For years the answer seemed obvious. The material matters more than the label, though the label is what most people notice first. What began as a working garment turned into a wardrobe fixture, and the reasons say more about how people dress now than about the garment itself.
It started, as these things often do, with a single detail. Its return has less to do with nostalgia than with a genuine shift in how people want to get dressed. The proportions are the whole argument: a centimetre either way and the effect collapses. The market has caught up, and the result is a far better version at a far wider range of prices.
Understated Silhouette
It started, as these things often do, with a single detail. Worn badly it looks like a costume; worn well it barely registers, which is the point. What began as a working garment turned into a wardrobe fixture, and the reasons say more about how people dress now than about the garment itself. The market has caught up, and the result is a far better version at a far wider range of prices.
The market has caught up, and the result is a far better version at a far wider range of prices.
Ask ten people and you will get ten answers. What began as a working garment turned into a wardrobe fixture, and the reasons say more about how people dress now than about the garment itself. Its return has less to do with nostalgia than with a genuine shift in how people want to get dressed. Worn badly it looks like a costume; worn well it barely registers, which is the point. It rewards restraint, which is exactly why it keeps being rediscovered.
The appeal is harder to explain than it looks. The material matters more than the label, though the label is what most people notice first. Its return has less to do with nostalgia than with a genuine shift in how people want to get dressed.
