When winter hits the UK, one of the main talking points is the cold temperatures. Not only do these below average temperatures close our trains, buses and any other public transport medium that allow dirty gyppos to ride down to the job center to sign on, but they also allow other chumps, looking for an excuse not to work, to phone their manager and say that the meagre amount of snow underfoot has soaked through the cheap soles of their shoes and rendered their legs too useless to make it in.
These low temperatures require a certain level of warm clothing, and this week Trend The Consequences is looking into the Chunky Knit. Fashion Gurus have been saying that the chunky knitwear is in this season, and we are going out to see if we agree. A decision was made to have the obligatory knitted jumper with an accessory. We went for the Snood. Having both obtained our appropriate attire, James and I met in the Gatekeeper at 21:30 for a few drinks before heading into the colder, wider world of Cardiff. The walk down from my flat was pleasant, the jumper was keeping my torso warm, whilst the snood was achieving the goal of keeping frost from my neck (and when required, ears too). However, on entering the Gatekeeper my temperature skyrocketed, I was now in serious trouble of getting a distinct sweat on. The snood needed removing, and so did the jumper. However the T-shirt I had chosen to go below the jumper was so tight and small (so that it did not wrinkle up below the rather tight fitting knit) I didn't want to get rid of it. So I had to ride out the heatwave, and managed it with a cool pint. James turned up as I was ordering, and we got a table.
So far the knitwear was blending into the sea of others wearing hideous Christmas jumpers and other knitted equipment, so the general feeling was that we were on trend, but there were too many others looking similar. We needed to get the hell out of Wetherspoons and into the heart and soul of Cardiff - Floyds.
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| Aggravated at the other trendy people in the bar |
Floyds gave us another warm welcome, and getting the Jagers in and on the dancefloor we were strutting our stuff. The Snoods came in as decent accessories to use in our dance moves, and also a versatile clothing to wear in a variety of ways (I know this as I had to watch a YouTube 'how to' on how to wear a snood).
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| The latest trendy member of the X-men |
One of the females on the dancefloor advanced quickly on James and I, giving us no warning on the invasion of personal space, attempting to drag us into the group that they had accumulated. Luckily she missed the obvious grab point of the snood, yet attached to one of our arms. However a quick shake, much like that which you would administer after using a urinal, quickly sorted that out. Clearly her adoration of the chunkyness of our clothing had turned her into a savage. Not much else happened in terms of feedback, and after a couple more drinks we headed out to our final port of call.
Live Lounge was banging as always, and on entering the bouncer complemented our snoods; clearly an admirer of the chunkier knit. We caught the end of the band, and during the set, a chap passed us and congratulated us on our snoods. He too was wearing a snood, however his was about as chunky as a marmalade sandwich and ours were clearly better.
The evening descended into trying alternative configurations of the snood, all which were met with positive (albeit mixed) feelings:
All in all the chunky knit was well received, although probably more of a trend to blend in with. Maybe the knitwear was flamboyant and in some respect it may have been more outstanding, however that would encompass another trend which is for another day.
The Chunky Knit: Warming, Common but pleasant.
