TOas well as new releases and trends: fashion looks backwards, but it does so with well-studied styling. The vintage jacquard sweater with a retro flavor it now finds its place among the most desired garments, boasting cheerful prints and bold colours.
The key is in the contrast: the warmth of the Eighties motifs mixes with the contemporary rigor of the fluid lines. It’s the new relaxed elegance: cultured, spontaneous, and surprisingly modern.
Where we have already seen it
The return of the vintage sweater is not an isolated case. Give it to her Autumn-Winter 2025 2026 catwalks – from Prada to Miu Miu, up to JW Anderson – knitwear with a retro charm is once again the protagonist, reinterpreted with loose silhouettes and tailored layering. The geometric patterns, dusty shades and jacquard textures speak of a past that fashion never stops rewriting. Found in family wardrobes, purchased in vintage shops or Sunday markets, the old becomes new again. It all depends on how you wear it (and chooses).
The vintage sweater from the catwalks.
They are in fact the new generations of designers, like the emerging Belgian label Kegels, to rediscover the dusty charm of these garments, relaunching them by playing on the nostalgia effect. On the catwalk, the Antwerp designer proposes some a chunky wool designwith brick red, powder blue and dove gray jacquard workmanship, in one geometric pattern inspired by Nordic patterns. With V neck soft ribbed finish, loose fit and shoulders slightly is extremely versatile.
How to renovate a vintage sweater
On the catwalk at Kegels, the vintage sweater is worn over a blue shirt over, wide navy trousers And purple suede pumps: a combination that balances color and proportions naturally, maintaining that relaxed and intellectual air that defines seasonal trends.
Kegels Autumn-Winter 2025 2026.
To wear it in different contexts, you can experiment with light gray or beige high-waisted jeansfor designs in shades of pink and green; with one wool midi skirt or in dark denim, for a more feminine and preppy look. At the feet, moccasins or ankle boots they complete the look with a discreet note.
Layer with Victorian collars, or mix&match of knitwear that warm up the outfit, or perhaps mesh sweaters that recreate interesting plays of colour, the possibilities for giving new allure to an old sweater are endless. Just try.