John Smedley AW17 menswear - The Compostion of Knit

Raw materials provide the purist of inspirations in John Smedley AW17 collection, with merino wool, natural alpaca, silk, wild boucle and British black sheep's wool.

Knitted abstract patterns and special textures replicate sparse and silent landscapes.

Colour palette is of organic shades: flare orange, Lumsdale and Kielder greens

Crowning the collection is the Black Sheep by John Smedley signature range, designed to celebrate the raw beauty of the natural black fibre. Shapes intended to cosily envelope the wearer - a nod to the farmer garments of old.

Get Ready for the Festive Season with Fat Face Knits

Reindeer half neck knit Price £48

In rich burgundy and cream with zip up neck

Reindeer Knit Price £80
In rich burgundy colour with fleece lining, pockets and leather zip pull

Both available on website:

http://www.fatface.com/search?q=*&parentCategoryRef=mensknits&sort=manual&order=ascend

Three pack deer socks in stripe and Fair Isle patterns Price £14

Available via:
http://www.fatface.com/search?q=*&parentCategoryRef=menssocksunderwear&sort=manual&order=ascend

Snowflake knitted beanie Price £16

Available in grey or navy

http://www.fatface.com/search?q=*&parentCategoryRef=menshatsscarvesandgloves&sort=manual&order=ascend

Winter Layering with Duck and Cover

Parker V2 Price £100
 Gilet with fleece lined hood
Model wearing deep navy and image showing marsh
 http://duckandcover.co.uk/shop/parker-v2

Jonah Price £75

With funnel neck and a concealed heavy duty zip
Model wearing off white and image showing mid grey marl. Also in classic navy and black http://duckandcover.co.uk/shop/jonah-2452

Desigual AW12 Rainbow Menswear Collection

Desigual AW12 menswear collection uses a strong colour palette, printed letters and messages, and a mix of fabrics and patterns.

The brand's signature marble and ball print can be seen in a palette of dark , strong and vivid colours.

Shirts in a mix of check and stripe panels.

Jackets made of a patchwork of fabrics

 

Chunky warm sweaters to combat the cold winter months

And a few fine gauge sweaters for when the weather is not so cold

Messages/phrases scribbled on tops

This thumb print top gives a whole new meaning to 'under the thumb'.

Bringing out your inner child .

Within the collection there is The Racing Line.

The Racing Line offers a vintage look on garments inspired by the races environment

www.desigual.com

Winter Trend by Republic.co.uk - The Woodsman

The Great Outdoors look is the winter trend, plus it'll keep you warm.
Here's Republic.co.uk's take on it:

Layering is key and knits are chunky. Above is the Soul Cal Deluxe Bird cardi at £59.99 worn over a dark green Soul Cal Deluxe Everett hoody at £30.

The great outdoors look wouldn't be the same without the check shirt. Soul Cal Deluxe Kuma checked shirt at £25. Available in blue or red.

Team with a furry trapper hat such as this Soul Cal Deluxe checked trapper hat at £16.99.
Available online at www.republic.co.uk

It's Wool Week 5-11Sep- Show Your Support by Choosing Wool

The Campaign for Wool is about stopping the decline in numbers of sheep. By supporting our sheep farmers and  their flock, we also support our landscape as the sheep grazing helps preserve our countryside. Plus wool is a natural and sustainable fibre.

So here’s a few woolly jumpers you can wear with pride:

The Gansey – the original hunky fisherman’s jumper www.gansey.co.uk

This hunk has always worked hard for his living, keeping the fishermen warm and dry, allowing easy movement so he can get on with his work and unfortunately sometimes providing ID for those who drowned and whose bodies were washed up on the shore.

The Aran – the typical hunk of the chunky knits www.qualityknitwear.co.uk

Originating from the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland, the Aran is the younger more enterprising brother of the Gansey. Not as hard working, this sweater relies on his rugged blond looks and thicker wool to attract outside buyers to give the families on the island more income. He probably never went out to sea with the fishermen as his bulkier and stiffer style restricted movement, leaving this to his leaner and more flexible brother the Gansey. The traditional blond colour was due to the sweater being made from undyed sheep’s wool.

The Fair Isle- the fairest of them all. www.thistleandbroom.com

A Scottish hunk from the Shetland Isles, although it is said he did get some of his good looks from the Spaniards when a ship from the Spanish Armada was wrecked near the Islands in 1588 and the islanders fell in love with the Moorish patterns the sailors wore. But his striking colouring is all Scottish from local plants and lichens.

The Guernsey – the ultimate sailing sweater. www.guernseyknitwear.co.uk

This medium knit from Guernsey works hard to make it look plain sailing, becoming a favourite for seamen due to its warmth and resistance to sea spray. The classic square-shaped tunic style has a split at the hem for ease of movement and a straight neckline originally so it can be reversed as alternating the front and back made sure is was more hard wearing.

AM Golhar's AW11 Knitwear Collection

AM Golhar specialises in men’s knitwear and for her AW11 collection her key look is a variety of polo neck styles.

The colour palette is black and different shades of grey ensuring it’s the textures created by the different knitting techniques that take centre stage.

Blake polo with Thomas joggers

The light silver grey panels of the fitted Blake polo jumper showcase the 3D effect of Am’s signature trellis technique perfectly. 

RRP £110. 

Here worn with a pair of black Thomas cable knit joggers – one of Am’s original jogger designs.  

 She came up with the idea of knitted joggers when thinking of warm cable jumpers. She thought they would be playful and fun to wear whilst being warm and soft. 

The Thomas jogger is slouchy in the crotch area whilst fitted in the leg

Cameron cowl with Blake joggers

The Cameron is an oversized sloppy polo neck using a medium gauge lace hole technique resulting in what AM calls ‘the diamond lace hole effect’.

Giving the illusion of layering the main body is black with medium grey sleeves and cowl.

RRP £120

Bug v neck with Thomas joggers

Adding a touch of colour and plenty of boyish charm is the Bug jumper. RRP £85. this light grey v neck jersey had black rib and cuffs with a yellow bug print.
Worn here with the black Thomas cable knit joggers.

Codey crew with Sam bug joggers

If you’re not ready for so many bugs, then there is always the black Sam bug cotton joggers with just a few of those yellow bugs around the leg bottom. 

RRP £80

Top with the Codey draw string crew jumper in black with grey detailing using a cord technique.

Angora blend RRP £126

Luca hand knit with Ricco leather joggers

For the more rugged look there is Lucas, here in taupe/ grey

RRP £200.

This was originally a show piece with a military style influence and kitted out with major shoulder padding. 

To fit in with the rest of her AW11 collection, Am has redesigned it to become a more wearable slouchy polo.

The polo neck has been layered by picking up stitches to create rolls whilst big hand knitted holes decorate the bottom of the jumper.

Lucas is of an alpaca blend and hand knitted. The original was knitted by Am herself, but now they are sourced out to specialised hand knitters.

Here teamed with Ricco black leather jogging pants £235

Logan cardigan with Thomas joggers

Another hand knit is the hunky Logan chunky cardigan/jacket in taupe

RRP £228.15

It may be chunky but the Alpaca blend ensures it is super soft to the touch.

Worn here with grey Thomas cable knit joggers.

Ashton cable jumper with Theo joggers

Mixing textures and patterns is the Ashton cable crew jumper and the Theo jacquard joggers.

Ashton is an angora blend in light silver grey .Theo is a wool blend in black and grey

Worn here with the angora blend Jayson scarf in black and mid grey stripe trellis.

Ashton

Here’s Ashton again. This time in the darker look of black with charcoal grey.
For more information go to www.am-golhar.com