Every day, we receive a lot of questions about restocking:
“Will this piece be restocked?”
“And then when is she coming back?”
or: “But why don’t you relaunch it when there is demand?”
I will therefore publish articles which explain the current restockings. You will understand how our collection is structured, how we approach each range, how each garment differs... 🤔
Indeed, with all the stitches released over the last 2 years, I never took the time to give you a summary : it's now done!
And above all, we listened to you...
We took the bull by the horns: we are restocking a very large number of our creations now and in the days to come .
There are in particular lots of knitwear that we hadn't planned to restock, but which were sold out really too quickly, and which were requested from us. So they are back!
IMPORTANT NOTE: All sweaters in the article have been restocked, and are available now in all sizes!
We really have stock, but as usual, don't delay with seasonal clothing
My personal story with knitwear
But first, I’m going to tell you a secret!
At the start of my passion for clothing, I didn't care about knitwear ! Because I hated very simple, plain, thin, dark sweaters, with absolutely zero texture.
I found them boring... In fact, I didn't like sweaters that had nothing to say.
Then little by little, I discovered fibers and their mixtures, knitting stitches and their textures. Because as soon as you move up in quality, it's a fabulous world : knitwear is full of softness, softness, comfort, warmth...
And from a style point of view, it's magnificent: there's texture, heather, and timelessness.
Everything you need to make them essential for a men's wardrobe worthy of the name.
Yes, today it’s a product category that I love creating. With Julien and Charlotte from the product department, we go out of our way to find unique things, with a real “BonneGueule” touch.
And when a reader or customer tells us that thanks to BonneGueule, they began to appreciate beautiful merino wool, or a beautiful blend with yak, you can't imagine how happy that makes me!
The common point of all our stitches
Materials : 100% high-end natural fibers: extra-fine merino wool
What you won't find : 0% synthetic material (polyester, acrylic) 🌱
Knitting : Italy 🇮🇹 or Portugal 🇵🇹
“Fully fashioned” assembly (or remeshing in good French): the parts of the sweater (sleeves, front panel, rear panel, etc.) are assembled as if they were knitted together, and not sewn. The cuts are thus more beautiful, and there is no waste of thread 🙌
Ethics : traceability of fibers, respect for living things
Gauge and weight of a sweater?
Realizing the thickness of a sweater is not always easy in photos... To help you in your choices, I have indicated the gauge and weight for each sweater.
The gauge (thickness of the sweater)
The gauge, on a knitting machine, is the number of needles that can be placed over a distance of one inch, or 2.54 cm.
What is counterintuitive is that the higher it is, the thinner the sweater is.
A low gauge will therefore correspond to a large, very textured mesh. And warm because the large knitting stitches will store plenty of air which will insulate you from the cold.
The weight (density of the sweater)
As for the weight, normally brands don't indicate it, but I have a blast weighing each sweater on a scale!
Weight and gauge are not absolute and ultimate criteria
Our mesh range is segmented into three (like for boxing!): light weight, medium weight and heavy weight.
The “lightweights”
Everything is in the title. These are sweaters that you can wear very often throughout the year:
🌻 In summer : on a cool evening
🍃 In spring and fall : as is or under a jacket
❄️ In winter : under a blazer or sleeveless vest, thanks to their finesse. They are made for layering!
Sato Seni Sweaters
The story of this sweater is very funny, and illustrates that "chance does things well": we were visiting our Italian workshop and I saw a box with Japanese signs written...
This is how I discovered Sato-Seni, this very creative Japanese wool spinner, who has nothing to do with the Italian spinners. It's a slightly irregular, nervous stitch... who said wabi sabi?
And it's the perfect thickness to wear under a blazer.
Gauge : 18
Weight
Many of you liked its "slub" appearance, with a charming irregularity, and a "capital" quality (I really like the expression):
Wool, silk and cashmere cardigan
Wool, silk, cashmere, it's a blend that we really like at BonneGueule , and which allows for a beautiful softness and a very "high-end" feeling. It's really obvious when you have it in your hand.
Gauge : 12
Weight
Its thin thickness allows it to be worn very easily under a blazer, making it a formidable winter ally:
Wool and cashmere turtleneck
Last winter's bestsellers, they were sold out way too early!
