How to wear a jazzy knit
I’m not talking about bad caricatures woven into wool, but big, bright colours and eccentric shapes coming together
Priya Elan: ‘A knit has to be striking in order to work.’ Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Guardian
Priya Elan: ‘A knit has to be striking in order to work.’ Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Guardian
Fri 28 May 2021 08.00 EDT
Did the Christmas jumper – with its over-the-top, graceless charm – wear down our innate understanding that all knitwear should be as simple as possible? Over the years, this seasonal staple has crept into our consciousness like a bad sprout and made a lasting cultural impact. Because now, especially after Harry Styles rode his patchwork JW Anderson cardigan into viral ubiquity, the jumper has been transformed.