Knitwear

Heavy knit cashmere, plush enough to feel rich in the hand, cut relaxed with dropped shoulders and three-quarter sleeves. The hem steps up at the front and falls longer at the back, which is what gives the shape its line. Cream shows the plush of the yarn better than any other shade in the line.

Heavy knit cashmere, plush enough to feel rich in the hand, cut relaxed with dropped shoulders and three-quarter sleeves. The hem steps up at the front and falls longer at the back, which is what gives the shape its line. Truffle is the warmest reading of a knit already built for it.

Blumarine works its romantic register into knitwear here, in an openwork wool cardigan carrying a single handcrafted wool rose. A scoop neckline and long puff sleeves gather into wide rib-knit cuffs, and buttons close the regular-fit body. The open stitch keeps the weight down and lets whatever sits beneath show through.

Blumarine cuts Chantilly lace into the knit itself: intarsia panels open either side of the placket, edged with a gathered lace ruffle. The V-neckline falls deep, the shoulders drop, and ribbed trims hold the fine wool in shape. Four buttons fasten it, though the lace makes a better case for leaving them undone.

Blumarine keeps the decoration for the back: a pleated tulle panel worked with scalloped embroidery, behind a plain wool front. The scoop neckline, dropped shoulders and long raglan sleeves give it a loose fit, with ribbed trims at the cuffs and hem. Fine enough in gauge to layer under a coat.

The house's taste for excess settles on the collar here: a deep fur ruff spilling over the shoulders of a longline wool cardigan. Beneath it the knit runs fine and close, ribbed through the body and buttoned from chest to hem, with the front dipping to a point. The shape sits somewhere between a cardigan and a jacket.

Alaïa builds this cardigan the way the house builds a dress: close through the body, then released. The rib runs vertically from a high funnel collar to a waist shaped by knitted darts, where it opens into a short peplum. A two-way gold-toned zip closes the front, so it can be left open at the hem.

Classic cashmere crewneck cardigan with eight buttons and a petite fit. The buttons are made of highly durable corozo, a completely natural, chemical-free material derived from the seed of a palm tree.

Classic cashmere crewneck cardigan with eight buttons and a petite fit. The buttons are made of highly durable corozo, a completely natural, chemical-free material derived from the seed of a palm tree.