Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Pringle Cardigan

While the content of this blog is primarily devoted to men's knitwear, I would like to take a moment to share a recent acquisition that made a wonderful Christmas gift for my mom - this Pringle cashmere cardigan below. It is styled similarly to Ballantyne's famous Thorley, with a crew neck and gold-tone buttons, but with the addition of beautiful cable-stitching down the front panels. The cashmere has all the hallmarks of the best Scottish product. Beefy and tensely knit with a hand closer to merino wool than what usually passes for cashmere today, it promises, nonetheless, to soften after washing. With proper care, it will last a lifetime and beyond while retaining its shape and becoming ever more luxuriously soft.

This cardigan likely was one of the last garments made for The Scotch House, which shuttered in late 2001, for it bears no Royal Warrant, which Pringle lost one year earlier as a result of its sale to Hong Kong's Fang Brothers.











3 comments:

  1. This is a good quality pringle cardigan. Cashmere clothing can also be nice gift for someone. You may also visit White+Warren contemporary cashmere and knitwear for women, men + babies.
    Cheers for cashmere clothing!

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  2. I'm not huge fan of light clothing as it's not suit my skin tone but this light lemon knitwear looks trendy. Beside this one I've ordered this lovely Womens Cashmere Cardigan. Waiting for delivery.

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