The short answer: most knitwear styling comes down to three moves. Wear a jumper with something flowing, like a skirt or a dress. Wear a vest or tank as a layer over a shirt. Wear a cardigan open over almost anything. Below is one outfit idea for every piece in our knitwear collection, so you can find the one that suits you.
Knitwear is easy to love and oddly hard to style. You buy a jumper you adore, then wear it with the same pair of jeans for a month. So we've gone through the whole collection, piece by piece, and written down what we'd actually put with each one.
Nothing here is a rule. Treat it as a starting point, and swap in whatever's already in your wardrobe.
Start With the Fisherwoman's Jumper
The Fisherwoman's Jumper is the backbone of the collection, so it gets the most room. It's medium-weight, with a cosy roll neck and an easy mid-hip length, which makes it one of the most forgiving shapes to dress around. That length sits comfortably over a skirt waistband or the top of a pair of wide-leg jeans, so there's no need to tuck anything in. It comes in machine-made cotton in four colours, and in hand-knitted alpaca, made by a women's cooperative in Peru, in two.
Fisherwoman's Jumper in Paprika
Paprika is a rust red, so let it be the loudest thing in the outfit. A long, dark skirt in a check or a small print lets the colour glow without competing with it. The Paprika jumper is sold out at the moment, but if you're after a warm rust red, it's one to watch for.
Fisherwoman's Jumper in Mocha
Mocha is the easy neutral, a soft chocolate brown that works with almost everything. Pale denim is the simplest answer: light-wash jeans, that mid-hip length, and you're done. For something dressier, wear it over a floaty dress and add boots.
Fisherwoman's Jumper in Buttermilk
Buttermilk is a warm cream that lifts everything around it. It's lovely with a printed skirt, where the plain knit gives the pattern room to breathe. Earthy tones, rusts and deep greens look especially good alongside it.
Fisherwoman's Jumper in Moss Green
Moss Green is an olive that behaves like a neutral. It's at its best with deep blue, so dark wide-leg trousers are the obvious pairing, and warm browns and rusts work if you want something richer.
Fisherwoman's Jumper in Alpaca Indigo
The alpaca version in Indigo is the warm one: a deep denim blue with a soft, slightly drapey feel. Wear it on properly cold days with a check skirt and boots, or over a collared shirt with the collar pulled out. Indigo plays well with grey, cream and tan.
Fisherwoman's Jumper in Alpaca Driftwood
Driftwood is a soft taupe, the alpaca answer to Mocha. It sits well with checks, gingham and anything in cream or stone. Try it over a dress for a layered, cold-weather outfit that still feels soft.
The Sculpted Guernsey Jumper
A guernsey is a classic fisherman's knit, traditionally close-knit and hard-wearing, and ours has the high neck to match. In Maritime Blue it's a deep, dark navy. Because it's fitted around the neck, it looks best with simple shapes below: tonal navy or indigo trousers for a clean column of colour, or a plain skirt with a little movement. It's sold out at the moment.
Vests: The Layer You'll Reach For Most
A vest gives you warmth where you need it without the bulk of full sleeves, which makes it the easiest way to get an outfit through a changeable day. Wear one over a shirt, a dress or a long-sleeved tee.
Fisherwoman's Vest in Mocha
This is how we've photographed it: over a printed skirt in rusts and reds. The plain brown knit lets the print do the talking. It would work just as well over a cream shirt with straight-leg trousers.
Fisherwoman's Vest in Buttermilk
Cream over navy or dark denim is crisp and easy. Add a white or striped shirt underneath for a little more structure, or wear it alone on a mild day.
Fisherwoman's Vest in Alpaca Fennel and Alpaca Barley
The two alpaca vests give you more warmth, and they're a lovely way to try alpaca without committing to a full jumper. Fennel is a soft green, so pair it with cream, tan and denim. Barley is a warm sand that works over floral prints and with almost any earthy tone.
Potager's Vest in Green Crochet
The crochet gives this one a more textured look, so keep what's beneath it simple. A white shirt with the collar showing and a pair of jeans is all it needs.
The Arborea Cardigan
The Arborea Cardigan in Buttermilk has buttons and two front pockets, which makes it as practical as it is soft. Wear it open over a dress for a relaxed layer, buttoned up with a skirt, or over a plain top and jeans. The pockets are a bonus on a walk.
The Tabby Tank
The Tabby Tank in Charcoal is a sleeveless, button-through V-neck. Wear it on its own on a mild day over a printed skirt, which is how we've photographed it, or layer it under a cardigan or jumper when it's colder. Charcoal is dark enough to anchor a bright print. It's sold out at the moment.
Three Layering Rules That Work With Every Piece
Keep one thing plain. If your skirt or dress has a print, let the knit be a solid colour, and the other way round.
Let the lengths do the work. Mid-hip jumpers sit well over skirts, wide-leg trousers and dungarees without tucking. A jumper in Buttermilk or Moss Green under gingham dungarees is an easy one to try.
Think in thin layers. A tank under a cardigan, a vest over a shirt, a jumper over a dress. Several lighter layers are easier to adjust as the day warms up or cools down.
Which Piece Should You Start With?
If you can't decide, here's a shortcut.
One piece for almost everything: a Fisherwoman's Jumper in Mocha or Buttermilk.
The warmest option: an alpaca jumper in Indigo or Driftwood.
The easiest layer: a Fisherwoman's Vest.
For dresses and skirts: the Arborea Cardigan.
For texture: the Potager's Vest in Green Crochet.
Still weighing up fibres? We've compared alpaca and cotton in our journal. Sizes run from S to XL (UK 8 to 22), and every product page has a size guide with laid-flat measurements, so you can check against a jumper you already love. You can also browse the full AW26 edit, or read about the women's cooperative in Peru who hand knit our alpaca pieces on our Our Suppliers page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you style a knitted vest?
Wear it over a shirt, a long-sleeved top or a dress. A vest adds warmth without bulk, and a plain one lets a printed shirt or skirt stand out.
What do you wear with a roll neck jumper?
Anything with a bit of volume or flow works well: a midi skirt, wide-leg trousers or jeans. The Fisherwoman's Jumper has a mid-hip length, so you don't need to tuck it in.
How do you wear a cardigan with a dress?
Open, for a relaxed layer, or buttoned up if you want a more fitted look. The Arborea Cardigan has pockets, which makes it easy to wear all day.
What colours go with olive green?
Deep blues, creams, tans and warm browns. Dark denim is the simplest pairing for the Moss Green Fisherwoman's Jumper.
Can you wear a jumper with a skirt?
Yes. A mid-hip jumper over a midi skirt is one of the easiest outfits to put together, and a printed skirt looks especially good with a plain knit.
How should knitwear fit?
The Fisherwoman's Jumper is cut with a relaxed silhouette, so there's room to layer. Check the size guide on each product page, which gives laid-flat chest, length and sleeve measurements.
Browse the full knitwear collection and build your own combinations.