It typically takes her four weeks to complete a Fair Isle vest, which she knits entirely by hand from Shetland wool to ensure perfect pattern matching and to eliminate the need for seams.

$305.00, SSENSE If you zoomed in on a Fair Isle, you’d end up with a print resembling an argyle knit. That’s the look Our Legacy chose for their sweater vest, and given the success of their ...

You can’t forget about a classic Fair Isle print, which gives this wool vest a vintage-y prepster vibe. $358, Frances Valentine.

The sweater vest ticks every box. It can be worn with almost anything: Slip a fair-isle knit over a gingham button-down for a riotous clashing print, or pair contrasting shades for a more quietly ...

wearing a Fair Isle Vest by British designer Molly Goddard - the Central Saint Martins graduate's eponymous label that has been a consistent name during London Fashion Weeks over recent years.

The humble sweater vest has had one hell of a decade. In the early 2010s, the knitwear staple was all but left for dead, the sort of fuddy-duddy sartorial relic only your grandpa could love.

Fair Isle knits are a chic winter win ... vintage inspired cardigans and chic sweater vests.

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