I had a fleece, a Rohan one, use to wear it when I was coordinating some load-outs of equipment destined for the Black Power Station in China's New Territories back in the mid-1990s. Was a useful piece of kit, although I melted a portion of it when a spark jumped from a fire once. Last time I wore it was the last year I spent in the UK, there was no summer at all and I remember the July being cold and windy and the fleece jacket came in handy.

Don't see them much here, a bit like tracksuits out of the gym.

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I don't think there is anything wrong with that. You could use a cardigan too. I would build that look around a sports coat though.

There's nothing wrong with wearing chunky jumpers for casual, maybe not for work. Some of my employees do wear chunky cardies, but take them off when they get into the office.

Woolies seem perennially fashionable for the ladies, Mrs F. is always wearing them in winter, outside work, even on the house, and its frigging boiling!

I have:

a J Crew blue shawl collar cardigan
a PRL cricket sweater
two LL Bean fisherman cables, one green, one cream,
a Pendleton loden green cable v-neck
and an LL Bean blue Norwegian.

I also own a bunch of shetlands, various makers, but I don't really think of them as chunky, although they can be thick.

My couple of LL Bean lambswool v-necks are just average thickness, I guess.

Last edited by Chipper (2016-11-02 04:12:52)

i simply dont have the time to do all these nice activities which would require a chunky sweater. climate in germany and UK rarey requires more than shirt, sweater and coat.

the urban "lord" is ridiculous.

ok chunky sweater (burgundy, aran or waffle knit) looks great when worn with polka dot cravat and when on a white haired 60+ guy, think john aspinall (the QC, not the zoo owner).

didnt Drakes reintroduce the norwegian sweater with all the father xmas decor?

I've been looking for a high quality chunky jumper and cardigan for years locally but have been unable to purchase one so far.

Muffy wears it well: http://www.saltwaternewengland.com/2016/11/the-aran-cable-collar-cardigan-for.html

http://www.saltwaternewengland.com/search/label/Made%20in%20the%20British%20Isles

Last edited by Chipper (2016-11-03 18:48:57)

The turtleneck is not chunky. It enjoys periods of being in fashion and out. I've never felt the need for them.

If it's a slimmer or thinner kind (as opposed to the seafaring chunky ones), I just wear a thin t-shirt to prevent itchiness from the wool and to protect the pits from perspiration, i.e., just an underwear garment that doesn't show.

Last edited by Chipper (2016-11-06 09:32:06)