Knitwear has featured throughout the history of fashion. From weatherproofing seafarers and fisherman to garbing women with hosiery and undergarments. Knitwear is as warm as it is versatile, in its various iterations of cable, knots and jersey knits. Knitwear became increasingly popular in the 20th century with the likes of Coco Chanel launching jersey knit …
The return of tie-dye loungewear
Driving down Cape Town’s trendsetting Kloof Street, it becomes abundantly clear that lockdown did wonders not only for loungewear in general, but tie-dye loungewear in particular. Long gone are the days of spending your 9 to 5 in body-binding corporate wear; comfort, above all else, has indeed become the new normal. But why is this …