Everyone tells you stripes are risky, and most of the time they are right!

Just imagine a striped knit where the lines are fine, widely spaced and soft-edged — so they read as a pattern rather than as a set of horizontal measurements. Now stop imagining, because the Rose keeps its stripes thin and its cream ground generous.

• Fine, Well-Spaced Stripes
  The black stripes are narrow and sit far apart across a wide cream ground. There is far more plain knit than stripe. That proportion is the whole difference between flattering and not.
• Brushed Mohair-Soft Finish
  The surface has a light halo that softens every edge, including the stripes themselves. It gives the knit a gentle, blurred quality up close. It also feels wonderful on.
• Cropped, Rounded Body
  The body sits at the waist with a softly rounded hem and a gently full sleeve. It is designed to be worn with high-waisted jeans or trousers. Nothing gathers at the hip.
• Tortoise-Tone Buttons
  A row of warm, mottled buttons runs down the front. They pick up the cream rather than the black, which keeps the front soft. Fastened or open, the placket sits flat.
• One Perfect Cream
  The ground is a warm cream rather than a cold white, which is far kinder against the skin. It stops the black from looking stark. It also works with every other neutral you own.

Stripes done badly are a risk; stripes done finely are a classic. The Rose keeps its lines narrow, its yarn soft and its cream warm — which is why it stops being the brave choice and starts being the automatic one.