Journal

A polo is not a summer-only piece. With the right fabric, colour and layer over it you wear it all winter, at the office and at the weekend.

Your winter wardrobe is coming back out. Here is how to air, de-crease and check your wool, knitwear and trousers, and how to keep moths away.

A sweater that was washed too small is not always lost. What you can try, what rarely works and how to prevent shrinking next time.

A trim in a different colour turns a simple knitted piece into a detail. This is how you style two-tone tops and cardigans without it getting busy.

An open-knit top is light and luxurious, but what do you wear underneath? This is how to style an open knit elegantly, from office to summer evening.

In April you wear fine-knit knitwear in light colours: a polo, a cardigan or a knitted T-shirt. That is how you layer them on cool mornings and mild afternoons.

No reindeer or fairy lights, but still that warm, festive feeling. Here is how to choose knitwear that suits a Christmas drinks party just as well as a family dinner in December.

How should a sweater fit? Shoulders, sleeve length, hem and room around the chest: this is how you check the fit of knitwear in five steps.

Rib, piqué, cable and open knit: four knit stitches you come across in knitwear, how they look, how they feel and which outfit they suit.

Why wool sometimes prickles and how to choose knitwear that stays soft. With an explanation of fibres, blends and a simple test before you buy.