When it comes to our reaction to the cold, it’s all about context. The temperature drops the slightest bit in the summer: pure unfiltered fury. The temperature dips when we’ve comfortably entered the autumn period: knitwear. As soon as that first leaf falls from a tree, we’re gleefully digging into our jumper archives or scrolling in search of the next it knit as if we haven’t spent the last few months moaning at the slightest meteorological indiscretion. With a new cardigan, our summer t-shirt and jeans uniform feels brand new. With the addition of a roll neck or chunky cable knit, we’re tucking our trousers into our boots and relocating our Sunday roasts to the pub (working fireplace essential) and pencilling in coffee-walks in the park. The cooler months don’t have that many perks, but a cosy knit is surely one of them and there’s no time like the present to indulge in something statement or top up the basics before we really need them to survive.
The best men’s knitwear should function to keep us warm, firstly, while adding a layer of texture, tacticity and visual interest to your look. You need plenty of the classics - monochrome, neutral and layerable – as well as high impact pieces which can work in place of your t-shirt or shirt when you’re looking to stand out (but stay shiver-free). For quality, affordable knits that cover this entire spectrum, we find ourselves turning to Uniqlo time and time again.
