{"id":61,"date":"2012-07-31T12:37:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T12:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/?p=61"},"modified":"2012-07-31T13:09:50","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T13:09:50","slug":"upcoming-trend-watch-the-chunky-knit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/2012\/07\/31\/upcoming-trend-watch-the-chunky-knit\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Trend Watch: The Chunky Knit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-sLGn1U9eNvQ\/UBfP-1ysArI\/AAAAAAAAAAw\/96Myce4G3_4\/s865\/1_+MrLuxuryFashionGuru.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a quick tour of regional fashion capitals, street-style watching and scrutinising the most directional runways and magazines, here&#8217;s an observation:<strong> the chunky knit sweater is about to make a comeback in menswear.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After many seasons emphasizing fine-gauge, sheer-knit, closely-fitted sweater styles, the <strong>slouchier, manly ease<\/strong> of the heavier gauge sweater is looking fresh and appealing again.<\/p>\n<p>Invoking the<strong> confident masculinity<\/strong> of sailors, fishermen, and farmers working with their hands out in the elements, the chunky, round-neck jumper is a classic wardrobe staple that&#8217;s due for it&#8217;s turn in the spotlight. Chosen correctly, it&#8217;s bulk is comforting and flattering to the fit man&#8217;s physique, and modern versions are lighter, cooler and come with <strong>cropped sleeves, unusual collar details or quirky patterns<\/strong>, making them perfect for wearing on their own,\u00a0layered with dress shirts, or paired with\u00a0simple henley tees.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>All photos below courtesy of GQ.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1st column: Dolce &amp; Gabbana FW2012 2nd column top and bottom<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 3rd column top: Burberry Prorsum FW2012<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 3rd column bottom: Hermes FW2012<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Right-most: Louis Vuitton SS2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a quick tour of regional fashion capitals, street-style watching and scrutinising the most directional runways and magazines, here&#8217;s an observation: the chunky knit sweater is about to make a comeback in menswear. After many seasons emphasizing fine-gauge, sheer-knit, closely-fitted sweater styles, the slouchier, manly ease of the heavier gauge sweater is looking fresh and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":187,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60903,60899],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-runway-watch","category-trend-spotting"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/187"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mrluxuryfashionguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}