‘It’ girls Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Alexa Chung are embracing the sweater trend – preppy ‘old money’ styling is getting a boost from designers at Loewe, Fendi and Thom Browne
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The ultimate preppy styling move, the sweater (preferably cable-knit but not compulsory) has made a triumphant return.
![British TV presenter and model Alexa Chung wears Ralph Lauren to the Wimbledon Championships, July 2023. Photo: WireImage](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/01/09/503d385b-f37c-4ec8-948e-574a78d0eb72_ffd87e60.jpg)
The looks had the effect of being both practical (being prepared for a surprise bout of chilliness is always to be commended) and looking effortless.
![Model Lila Moss also wears Ralph Lauren to Wimbledon, while showing that the sweater trend can even be applied to dresses. Photo: WireImage](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/01/09/8ca6068a-f265-4bf3-93d0-bc6bad5e0bbe_2ac6dc11.jpg)
![Fendi puts its own spin on the preppy sweater style with its spring/summer 2024 collection. Photo: Handout](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/01/09/0712d9e7-38d0-46e4-8a1f-31380405dbb1_e396333d.jpg)
Meanwhile, reinterpretations of the sweater were a key trend this season. And by reinterpretations, specifically this means sweaters with many sleeves.
At the likes of Proenza Schouler and Commission in New York and Fendi in Milan – not to mention recent seasons by Jonathan Anderson at Loewe and JW Anderson – were sweaters with an extra set of sleeves that could be tied around the shoulder or used to cinch in your waist (or really, do whatever you want with).
![As seen in its spring/summer 2024 collection, Commission is among the brands making sweaters with an extra set of sleeves. Photo: Handout](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/01/09/a52ab2d1-86e3-440a-b560-42333687895a_8a66ae79.jpg)
The kooky yet luxurious look isn’t a new silhouette: Phoebe Philo did it at Celine (and don’t forget, Philo made her much-anticipated return to fashion in October this year).
But it is a reminder that there’s more than one way to wear a sweater and also, probably, four arms are better than two.
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- The ultimate preppy styling move, the sweater made a triumphant return at the recent Fashion Weeks in Paris, Milan and New York, as seen at Loewe, Fendi, Thom Browne and J.Crew, among others
- Celebrities from Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Lila Moss to Alexa Chung and Tracee Ellis Ross are embracing the trend, which has expanded to include sweaters with an extra set of sleeves