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This morning, while on a coffee run in my Brooklyn neighborhood, the wind kicked up with a vengeance. It went right through my jacket, then my T-shirt, and then into my very bones. I should have layered up, because it is very much sweater season here in New York and around the country. And if your knitwear collection isn't up to snuff, you might find yourself similarly shivering and uncaffeinated on some brisk, blustery day soon. That's why we've pulled together a list of five classic, can't-miss sweaters that have looked great for decades and will stay in style for years to come. Now's the time to invest in at least one of them (and ideally all five). For my part, I got home, immediately wrapped myself in a cardigan, and vowed to not make the same mistake again—at least until the spring thaw arrives. – Jonathan Evans, style director Plus: |
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It's knitwear season, baby! |
There's something cinematic about great knitwear. The right sweater has star quality, and pulling one on when the weather cools down is guaranteed to pass more than a little bit of that mojo directly on to you. But not all sweaters are destined for greatness. Take, for instance, that sort-of-see-through, super-stretchy quarter-zip your cousin wears to every family event. It is not bound for icon status—unless of course you consider mid-aughts banker bro vibes iconic. We're here to help you steer clear of the duds in the knitwear canon so you can stock your wardrobe with the very best crewnecks, cable knits, cardigans, and more. These are the sweaters that have stood the test of time. They looked fantastic half a century ago and they'll look just as good years from now, when they've been perfectly worn-in and become indispensable staples in your cold-weather rotation. The list isn't long—but every single entry is a guaranteed winner. |
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Danny Brown, the rapper, songwriter, podcaster, and occasional actor, is truly a one of one artist. He just released Stardust, his brilliant, mercurial sixth studio album. Brown grew up in Detroit, the oldest of four kids. When his parents had him, his mother was 18 and his father 16. His father's age shaped his childhood. "My dad played video games, so whatever the newest console was, we had it the day it came out," he says chuckling. "I might not get a chance to play it for three days because he hogging it, but I really cherished those moments as a kid." Because his parents were young, they partied. They would often ship their kids out on the weekend to whoever was available to watch them. "That's where I was exposed to a lot of bullshit," he says. "I wanted to be a rapper, so I had to have something to rap about. But I didn't start getting into trouble till I was 18." He supported his early rap career by dealing drugs and wound up in jail for eight months in 2007. But Brown is moving away from that world; Stardust is the first album he's written entirely sober. On a crisp autumn morning in New York, Brown and I met at his hotel to talk about rapping in kindergarten, writing his new album, staying healthy and sober, and more. |
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He wears diamond earrings the size of Skittles and a trimmed, barbershop beard. Custom Air Jordans. He's forty-seven, a few inches shy of six feet, and his body is slim and taut. He's not much bigger than he was at nineteen, when he was sent to Rikers Island for a double homicide, and when he got there some of the inmates used to slap him on the back when he walked by. Oh, man, George Bell! We got a superstar! We got a cop killer in here! He lives in a big house on a hill at the end of a cul-de-sac. He calls it his mansion, and it's big but not crazy big, just a nice suburban house, built in the sixties, on a winding, tree-lined street. First thing he did when he bought the place eight months ago was have a security system installed. "Just because of the way society is right now," he says. "Before you even come up the hill, I'm going to see you, I'm gonna know what's going on. At nighttime when I turn my lights off, I've got motion sensors all through the house." "Come on outside—I'll show you the backyard," George says. His voice is low and even, his tone a little formal. Out back is a sprawling pool and patio area, and then the land slopes into dense woods. "I'm sitting on like four acres of land. I actually did my own reconfigurations. There's a hill right there, but I had stone steps built down. I actually had the whole backyard leveled out, put my gazebo back there, put my outdoor fireplace there. Heated pool. Behind that gate I still have more land going back down there. I planted privacy trees—when those fill in, you won't see nobody. This is real grass right here. Down there is all turf." |
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