"When it comes to dressing for a party, a T-shirt is usually something you change out of rather than put on. But this party season, the casual tee is experiencing a metamorphosis. Enter: the cocktail T-shirt. Made of wool rather than cotton, it typically features a roomy rather than a clingy cut and sleeves that hit just above the elbow. Sometimes it comes with glistening embellishment around the neckline or it is plain, giving the wearer the option to add their own level of glitz with a sparkly necklace or brooch."
"They have that sort of understated look that a T-shirt tends to give the wearer, but unlike the way a cotton T-shirt sort of unravels by midday, the knit has a more polished effect, says Buffy Reid, the founder of the British knitwear brand &Daughter. She describes the item as having the same ease as a T-shirt but the elegance of a knit. A slouchy cashmere T-shirt from &Daughter. Photograph: Patrick Houi/&Daughter"
"The cocktail T-shirt is an emerging category in evening knitwear. As a natural fibre, wool has thermodynamic properties, meaning it will keep you warm in cool weather and cool in hot conditions a quality ideal for the festive season where one person's central heating level is another person's sauna. &Daughter's evening knitwear offerings include a slouchy cashmere T-shirt made from cashmere spun in Hawick in Scotland that comes in eight colours, including a holiday ready red, and a bestselling pickle green lambswool iteration with slightly voluminous sleeves."
Cocktail T-shirts are evening knitwear made from wool or cashmere, cut with a roomy, slouchy silhouette and sleeves that hit above the elbow. They can be embellished around the neckline or left plain to accommodate statement necklaces or brooches. The knit construction gives a more polished, durable appearance compared with cotton T-shirts that lose shape by midday. Wool's thermodynamic properties help regulate body temperature, keeping wearers warm in cool rooms and cool in warmer spaces. Brands like &Daughter offer slouchy cashmere and lambswool versions in seasonal colors such as holiday red and pickle green with slightly voluminous sleeves.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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