I picked three lightweight knits that are great to throw on during the transitional season. They are MARGESHERWOOD's DEEP V-NECK PULLOVER_grey and STRIPE LAYERED KNIT TOP_black/ivory, and Moia's [40%] tangle double knit (charcoal). If a transitional knit is even slightly thick, you won't reach for it, and if it's too thin, it feels out of sync with the season, so it's safer to choose knitwear that doesn't cling to your body while having a neat texture. Layer-friendly pieces like MARGESHERWOOD's striped top or Moia's calm charcoal tone are often catching the eye on our list these days.
The French Navy adopted uniforms with twenty-one blue stripes on a white background in 1858 to make it easier to spot sailors who fell into the sea. It was a rough work uniform that officers looked down upon, calling low-ranking soldiers zebras, but Coco Chanel took notice of this practical garment when visiting the coast of Deauville in 1912. As Chanel, who wanted to liberate women from corsets, brought it into her couture collection and wore it herself on vacation, the garment that once rescued drowning sailors finally transformed its status into the ultimate resort look.
Just like the stripes that crossed over from the sea to high society, having even just one lightweight knit serves many purposes all through autumn. From here, shall we narrow it down to only V-neck knits, or look first at those under KRW 100,000?
↳ Only long-sleeved knits
I chose four long-sleeved knits. They are MARGESHERWOOD's DEEP V-NECK PULLOVER_grey, FLORE V-NECK PULLOVER_charcoal, CASHMERE V-NECK PULLOVER_grey, and Low Tide's DEEP V-NECK ALPACA KNIT [BLACK] - Low Tide. Gathering them together, all four lined up as deep V-necks; after all, there's nothing as useful as a deep-neckline knit for layering over a shirt or a thin T-shirt.
There is also an interesting anecdote about how the V-neck sweater became recognized as formal attire. In the early 1920s, King Edward 8 of the United Kingdom broke the rules on golf courses, where players had to wear jackets and shirts, and appeared on the field wearing a Fair Isle V-neck sweater knitted by fishermen on remote islands at the northern tip of Scotland. Through this groundbreaking event where royalty proudly donned as sportswear local knitwear once dismissed as crude workwear for the lower class, the sweater finally established itself in high society as proper gentleman's attire.
The fun of layering, from neat formality to comfortable casual wear, comes precisely from this deep plunge. Shall we narrow down the silhouettes or conditions from our current list a bit? Shall we switch to crew-neck knits, narrow it down to under KRW 150,000 or cashmere materials, or only look at roomy loose fits?
![DEEP V-NECK ALPACA KNIT [BLACK] - Low Tide](https://img.hmmm.pub/brands/lowtide/products/a5ef0e3d-b171-444a-9b5a-f2fb5574619f/0-320.jpg)
↳ To crew-neck knits
For crew-neck knits, I picked two versions of MARGESHERWOOD's cashmere crew-neck pullover in grey and black. With a soft-to-the-touch cashmere material and a neat neckline, they serve as a dependable base piece from transitional seasons into winter, whether worn alone or layered.
When you look closely at the surface of a grey knit, you notice an exquisite shade blending multiple tones of light rather than a single solid color. Melange, which means mixture in French, uses a top-dyeing technique where color is applied at the fiber stage before spinning the yarn, rather than dyeing after weaving the fabric. Because dyed fibers and white fibers are delicately blended and spun in an aligned fiber bundle state, it produces deep and soft shading, as if a thin frost has settled.
If you are looking for a crisp and neat appeal, black is a perfect fit, and if you want to add a cool yet cozy texture, grey will make a great companion. From here, shall we switch to knits in different materials, or browse the list in the KRW 100,000s range or towards V-neck knits?
Final Selected Products
