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Would you wear it? The Cricket Sweater

August 22, 2012 By Joe | Heads up: Buying via our links may result in us getting a commission. Also, we take your privacy rights seriously. Head here to learn more.

The stark white or cream cricket/tennis sweater is hyper prep with an ounce of snoot to boot.  It’s just tough to be taken seriously in one.  Walk down the street and you risk hearing shouts of: “Thurston?  THURSTON HOWELL?”

Cable knit with a multi striped collar, usually made of beefy wool or spongy cotton.  The rich used to run around in these things swatting at balls of different types, and usually these things are priced for rich… ball swatters.(?)

Anyway, Brooks Brothers, a brand who you’d certainly expect to produce these, has a few options that ratchet the snob down.  A little:

  • There’s the full priced, grey heather Lambswool vest for $108 (seen above and below left)
  • An on-sale, navy with red stripes pima cotton vest for $44.75 (below right)
  • And then the darker, blue with grey, lambswool sweater, on sale for a decent $59. (below center)

Can the cricket sweater every be pulled off?  Maybe if the colors are darker and the stripes are subtle?  Or is the whole damn look of one of these completely outdated and just not worth the risk?

$108, $59, and $44.75.  For the record:  No, maybe, and no.

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Comments

  1. John says

    August 22, 2012 at 5:09 AM

    It’s a sweater and a smart looking one at that. Who cares if it was associated with snobs or not. There’s a snob for everything these days anyway. Just wear what you like.

  2. OnlyShawn says

    August 22, 2012 at 5:37 AM

    If I had guns like Joe’s (pause?), I’d be sporting a sleeveless vest with regularity. Also scratching the opposite shoulder vigorously.

  3. BorrowedSuits says

    August 22, 2012 at 6:21 AM

    Aw, he’s a tyke.

  4. Johdus says

    August 22, 2012 at 6:23 AM

    If only other sports were as well outfitted…

  5. Bookman says

    August 22, 2012 at 6:35 AM

    absolutely…classic apparel.

  6. Butch_Zee says

    August 22, 2012 at 6:54 AM

    Wouldn’t be my go-to piece but I’d definitely wear one every now & then. I’ve never bought one only because the ones I’ve tried on were just too big & baggy in the sides. I know you can have it block-knitted, but I just didn’t want to bother with it.

  7. JacksonNC says

    August 22, 2012 at 7:04 AM

    The long-sleeved dark version, yeah, I’d wear it. Probably wouldn’t be my favorite, but it could be in the rotation. I’d have to draw the line at vests or a white version.

  8. Jessy says

    August 22, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    I would wear the long sleeve version. Actually, I almost bought a similar sweater in white/light beige a few months ago, but it was too big for me.

  9. Pablo says

    August 22, 2012 at 7:36 AM

    Am I that weird? I think it looks terrific.

  10. BC Eagles says

    August 22, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    I have a cream colored cricket vest and get a lot of complements on it. Inicdentally, I checked out the sweater above last time I was at Brook Bros. and it looks even better in person. The only reason I didn’t buy it is because I already have a navy cricket sweater (with white striping), but if it goes on sale I may still buy it. As for the snootiness, I would rather be thought of as snooty than a slob or a hipster.

  11. ChrisReetz says

    August 22, 2012 at 8:24 AM

    Definitely, really like the long sleeve.

  12. Michael Nelson says

    August 22, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    The long sleeve sweater is VERY sharp. I’d wear that in a hummingbird’s heartbeat. Even the vests are nice, though I wouldn’t wear them since I have a tremendous aversion to sweater vests.

  13. BenR says

    August 22, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    I’m the same as you, Joe… no, maybe, and no. Sweater vests don’t do it for me, no matter what sport they’re supposedly associated with. A v-neck with some striped details, however, is pretty tame and perfectly wearable.

  14. Dreadpiratehurley says

    August 22, 2012 at 10:23 AM

    It’s already on sale. Probably not going to get much lower.

  15. Fernando says

    August 22, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    The Fifth Doctor wore one. Consider me in.

  16. Petrichor says

    August 22, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    No. I’m an adult, but I’m not an old man. Nor am I Rick Santorum, thank god.

  17. olanzagalindo says

    August 22, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    No to all of the above. Snobbery or not, they just don’t appeal to me.

  18. LW says

    August 22, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    Rich ball swatters!

    I think no on all three for me.

  19. SolefulStrut says

    August 22, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    Hell yes.

  20. Dennis K says

    August 22, 2012 at 1:33 PM

    I’ve actually been looking for a place that has these. Thanks for the links!

  21. DC Dave says

    August 22, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    Most definitely (at least for vests). Who doesn’t like the classic prep-school look, though would wait until the prices dropped on the under $50. At least for me, it’s hard to justify spending that type of cash on something that I can only wear on occasionally on the short winter weekends.

  22. Jay says

    August 22, 2012 at 2:23 PM

    Definitely the middle one. Not big on sweater vests, but otherwise it seems like a pretty simple, classic sweater.

  23. Mike N says

    August 22, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    The long sleeved one is sharp. Liking that. Sleeveless, no thanks.

  24. Stephen says

    August 22, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    As far as the full sweater goes…I’d wear it in a heartbeat.

  25. Cannon says

    August 22, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    In England, outside the city, sure.

  26. spongeblog says

    August 23, 2012 at 5:03 AM

    i have a Tommy Hilfiger one

  27. antonio moore says

    August 24, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    Of course. Simple yet well stated.

  28. talleyrand says

    August 25, 2012 at 5:03 AM

    I purchased the middle sweater on sale two months ago. The fabric is weighty and substantial, and I can’t wait until wintertime to bust it out of my sweater drawer. A very classic look, with subtle yet refined colors. I’m not really a vest guy, but an older gentlemen would certainly look good in them. I’m in my twenties, and it’s a little out-of-place for me.

  29. Bo says

    August 26, 2012 at 8:39 AM

    The middle sweater….yes! In a well-fitting style, of course.

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