knitwear

noun knit·wear \ ˈnit-ˌwer \

|Updated on: 23 Jun 2018

Examples: knitwear in a Sentence

Definition of knitwear

: knitted clothing

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Examples of knitwear in a Sentence

a few pieces of knitwear

Recent Examples of knitwear from the Web

When your gut is bigger than your guns, clingy knitwear isn't the most flattering thing in the world.

— megan gustashaw, GQ, "The Rock Knows How to Dress If You Never Skip Bicep Day," 4 Apr. 2018
The brand also launched an America's Cup menswear collection in March, with knitwear, outerwear, shorts, and polos.

— sam dangremond, Town & Country, "The 2017 America's Cup Will Be the Most Intense Ever," 3 Apr. 2017
The back room, a space of flagstone floors and exposed brickwork, will feature more fashion, including easy dresses from Spanish brand Masscob, knitwear from New York label Hesperios and Venetian slippers by Le Monde Beryl.

— natalia rachlin, WSJ, "The Onetime Barneys Fashion Director Setting Up Shop in the English Countryside," 27 May 2018
Hesperios began as Hruby’s fashion label, best known for creating cozy minimalist knitwear, as well as a biannual journal of literature and culture.

— aliza abarbanel, Bon Appetit, "Hesperios Founder Autumn Hruby Just Opened a Cafe in Her Dreamy Manhattan Shop," 21 May 2018
Time slips away inside Hesperios, the all-white shop where racks of soft knitwear line the walls alongside Lena Willhammar ceramics and perfume oils straight from the Madini family in Tangier.

— aliza abarbanel, Bon Appetit, "Hesperios Founder Autumn Hruby Just Opened a Cafe in Her Dreamy Manhattan Shop," 21 May 2018
Oh, and then there was elaborate knitwear, futuristic sportswear, over-the-top special-occasion dresses — and so much more great work.

— emilia petrarca, The Cut, "These 10 FIT Students Are the Future of Fashion," 3 May 2018
The JV x NJ line includes knitwear and jackets and is inspired by Varvatos’ hometown of Detroit.

— tracy swartz, chicagotribune.com, "Nick Jonas reveals he considered attending Northwestern University," 25 Apr. 2018
Hesperios is a fashion label that puts out seasonal knitwear collections for men and women (made in the United States and Peru), as well as an annual two-volume art and literary journal, printed in Sweden.

— katherine bernard, New York Times, "Shop, Eat, Envy," 13 Mar. 2018

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