The very real danger for designers is that when they put anything beyond a simple geometric pattern (i.e. stripes basically) on a jumper, it starts to look a bit festive. Especially on a chunky knit jumper.
As a general rule, unless the stripes or pattern are in a very specific place (e.g. down one side, around the collar, etc), it becomes almost unwearable in normal company. Obviously there’s a time and place for Christmas jumpers if you’re going to wear them, and if you were going to wear these ones here, you’d definitely be on the “cooler” end of that particular spectrum. I have no specific problem with that (other than why Christmas jumpers are a thing in the first place).
The question is, would I wear one of these outside of a Christmas jumper-type situation?
Don’t get me wrong I can see what PG have tried to do here - they’ve tried to jazz up a navy blue roll neck with a little bit of pattern. I get that navy blue roll necks are ten a penny - I think I have two myself, so I can understand the desire to make it a bit more interesting and unique. In normal situations, PG have a good record at blending the high street cool with the unusual for their Mod audiences.
But I just can’t get past the Christmas jumper vibe here. The shapes in the pattern just seem to be reminiscent of snowflakes to me. And unless I end up wearing a Christmas jumper to some work event (unlikely), I just can’t see myself wearing it.
As a general rule, unless the stripes or pattern are in a very specific place (e.g. down one side, around the collar, etc), it becomes almost unwearable in normal company. Obviously there’s a time and place for Christmas jumpers if you’re going to wear them, and if you were going to wear these ones here, you’d definitely be on the “cooler” end of that particular spectrum. I have no specific problem with that (other than why Christmas jumpers are a thing in the first place).
The question is, would I wear one of these outside of a Christmas jumper-type situation?
Don’t get me wrong I can see what PG have tried to do here - they’ve tried to jazz up a navy blue roll neck with a little bit of pattern. I get that navy blue roll necks are ten a penny - I think I have two myself, so I can understand the desire to make it a bit more interesting and unique. In normal situations, PG have a good record at blending the high street cool with the unusual for their Mod audiences.
But I just can’t get past the Christmas jumper vibe here. The shapes in the pattern just seem to be reminiscent of snowflakes to me. And unless I end up wearing a Christmas jumper to some work event (unlikely), I just can’t see myself wearing it.
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