winter knitwear
HERE are fashion designer Henry Holland’s ultimate knitwear rules...
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE WEARING UNDERNEATH
“There’s nothing worse than being too hot and not being able to take your jumper off because what you’ve got underneath has got spaghetti stains down it.
“So I would say layer it, and make sure that you’re prepared to get a bit hot. Living in London, however cold it is you can still get sweltering hot on the tube, so you know that you’ll have to take it off.”
STYLE A JUMPER WITH A SKIRT
“We did three pleated midi skirts [in the Knit Happens collection] that were created to pair with the knitwear so I would definitely style it with one of those.
“I just think it gives a really nice silhouette that’s really easy and ageless and it’s a really easy outfit to put together - and it’s a bit different to a pair of jeans and a jumper.”
BIGGER IS BETTER
“The jumpers in the collection are quite oversized, that’s partly why we paired them with something like the midi skirts because it’s that long, loose silhouette that’s in everyone’s collections at the moment.
“Everything feels more louche and a bit less uptight. I think everyone’s feeling the pressure with lots of things [in the world] and would rather just dress a bit more like ‘leave me alone’.”
TAKE INSPIRATION FROM HENRY’S FAMOUS FRIENDS
“Alexa [Chung] always has amazing knitwear, out of my friends she is a big fan of knitwear, she’s got some amazing knits in her collection as well. And Grimmy [Nick Grimshaw] always loves knits.
“I would put Alexa in the pale blue jumper, and I’d put Grimmy in any of it because I just tell him what to wear!”
WATCH OUT FOR FLUFFBALLS
“I do wear a lot of knitwear, although it does tend to get stuck in my beard.
“It’s quite annoying sometimes, you can spend all day at work and then you get home and you’ve got a hairball at the bottom of your chin or a bit sticking on your lip that you can’t seem to get rid of!”
The H! by Henry Holland Knit Happens collection is available now at Debenhams.