Here too, it's a piece that you shouldn't hesitate to wear under a blazer , for a very beautiful, elegant outfit, like Steeve McQueen in Bullitt
We chose a grain of rice type knitting stitch for a slight visual relief.
Gauge : 12
Weight
It's also a piece that had a great critical reception, but which sold out far too quickly:
The “middleweights”
🍃Here, it's a perfect thickness for a "transitional climate" between autumn and winter .
Very versatile in the face of gradually dropping temperatures, these sweaters fit easily into many outfits.
My opinion is that they can allow you to wear a light coat at the end of autumn and they will be of great help to enjoy the last terraces!
❄️And of course all winter, except on very cold days.
Funnel neck sweater in wool, silk and cashmere
Yes, these sweaters released last week are actually thicker than the photos suggest!
With its funnel neck (halfway between a round neck and a turtleneck) and its "micro-wave" pattern, it's a knit with personality.
Gauge : 16
Weight
And here is the last testimony about him, everything is said:
Donegal sweater in extra-fine merino wool
How to add character to a blue sweater?
By choosing a well-raised knitting stitch, and sprinkling it with white particles!
Gauge : 3
Weight
And to hear you, you really liked his famous speckling:
Moss stitch sweater in extra fine merino wool
A sweater almost in the "heavyweight" category, which allows it to be worn very easily in autumn and to accompany you when we enter winter for good.
Gauge : 7
Weight
It's one of our bestsellers, and you loved its very raised stitch and its color variations!
“Superyak” sweater: merino wool + yak
One of my big favorites from last winter!
Gauge : 7
Weight
With its rating of 4.9/5 it sold out (too) quickly: we had planned a stock for several months, everything was gone in several days. It's finally coming back in all sizes!
The last testimony posted about him says it all:
Magnificent color and a beautiful finish with the ottoman mesh, a real aesthetic bet. To wear, it is true that it is less elastic, with a "modern mesh" feeling, ultra effective as soon as the temperature drops that said.
The heavy weights"
❄️Here we are in some really good chunky knitwear! A warm knit, very comforting, and very addictive .
If you are cold like me, these knits are simply essential.
When it's cold outside and the interiors are just beginning to be heated, in country houses freezing all week, etc., it's the thickness of the mesh that has saved my life more than once!
Thick ecru sweater
It's one of the fastest sellouts of last winter! It returns here, still in its extrafine merino wool (17.5 microns) from the Italian Tollegno.
Gauge : 3
Weight
Do you like this beautiful white color that brightens up your winter outfits:
Thick alpaca and merino cardigan
Alpaca and merino cardigan , honeycomb cotton shirt , linen and cotton t-shirt , white selvedge jeans
At BonneGueule, we love thick cardigans, with a soft and thick shawl collar. I confess, it dates from 2006, when I watched Casino Royale for the first time. James Bond wears an imposing cardigan which had a big impact on the twenty-year-old me.
We therefore wanted to interpret our vision of the cardigan, with this very compact Ottoman rib, and this very high-end merino/alpaca wool blend.
Gauge : 7
Weight
Thick superyak and merino cardigan
Superyak and merino cardigan , sumo flannel shirt , linen and cotton t-shirt , Kurabo selvedge jeans
This cardigan almost never saw the light of day due to its production cost... But when we received the first prototype, we found it so beautiful that we decided to give it a chance.
And that's how it became one of our customers' favorite knits, thanks to its subtle color due to the really super soft yak hair.
Gauge : 5
Weight
A truly luxurious knit that has been highly acclaimed:
So all these sweaters become permanent?
Short answer: no.
In fact, even with the knits that we plan to release for winter 2020 (yes, we're already working on them), it's impossible to make everything coexist. We would have too extensive a range, and no more room in the store to store it!
We will have to make choices, and we will sit around the table at the end of the year.
So if you like a sweater here, take it, because we have not planned any additional orders from our suppliers in the coming months (we are not going to restock large sweaters in May for example). From now on, the stock can only decrease!
Find all our knits on the eshop and in our stores
All these sweaters and cardigans are online on our e-shop now :
And you can also try them on in our stores in Paris 3rd , Paris 6th , Bordeaux , and Lyon , our advisors are waiting for you there (and sometimes me too)...
