I seem to have a liking for italian knitwear.
Retro style, the sort of knitwear championed by Scenes in the Sopranos and Lock Stock.
The London Casuals and West Indian youths also had a liking for such items.
On recent trips to New York and Toronto , I,ve scaled the italian nieghbourhoods in search of those small independant shops that sell these items of gaudiness.
Sometimes I even buy them knowing I,ll never wear them.
As I get older my tastes are changing, as much as I love traditional dressing, theres always the desire to be a bit street in my clobber.
Some of these knits look a bit trashy, maybe thats the appeal.
John Gotti wore those shirts. There used to be a store in New York that sold Brioni and other expensive Italian brands (The store name was Luisi or something like that, located in the midtown area) that looked like Mafioso clothes.
http://www.gabicci.com/
http://www.sergiotacchini.com/AI_2006/home.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Tacchini