When it comes to the ‘look stylish or dress practically’ conundrum, striking the balance can be harder than it seems – especially when you’re battling with snowfall and teeth-chattering temperatures. Take the Christmas party, for example. On one hand, dressing in a suit and tie is the failsafe, but comes at the risk of uncontrollable shivers. Hoodies, down jackets, fleeces etc all tick the ‘keep warm’ checkbox but won’t have you feeling put together.
A chunky piece of classic knitwear renowned for its cosiness, warmth and affiliation with the sea , the cable knit is having something of a renaissance right now. The style has been populating autumn/winter ‘22 runways, with AMI, Dries Van Noten and Etro presenting highlighter pack iterations of the design.