SWOODIE
Notes

How this stuff is made, and how to buy it.

Short pieces on construction, fabric weight and fit. Enough to tell a good garment from an expensive one before you spend anything.

Published

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Definitions

What a swoodie actually is, and what it isn't

The garment drawn as a technical flat, front and back, with the seven parts that decide whether it's worth owning.

 Start here

The four closets

Sunday, Studio, Commuter and Cabin. Open a door and see what's hanging.

In the works

Written, not yet posted
Fabric

Fleece, French terry, or knit: picking by feel

Three constructions that look identical in a photo and behave nothing alike after ten washes.

Fit

Sizing up without swimming in it

Oversized is a cut, not a size. Where the shoulder seam should land and what to do about sleeve length.

Longevity

Why the half-zip outlives every trend cycle

It's the collar. A short zip does structural work no crewneck can do, which is why it keeps coming back.

Care

How to stop a cuff from belling out

Rib recovers or it doesn't, and most of what kills it happens in the dryer rather than on your arm.