Nothing signals the start of winter quite like the return of the Fair Isle knit.<br>
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Once considered ‘ugly' knitwear we'd only pull out from the <br>
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back of our wardrobes as an alternative to a Christmas jumper (especially the red-nosed reindeer kind à la Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones's Diary) or for a <br>
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winter sport holiday (specifically for après-ski), the Fair Isle jumper <br>
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The knit is named after the small, eponymous Shetland Island in Scotland and <br>
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uses a traditional knitting technique to create those distinctive patterns with multiple <br>
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colours. It was brought into vogue by an earlier Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) in the 1920s, and has remained <br>
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a casual wardrobe staple for members of the Royal Family, including Kate Middleton, <br>
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whose jumper collection includes at least three different Fair Isle <br>
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designs.<br>
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Another fan of the nostalgic knit is Alexa Chung, who recently layered <br>
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a Fair Isle vest by Molly Goddard over a light blue button-down in a snap for Instagram.<br>
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The It-girl previously also wore a V-neck vest from Cotswolds-based <br>
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knitwear brand Cooking Apple, and sported a chunky Fair Isle <br>
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crewneck with white, straight-leg jeans, black loafers and an oversized, black <br>
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leather blazer to ring in the festive season at private <br>
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members' club in London last year.<br>
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A host of designers have dropped Fair Isle-inspired knits for AW24, proving the multicoloured jumpers have become a timeless investment.<br>
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If, as in our case, that £1,885 cashmere turtleneck from Loro Piana <br>
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on the high street. The cropped cardi from Hush <br>
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certainly caught our attention, as did the Fair Isle knit that was featured in the John Lewis Christmas advert.<br>
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Scroll down for our pick of the cosiest patterned knits to <br>
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The best Fair Isle knits for AW24 <br>
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£49, John Lewis <br>
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£46, Next<br>
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£115, Nobody's Child <br>
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£140, Hush <br>
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£50, Gap <br>
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£179, Holland Cooper <br>
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£35, M&S<br>
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£94.99, Superdry <br>
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£79, Albaray <br>
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