“The quality of knitwear has cratered. Even expensive sweaters have lost their hefty, lush glory.”
There has been a slow progression to thinner and thinner fabrics for most clothing. I’ve noticed a lot of brands marketing their thin wares as cooling, moisture wicking, athletic, performance etc. Meanwhile the shirt is so thin it’s near translucent and clings to you like plastic wrap. Seems like they’re cutting cost and passing it off as an intentional feature.
Yeah, it’s rather frustrating to buy clothes these days.
Honestly, even Loro Piana knits are thin and low-ply. A two-ply Vicuña sweater is not half as nice as a 12-ply cashmere sweater, and will not last nearly as long. This exceptional twitter thread by Derek Guy is relevant. Oh, here’s the thread on nitter. Oh, and here’s a thread on Loro Piana, but I’m too lazy to put that up on nitter.
Men should generally wear fewer fine merino / fine cashmere knits, and wear more textured knits. I did a little reel thing about shetland sweaters on IG, and I have another I’ll put up tomorrow about cable knits and aran knits.
