Shetland sweater

The arms, suddenly nerveless, dropped me, and the Shetland sweater retreated smartly.

"I'm 24, single and worried," says the all-American fellow in the red Shetland sweater.

Clutched tightly to the breast of a Shetland sweater I took breath and screamed.

The stock will include Shetland sweaters, khaki trousers and denim shirts, for example, all at $29.

She herself went in for "classics," tailored skirts and Shetland sweaters; it was the only look she could carry off.

He poured two glasses of dry sherry, removed a huge Shetland sweater and eased himself into a battered chair.

So no one would miss the point, the show opened with Shetland sweaters with the American flag knitted into the front.

Their wool is rough, wiry and waterproof, not for delicate cashmere shawls or even Shetland sweaters.

I like hardier knits that have a real meatiness, as if it's your favorite old Shetland sweater, but made of cashmere."

Dressed in his usual khakis and Shetland sweaters, Kevin Dougherty does not look like much of a rebel.

The original store was the kind of place where debutantes could confidently order camel-hair coats and their beaus could buy Shetland sweaters.

Under that, he had on a tan Shetland sweater with a shawl collar, a brown wool turtleneck, and brown tweed slacks.

Estelle came through the doors in her paint-spattered overalls and Shetland sweater, her hair pulled back in a long gray braid.

It seems that while many professionals have closets stocked with pleated chinos, Shetland sweaters and blazers that conform to the new standards, others do not.

Brooks Brothers is also credited with bringing the button-down collar and the Shetland sweater to the United States from Britain.

Men's Shetland sweaters, originally $70, have been bought for $22, a cotton skirt, originally $98 for $25.

A handsome man who favored jeans and shetland sweaters in the country, Mr. Blass appeared on many best-dressed lists.

The explosion had shredded Ms. Jabber's clothing, her black robe spreading like a braid undone and her bright Shetland sweater bunched at her feet.

The collection touched on the rural and the urban, with muddy English tweeds, Jacquard Shetland sweaters and terrific motorcycle pants in wool and leather.

Dean's is a wholesaler of shetland sweaters, kilts, skirts and boiled-wool (a Scottish fabric-finishing process) jackets, located in Danbury, Conn., for 40 years.

Talbots' success has come not from selling strappy chiffon dresses or chenille sweaters but from classic staples like double-breasted gabardine blazers, Shetland sweaters and wool challis skirts.

"I always stood out in Connecticut," Ms. McSpadden said of her home state, where priests who are women usually wear clerical shirts with prim dirndl skirts and Shetland sweaters.

The nubby, brown wool of his Shetland sweater might almost have been the rough brown cloth of a monk's habit, but the smoke that curled from the cigarette he held between his fingers ruined the image.

Their neutral color made them ideal accompaniments to tweed jackets and Shetland sweaters, and their durability meant they could be thrown in the wash and hung up anywhere to dry - even out a dorm window.

A Shetland sweater with cuffed blue jeans or a poodle skirt, along with a trendy identification bracelet bearing a girl's name or initials, completed the classic bobby-soxer ensemble [source: source: Woloch].