennis sweater in thick-gauge cotton, but it still looks a bit sporty. The big and chunky Irish fisherman's sweaters aren't for me. I want that little blend of heritage and modern, and (of course) I'm going to go to Buck Mason for that."
The sweater industry produces many ill-fitting, overdesigned, or overly expensive garments, and many sweaters have inappropriate fabric weight for the number of wear days. A practical wardrobe approach pairs two high-end v-neck dress sweaters in cashmere and merino with several thick-gauge cotton sweaters for durable everyday use. Brooks Brothers offers a solid thick-gauge tennis sweater, but it reads sporty. Large, chunky Irish fisherman knits are hard to layer and can look costume-like. Thinner, textured Irish rollnecks and crewnecks provide a heritage mood with better layering. Buck Mason's Seafarer crewneck and similar pieces deliver a balanced, heritage-meets-modern look.
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