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Hello and happy Wednesday, vintage lovers!<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, I posted a picture of me wearing a Fair Isle sweater on the Facebook fanpage.<\/a><\/p>\n

Vintage lovers went NUTS for it! Until posting the pic, I had no idea Fair Isle was so on fire as a sweater trend for the season!\u00a0Since you are all always inspiring me, I made it a priority to do further research on exactly what Fair Isle is.<\/p>\n

What I found?<\/strong> A wealth of vintage fashion knowledge that I’ve tried to break down into easily digestible bits of know-how for all of your to enjoy and refer back to as reference.<\/p>\n

Not only is the Fair Isle design currently popular thanks to designers recently integrating the knit patterns into their winter 2010 collections (last season’s trends which continue to influence vintage ones), but my research proved that it’s a tried and true classic much like argyle, houndstooth or stripe prints. In other words: One can never go wrong with a Fair Isle sweater!<\/p>\n

What I also found? <\/strong>Who knew that if it weren’t for the Prince of Wales wearing a Fair Isle sweater vest in 1921, we may not have the blessings of this trend today? Or that World War II rations potentially influenced why Fair Isles jumped stateside and became an en vogue knitting pattern by the ’50s?<\/p>\n

Keep reading after the jump for further details on those crazy facts above, plus more the who, what, where, when, why and how<\/em><\/strong> of the Fair Isle sweater trend!<\/p>\n

Perhaps I should have been a history major in college, but it’s thanks to my journalism degree that I enjoy rubbing the elbow grease into these posts to truly make them shine and worth your time to read and hopefully, share with other vintage lovers on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> or wherever you please over the World Wide Web!<\/p>\n

Considering tomorrow’s Thanksgiving, I have to express my gratefulness to everyone here for taking the time to absorb the information I hope to pass onto you! It means a TON when you leave a comment or send me an email about this site. Also, I appreciate your advice, suggestions AND corrections.<\/p>\n

We are one another’s teacher. I am your teacher as much as you are mine! And that is why vintage fashion lovers must unite: For the good of style and the joys of collaborative creative connection.<\/p>\n

Happy almost Thanksgiving, everyone … and happy Black Friday vintage FAIR ISLE SWEATER SHOPPING!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

xx, SD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/span>THE HISTORY: SHETLAND ISLANDS<\/span><\/h2>
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