Iconic Four Ply Cashmere Shawl Collar Cardigan

We'd been musing about the shawl-collared cardigan ever since we saw William Claxton's marvellous photo book of Steve McQueen. There's a series of casual shots taken in Big Sur, with McQueen wearing a stylish navy version of this cardigan with jeans and suede chukka boots. Casual elegance takes on new meaning.

We decided to revive this classic sweater with all its panache of an unconstructed jacket, but with a tad more comfort and versatility. Modesty no virtue, we've actually improved on the McQueen version, or any other for that matter. We believe our cardigan to be the veritable cynosure of this iconic sweater: finest four-ply ribbed cashmere, five braided British tan leather buttons, two front pockets, classic raglan shoulders, and a knitted cashmere throat loop closure. The shawl collar, need we add, is a paragon of discriminating design.

We've knitted these cardigans to stock in five colors – light camel, flannel grey, navy blue, chocolate brown and charcoal grey, including a new XXL long fitting available in navy only– but have reserved black and Ivory– for your consideration. A surcharge is applicable. For orders for these special colours, we need seven weeks time for knitting plus shipping.