If you are looking for a chic jumper that’s a cosy autumnal staple and a luxurious style statement rolled into one, you can do no better than to invest in a caramel knit.
After all, owning a tan-based knit is practically a wardrobe commandment these days. No long-term stylish wardrobe is truly complete without one, so choosing one that works for this winter, the festive season and next spring is the most logical - and smart - way to buy into it.
Which brings me to this M&S round-necked waist-length cable knit made using 30% wool in a rich treacly shade of caramel.
While last winter's preferred tan knit was a cool and clean light biscuit brown – all the better to go with the white, cream, and burgundy palette that dominated the season - rich caramel has a luxuriousness which can’t be bettered by any other tan shade.
Add to that that the recent catwalk shows are, at long last, signposting richer fabrics like jewel colored cord, red velvet, golden satin brocades and decorative floral prints, and you can see where I’m going.
Caramel Wool Blend Cable Knit Jumper
Caramel Wool Blend Cable Knit Jumper
As a shade caramel is deeper and richer, therefore it will happily partner with all of these fabrics and colours, giving them a lift and you a cosy yet opulent outfit for winter, and above all, the incoming festive season.
If there is space in your wardrobe for a caramel knit, you won’t regret adding this one because it will work with cords, velvet and florals you already own giving them a luxe lift, and it might inspire you to dress with a little more sumptuousness over Christmas too.
Perhaps best of all, this week M&S has reduced it from £36 to £28.80 and is fully stocked at the time of writing. A small price to pay to upgrade your wardrobe for the winter and the spring.
Basic, Better, Best: Caramel Knits
If M&S is the elegant basic version, for a better version in 100% lambswool, look to House of Bruar whose round neck caramel knit is down from £55 to £35 this week.
To go all out on a caramel knit, the loveliest, treatiest version I've seen is the 100% cashmere from Hush. At £265 it is huge investment, but it will last you a lifetime and mean you won't need to replace it.. ever.
Caramel Cora Relaxed Chunky Cashmere Crew Jumper
