Argyle has a bad reputation it doesn’t entirely deserve. Yes, it’s been done wrong, often spectacularly so, usually in garish color combinations on synthetic yarn that looks cheap from across the room. But the pattern itself is one of the most classically grounded things in menswear, rooted in Scottish textile tradition and more wearable than most men give it credit for. The trick is restraint. Tonal colorways, proper wool, a fit that sits close without pulling across the shoulders. Get those things right and argyle reads as considered rather than costume. We’ve been searching for the versions that understand this, the ones that work over a collared shirt for something that leans smart, or on their own with trousers and suede loafers for a weekend that has some intention to it. The pattern does the talking so the rest of the outfit doesn’t have to. These are the argyle jumpers worth actually wearing.