“Sweater Moments” | And the Winner Is…

 

sweater_email-favesYes, with the temps beginning to fall, it’s that time of year to get cozy. And with the anticipated delivery of our new sweater collection, we invited readers to share their favorite sweater moment by submitting a few sentences and/or a photo. And what fun that was! Thank you all for submitting such wonderful stories! We enjoyed reading each and every one of them while we cozied up to a glass of vin blanc. 

And now to share our favorite entries, along with the winner, who got to take home one of our new sweaters.

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Finalist #1: Kristen Fyock

Sweater Moment: “My favorite sweater moment is from last January when I was a new mom, home alone for the first weeks of maternity leave with my new little baby. Though not particularly glamorous, I would spend hours sitting in this chair cuddling and marveling at him while he slept peacefully. He particularly loved the soft cuddly fabric of this cocoon sweater. Needless to say, it shows signs of frequent wear so I could certainly use a new one for this year. I so miss those new baby days and his baby smell!”

Finalist #2: Janet Knotts

I don’t normally respond to things like this but…

Sweater Moment: “The first thing that came to my mind is a sweater of my mom’s that I got after she died.  It sounds like a sad story but we were very close, and over the years I have kept that sweater.  Even though it is soft, worn, and has some holes, I wear that sweater and it gives me comfort.  Just like a mom does no matter how young or old you are. That’s my favorite sweater memory and it lives.”

Finalist #3: Linda Herod

 I love the sweater vest, and everything I have bought at your shop. This particular vest is very cozy.

Sweater Moment: “Like the warmth and feel of a furry kitten, in the morning autumn dew, I cozied up in my new sweater vest by Acrobat. [These pictures were] taken this morning after church at Manassas Battlefield. There was a morning chill in the air when we left home, and it was perfect.”

“Sweater Moment” Winner: Carol Kaufmann

Carol Kaufmann, photographed along the waterfront near Coco Blanca, wearing two of our new sweaters and necklaces, with her daughter, SaraClare, during the recent Shop & Stroll.

“I spent many fall evenings when I was in my 20s in a Wardman-style group house in Washington, D.C. surrounded by my four roommates on our donated couch wrapped in an oversized, gray cashmere cardigan. That sweater went with everything — dresses, jeans, even workout attire. In that sweater, I remember the roomies gathering around the living room fire to dissect our respective days /  relationships / careers, marathoning Pink Panther films or Lawrence of Arabia, and, of course, watching “Friends.” The sweater has been through many moves, seen more than a few moths, and been stitched up several times. I still wear it. Sometimes, on a really frigid night, I even sleep in it.”

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