You probably don’t need any reminders about the tumultuous state of the weather right now. Much like our teenage selves, it can neither stay happy (see: sunny) or sad (see: rainy) for too long, leaving our fashion choices largely inappropriate and either too much or far too little.  

The solution to this in-between neither-here-nor-there weather lies in knitwear. Not chunky cardigans or swaddling jumpers, but rather half-zip jumpers, which are a distant cousin of the dadcore craze which has whipped fashion into a frenzy over the last few years.

Those New Balances snuggled on the feet of the fashion set? Dad-approved. Those big and boxy blazers? Borrowed straight from a dad’s sartorial line-up. And now the half-zip jumper is coming for the dadcore crown.

Don’t believe us? Just look to Kitri, which has reimagined its bestselling half-zip Lorna jumpers in a clutch of splashy colours for its autumn/winter collection; and Varley, whose Vine knit in the same shape struggles to stay in stock. Here’s a jumper which allows you to control the temperature: feeling cold? Zip her up and wear her as a roll-neck. The heat getting to you? Simply unzip her, and wear her like a statement-collared jumper.

Here’s the statement knit of dreams, in short. All it requires of you is to add jeans (straight-legged is the best silhouette for the half-zip jumper), chunky stompers and your favourite quilted coat, et voila. Here’s one seasonal swaddled human in a half-zip knit! These are a few of our favourites.  

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