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it's the reading sweater https://twitter.com/EmilyRNunn/status/1306625021931028480
a reading sweater is different from a wine cardigan in that a wine cardigan is 1) unflattering in length and meagerness of material 2) sticks to your butt in a way nobody loves 3) is pinterest inspo for women who wear "rose all day OK???" tanks
a reading sweater is thick and chunky and made of the kind of yarn you imagine a husky boi sheep spent his whole life growing, it can be a cardigan but it needs to hit at the hip or just below...no longer...bonus for leather-covered buttons or a balloon sleeve
things a reading sweater can be:
1) this actual garment called a "reading sweater" designed by the blogger cup of jo (all sold out for now) https://www.alexmill.com/products/cup-of-jo-reading-sweater-in-faded-grove
1) this actual garment called a "reading sweater" designed by the blogger cup of jo (all sold out for now) https://www.alexmill.com/products/cup-of-jo-reading-sweater-in-faded-grove
2) an old land's end men's fisherman sweater that swallows you like the maw of a whale and LOOKS like it should be too scratchy to wear but somehow is NOT
3) old laura ashley 1980s intarsia cardis that are ALMOST grandmotherly but are spared from that fate by vibrant colorways
3) old laura ashley 1980s intarsia cardis that are ALMOST grandmotherly but are spared from that fate by vibrant colorways
4) any sweater that has elbow patches or a rolled neck or both? this vibe https://www.etsy.com/listing/866180633/vintage-wool-cardigan-jackson-knits-size
5) those vintage liz claiborne sweaters that were REAL chunky knits, like something the cast of thirtysomething would have worn inexplicably to a formal dinner party...like say...this https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Liz-Claiborne-Knit-Cardigan-5e210373241483f6329dd976?l_con=PREOWNED%2FUSED&utm_source=gdm&utm_campaign=9886005321&campaign_id=9886005321&ad_partner=google&gskid=pla-957711870394&gcid=431634791276&ggid=103371076954&gdid=c&g_network=g&enable_guest_buy_flow=true&gclid=CjwKCAjwkoz7BRBPEiwAeKw3q_RRdIjeHm6lxuO13-g4GXjnmYHSIyUxLbUp_EGNrTNvTRItMRDy7hoCAFEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
reading sweater moodboard
sometimes i think of starting a newsletter where i just arbitrarily declare each month to be the month of a specific item....like in november we wear The Good Gloves
