The Modest Man
A Men’s Guide to Fair Isle Sweaters for 2021
Published on December 23, 2020 by Ellen Rubin · Clothing and Style
In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about Fair Isle sweaters for men and where to buy them.
Fishermen wearing hand knit Fair Isle sweaters on their boat in Whalsay by Chris Morphet
| Source: BBC
The term fair isle refers to a highly patterned, knit garment (sweater, vest, hat, mittens or scarf). The reality of the history of Fair Isle clothing is so much more than stranded knitting.
It includes the history of an island, the people who’ve made it home, and how they created a genre of clothing that has been embraced by the world.