Sylvine Lacaze | Sparkly Sequin Diamond Knit Crew Neck Relaxed Sweater

Sequins and knitwear are usually kept well apart, on the reasonable assumption that one belongs to Saturday night and the other to Sunday morning. This sweater ignores that. The sparkle is worked into an open diamond weave rather than layered across the surface, so it sits inside the knit instead of on top of it - present in daylight, but never the loudest thing in the room.

The pattern is doing two jobs at once. Large open-work diamonds run across the body and sleeves, and the sequins fill alternating panels rather than all of them, which is why it reads as texture first and shine second. The knit is loose and slightly sheer through the openwork, cut relaxed with a soft drop through the shoulder, and finished with a plain crew neckline that keeps the whole thing from tipping into occasionwear. Sleeves are full length and generously cut.

The practical result is a sweater you can wear to work on a Tuesday and to dinner the same evening without going home in between. Very few things with sequins on them can honestly claim that.

Details You'll Love

• Open diamond knit - large pointelle diamonds give the surface real texture, so it holds interest without needing a print.
• Sequins set into alternating panels - the shine is worked into the weave rather than laid over it, which keeps it wearable in daylight.
• Plain crew neckline - an unfussy round neck that stops the sparkle from reading as occasionwear.
• Relaxed cut with a soft shoulder - designed to layer over a tee or a slip, which the openwork rather calls for.
• Full-length generous sleeves - enough room to push up when a room gets warm, which is most rooms in winter.