I speak of this personally: Aside from suffering in an underdressed tour of Iceland in mid-March a few years ago, the only other time my body was literally, physically shivering from the cold was aboard a sunset tourist sailboat cruise of Newport, R.I.’s harbor in the so-called dog days of August. The sun went down and suddenly my flimsy T-shirt and I might as well have been exploring the Arctic Circle. It added unseen and unnecessary pain to an otherwise perfect warm weather getaway. And although the whiskey cocktail I immediately ordered upon coming ashore slightly rectified things, I still rue the fact that I set out upon the sea unprepared.
Lesson learned, I’ve packed a summer sweater among my beach/sailing gear ever since and highly recommend that you do the same.
With their nods to the timeless, classic menswear nautical theme that’s a wardrobe lifetimer/keeper, these current 10 summer sweaters from a broad variety of designers and brands (and price tags) will help you stylishly buck that unexpected by-the-water July/August chill.
And to warm your body, heart and wallet even more, many of them are already majorly marked down for end-of summer (say what???) sales….
Cotton/Cashmere French Stripe Sweater by Alex Mill, $117
Cotton/Linen “Escape” Sweater by Craft Atlantic, $145
Cotton/Poly Mesh Stripe Sweater in Bright Navy by DDugoff, $285
Mercerized Cotton “Nadi” Two-Tone Crew Neck Sweater by EFM, $275
Cotton Milano Knit Striped Crew Neck Sweater by Lacoste, $86.99
Lightweight Linen Sweater in Navy by Todd Snyder, $285
Cotton-Cashmere V-Neck Sweater by Uniqlo, $29.90
Cotton/Linen “Donati” Sweater by Zachary Prell, $105
100% Cotton “St. Gallo” Sweater by Zachary Prell, $165
Cotton/Acrylic Textured Weave Sweater by Zara, $29.90
