If the millennial’s tinted grey fox hair and soft lilac curls are any indication of what 20’s and 30’s really enjoy about fashion and trends, then we certainly need to embrace those greys within our forties as well. Many of us, myself included try to hide the grey to avoid the inevitable aging process that freaks us out to the maximum. But what if we embrace them?
Mohair, merino and cashmere knitwear is e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e, this season and in a more relaxed form of dressing opposed to the styles that come to mind when you hear these words describing these exotic materials. But don’t just think that the grey matter should just sit with luxury textiles. Grey’s in sports luxe, gym and activewear, footwear and leather goods are just as important. And to be honest, a woman is quite partial to shifting the grey into a metallic and adding some glamour to the shade.
Australia is central to the main exports of the most beautiful superfine wools in the world. Investing in a beautiful heavy cable knit grey sweater for winter is a wise choice. Not only are you going to be warm without extensive layering but designers have also been experimenting with 3-D textures, developing embossed quilted effects on cashmere jumpers and designing signature patterns for attention to detail and brand recognition.
Some womenswear brands to look out for when selecting your lush grey attire for winter are: Pringle of Scotland, Dunhill for mohair and turtlenecks, Burberry Prorsum, Bally, E. Tautz, Moschino and Zara.
For those budget conscious and eco-conscious women, you can’t go past the Japanese powerhouse, Uniqlo and Muji. They sell the most cost-effective and quality driven cashmere on the market.
Talking about textiles, don’t shy away from flannel when it comes to buying grey apparel. Once thought to be the fabric pride of the Aussie bogan, it is actually a soft woven wool material brushed to create extra softness from the purest of wool. The brushing process rubs the fabric to create fine fibres from the loosely spun yarns. It’s actually quite regal.
