Torchia vintage tartan sport coat | Polo tartan shirt and silk knit tie | Brooks Brothers fair isle sweater | Polo corduroy trouser | J. Crew pocket square | Allen Edmonds wingtips 

Polo gingham shirt and wool knit tie | Merona modern fair isle sweater | Polo chino | Allen Edmonds Baton Rouge captoe shoe

Simon's Copley Square wool flannel sport coat | Polo gingham shirt and silk knit tie | Polo fair isle sweater and corduroy trouser | Brooks Brothers driving moc and pocket square

Polo fair isle sweater and chino | Drake's foulard scarf | Allen Edmonds shoe

Polo gingham shirt | Lands' End fair isle sweater | Countess Mara vintage dupioni silk tie | Levi's 541 denim | Pantherella sock | Allen Edmonds Baton Rouge shoe

Polo poplin shirt and lavender chino | Nautica intarsia sweater | Lochcarron tartan tie | Ray-Ban Clubmaster sunglasses | Allen Edmonds Grayson shoe

Polo tattersall oxford | Merona fair isle sweater | Lands' End silk knit tie | Hilfiger chino | AE sock | Cordwainer Wright shell cordovan shoe

Polo brushed flannel and silk knit tie | Brooks Brothers chino | AE intarsia boot sock | L.L. Bean boot

Polo brushed twill shirt and fair isle sweater | Brooks Brothers chino | Polo foulard tie |Allen Edmonds Lloyd wingtip brogues 

Bills Khakis oxford, Merona intarsia shawl cardifan, Levi's 541 denim | Polo paisley bow tie | Vasque alpine boot

Polo plaid shirt and cyan trouser | Chaps intarsia shawl cardigan | Rancourt suede boot

Polo oxford and corduroy trouser | Merona aran shawl cardigan | L&T fair isle knit tie | AE boot sock | LL Bean boot 

Polo gingham oxford and wool knit tie | Merona fair isle sweater | Brooks Brothers corduroy trouser | AE marled socks | Polo shoe

Polo oxford | Hilfiger intarsia sweater | Pringle of Scotland tartan tie | Levi's 501 denim | Allen Edmonds First Avenue boot

Polo striped oxford, fair isle vest and knit wool tie | vintage Italian silk pocket square | Brooks Brothers corduroy sport coat

Inspiration

Last days of tweed.

Wish List - Finest Fair Isle

Today's Outfit - Favorite Fair Isle

I recently acquired my all-time favorite fair isle sweater from eBay. Offered several years ago from Polo, I could never afford the sweater at retail and always found it selling around $100 on eBay. Finally, my luck changed a few weeks back when I discovered it for a list price of only $17.99. I put in a maximum bid of $50, though I figured to be outbid within a few days. Amazingly, no other bids were placed and, after a $5.65 shipping charge, the sweater arrived at my door.

Today I've paired it with a Polo poplin dress shirt, raw silk tie and brown cords, Club Room argyle socks and vintage Mancuso monkstrap shoes.


What's the longest you've waited to buy a long-desired item, whether from eBay or retail, and what was it?