Your feelings on sweaters

[Deepster]

What? Hate the collared shirt underneath look (and feel). This is the right look:

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Oh that looks great.....on a model. Not on Uncle Jim who isn't 155 lbs with a 32 inch waist.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

With Deep on this collared shirt or nice collared polo a must on round collar sweater. Mocks are still a good look with round or quarter zip. Quarter zip with a real high tee maybe on the casual side.

I wear golf wind style jackets with collar or mock with the company name or quarter zips wind with the same. Even have the short sleeve style also for spring and fall.

Everyone has their own!

Had a lot these from West Wind.

 

[mauconnfan]

Oh that looks great.....on a model. Not on Uncle Jim who isn't 155 lbs with a 32 inch waist.

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That's damn hilarious.

 

[mauconnfan]

Never been a big fan of Gary Williams, Bruce Pearl, or Sean Miller.

oops, wrong use of word now that I’ve read thread.

Well done!! And naming the exact trifecta solid.

 

[Lefty2one]

Can we talk about the sweater guy who doesn't wear a collared shirt under it? I think a requirement is a collard shirt of some sort. Even a dickie like Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation is better than the guy with no other shirt underneath, a size too small and man .

Agreed. It is the classic Americana/New England look. It's an incredibly versatile look as well: it can be worn to the office or on the weekends with jeans while still looking put-together.

It also cracks me up when people complain about how itchy wool sweaters are when they're wearing a crewneck with just a short-sleeve t-shirt underneath. Outside of it looking good (IMO), people started wearing collared shirts underneath because it keeps the wool of the sweater off your neck and wrists.

 

[Lefty2one]

Not sure if this is serious. 40 sweaters?! That's about 4 times more than you need to do laundry at a reasonable rate.

Haha! We all have our silly interests. Those who own 50+ pairs of shoes or 1,000+ DVD/BluRay/whatever. My collection has built up over the years though it has finally plateaued, much to my wife's approval. I have eight or so that I wear regularly--a plain navy blue Shetland crewneck gets the most wear by a wide margin--and the rest only get worn a few times each winter.

The laundering situation isn't bad. I always wear a button-down shirt underneath so the sweaters don't touch my skin. I handwash the most commonly worn sweaters at the end of the season; the ones that don't get a lot of wear are washed every few years unless there's an incident.

 

[HoopsHype34]

I don't wear them anymore. Wool is too itchy, cashmere is too clingy, cotton the most comfortable but still too confining. They all trap too much body heat. Thoughts?

Same as my feeling on the American Conference...hate them.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Used to sit near windows at work, and needed fleeces all year long. Either the a/c or the outside cold.

When I am working in the cube farm the office is kept at 68. Every guy has a light jacket on their chair. Even in July you'll see guys with jackets sitting at desks.

 

[SoFla Steve]

Live in Florida now sweaters were all donated

I need to do this. I must have 20+ in a box around here somewhere.

 

[Husky25]

I wear a sweater almost everyday from mid-Autumn to mid-Spring.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Can we talk about the sweater guy who doesn't wear a collared shirt under it? I think a requirement is a collard shirt of some sort. Even a dickie like Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation is better than the guy with no other shirt underneath, a size too small and man .

Couldn’t disagree more with this. Tshirt under a sweater is so much more comfortable as long as dressing down a bit is appropriate. That being said, putting anything other than a hoody over your tshirt is considered dressy at my clients.

 

[HuskyHawk]

With Deep on this collared shirt or nice collared polo a must on round collar sweater. Mocks are still a good look with round or quarter zip. Quarter zip with a real high tee maybe on the casual side.

I wear golf wind style jackets with collar or mock with the company name or quarter zips wind with the same. Even have the short sleeve style also for spring and fall.

Everyone has their own!

I don't count the quarter-zips as sweaters at all. They have their own collars. I wear t-shirts in complementary colors underneath.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Agreed. It is the classic Americana/New England look. It's an incredibly versatile look as well: it can be worn to the office or on the weekends with jeans while still looking put-together.

It also cracks me up when people complain about how itchy wool sweaters are when they're wearing a crewneck with just a short-sleeve t-shirt underneath. Outside of it looking good (IMO), people started wearing collared shirts underneath because it keeps the wool of the sweater off your neck and wrists.

It screams old fuddy duddy to me. I don't need more "ok Boomer" in my life (I'm Gen X dammit!) You end up looking like the Dad in A Christmas Story.

I'm going more for this look.

 

[8893]

I don't count the quarter-zips as sweaters at all. They have their own collars. I wear t-shirts in complementary colors underneath.

It screams old fuddy duddy to me. I don't need more "ok Boomer" in my life (I'm Gen X dammit!) You end up looking like the Dad in A Christmas Story.

I'm going more for this look.
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The money move there is to wear an undershirt in the secondary color on the sweater. For example, the navy blue in the logo on that maroon 1/4 zip. Many of my 1/4 zips have a contrast stripe or other design on the inside of the collar, so I try to wear an undershirt that matches that.

 

[intlzncster]

Oh that looks great.....on a model. Not on Uncle Jim who isn't 155 lbs with a 32 inch waist.

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UNCLE JIM PUT DOWN THE HOT DOG AND GET IN THE GYM

 

[CL82]

It screams old fuddy duddy to me. I don't need more "ok Boomer" in my life (I'm Gen X dammit!) You end up looking like the Dad in A Christmas Story.

I'm going more for this look.
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[Dove]

Remember this?

 

[superjohn]

Love how this turned into a thread of boneyarders posting pictures of guys they wish they looked like.

 

[HuskyHawk]

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A. I don't count the quarter zip as a sweater for one, so I'm thinking crew neck and v neck.

B. Also, if I wear a collared dress shirt I've got a new dry cleaning bill. So I avoid that when it isn't worn by itself.

C. I'm 70 pounds heavier than that guy (but otherwise just as handsome @superjohn)

 

[superjohn]

A. I don't count the quarter zip as a sweater for one, so I'm thinking crew neck and v neck.

B. Also, if I wear a collared dress shirt I've got a new dry cleaning bill. So I avoid that when it isn't worn by itself.

C. I'm 70 pounds heavier than that guy (but otherwise just as handsome @superjohn)

hahaha. Merry Christmas!

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Couldn’t disagree more with this. Tshirt under a sweater is so much more comfortable as long as dressing down a bit is appropriate.

I'm wearing a crew neck cashmere sweater over a t-shirt as I type this. Could not be more comfortable. Big sweater guy.

 

[BlueandOG]

Sweaters were great in the late 80s. They died with the grunge era. They are uncomfortable, unflattering, and make the person wearing it look old. If you must wear a shirt, wear one that is tailored with a color and pattern that complements your complexion.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Sweaters were great in the late 80s. They died with the grunge era. They are uncomfortable, unflattering, and make the person wearing it look old.

Pure nonsense. I'd love to see how some of you guys dress.

 

[BlueandOG]

Pure nonsense. I'd love to see how some of you guys dress.

I described how I dress (for work and going out) in the second part of my post: If you must wear a shirt, wear one that is tailored with a color and pattern that complements your complexion.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I described how I dress (for work and going out) in the second part of my post: If you must wear a shirt, wear one that is tailored with a color and pattern that complements your complexion.

Out of curiosity, what are the circumstances in which you're confronted with the question of whether or not you should wear a shirt?