The Cashmere Sweater
If you doubt that the cashmere sweater’s appeal has stood the test of time, check out Beverly Cleary’s classic novel Fifteen. In the novel about a teen’s first love, heroine Jane Purdy resents that she can’t afford to stroll around in a cashmere sweater like the popular girls at school do. That book was written in 1956, but nearly 60 years later cashmere sweaters are just as popular as ever. Online retailer Everlane includes cashmere crew and V-neck sweaters in its collection for reportedly half the traditional retail price. Next Page
I wonder why military clothes never go out of style and if they’re more popular in wartime.