Grey Fox has been a very lucky fellow. My post of two days ago mentioned my vintage Fair isle jersey, found and tried on with a tweed jacket. Well, I was delighted to find a beautiful Fair Isle jersey under the Christmas tree.
My amazing wife had tried to buy one on-line from Drakes. Finding they were out of stock she visited their shop off Jermyn Street to see what they had in stock. Luckily they found the colour she needed (and which was out of stock on-line) hidden in a stockroom and here it is. It is more of a tan colour than is apparent in the photograph.
It is made from a slightly coarse wool, very warm in London's unseasonably mild weather. It is an XS, described by Drakes as a 38" - the cut is quite slim. I presume that Drakes sell to the US market, where everyone seems much larger, as describing a 38" chest garment as XS is unusual. Until recently a 38" would be described a medium or possibly a small, but I've never seen the size marked as extra small until now!
I love this painting of Edward, Prince of Wales and later Edward VIII who started the trend for Fair Isle sweaters in the twenties.
