sweat 'er

January 6, 2016 8:24 PM

Can anyone identify the glorious sweater in this photo? I would like to buy it at the sweaterery from which it came
posted by threeants to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (13 answers total)

The stripey one? I bought one at Old Navy about 10 years ago.
Loved it to death. Love the boat neck.
Is this photo recent?
posted by SLC Mom at 8:28 PM on January 6, 2016

Response by poster: Yeah, the stripey one. I don't really know anything about the photo-- came up in a non-sweatery google image search-- but context clues lead me to believe it is fairly recent.
posted by threeants at 8:31 PM on January 6, 2016

Pretty sure I had a boyfriend who had that sweater like 10 years ago. :-/
posted by greta simone at 8:43 PM on January 6, 2016

That's actor Denis O'Hare wearing the sweater; he's got a twitter, maybe you could just ask him?
posted by Iris Gambol at 8:45 PM on January 6, 2016

Best answer: I believe it is the Gap Holiday Stripe Sweater, from Winter 2014: Pinterest
posted by fussbudget at 8:47 PM on January 6, 2016 [5 favorites]

There was something similar at ON, but I don't think the colors are quite the same.
http://www.polyvore.com/old_navy_mens_multi-color_stripe/thing?id=25188776

Not that this helps determine where it did come from.
posted by butternsugar at 8:49 PM on January 6, 2016

Whoops, meant to add this corroborating link.
posted by fussbudget at 8:51 PM on January 6, 2016

Response by poster: Nice catch on the Gap Holiday Stripe; that's definitely it! Is there some secret place online to buy slightly out-of-date clothes? I can't find this item anywhere on eBay. :(
posted by threeants at 9:01 PM on January 6, 2016

I highly recommend setting up eBay alerts for "gap striped sweater XL", "gap holiday stripe sweater XL" and "gap rainbow sweater XL" (or whatever your size is). I also get obsessed with discontinued articles of clothing, and while eBay requires months/years of patience, it is SO satisfying when it pays off.

You can also try Poshmark for secondhand brand-name clothes; it seems like mostly women's stuff though.
posted by homodachi at 10:16 PM on January 6, 2016 [1 favorite]

Oh! Etsy is also a good place to get secondhand brand-name clothes. Etsy requires vintage stuff to be 20+ years old, but that's hard to gauge with clothing. :)

The downside of Etsy is the lack of alert system, so you have to be searching regularly. I have better luck with eBay.
posted by homodachi at 10:19 PM on January 6, 2016

There's a women's version on eBay, as well as a men's scarf, and the men's sweater in blue.

For a consignment-type store you can check Grailed Basics, although I did not see it available.
posted by acidic at 10:25 PM on January 6, 2016 [1 favorite]

Funnily enough, I actually know those people. Not closely enough to drop them a text, but if you're really in a bind, memail me and I can tell you how to contact them. Small world!
posted by femmegrrr at 10:42 PM on January 6, 2016 [3 favorites]

Gap Holiday stripe sweaters are a Thing. If you set up those eBay alerts, it (or one very much like it) will eventually come up.
posted by marmago at 3:05 AM on January 7, 2016