Sweater Talk

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  Let’s take a break from my travel outfits and focus our attention on one clothing piece that I have grown to love just recently: pullover sweaters.   

 Correct me on this, but I seem to remember a time when sweaters, especially knitted pullover sweaters, were dorky and everyone was advised to stay out of it lest you get teased. Personally, I was advised (by myself) to keep at least a 10mile distance away from it. HAHA! And I did…for a time, that is, until recently.  

  For some reason, the law of fashion had shifted, and sweaters were given a proper place in the men’s fashion world. Since then, it has snaked itself through many guy’s wardrobe, and has placed itself as a player in many “style”- be it the preppy look, the laid-back, etc. Just recently, it has even made its way into street fashion. Now looking back, I don’t even know why I hated them. I ransacked my parents’ wardrobe and salvaged tons of sweaters I remember hating on them but have grown to love now. Had I started buying and collecting them all those years back, they’d be novelty by now.  

 This knitted pullover sweater is a good example of how sweaters had made its way into street fashion. It represents what all good sweaters should be to stay relevant in the street style industry- fresh without being odd, fun without being goofy, and loud without being tacky. I paired this particular sweater with jogger pants and sneakers to maximize that street-look effect. Maybe this is just men, but I also felt like it has a bit of that Korean flare despite the city written on it hence I paired it with some black rimmed glasses that Koreans seem to love.   

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