Posh Classics

CELEBRATING PRINGLE STYLE

Ever wonder who invented the twinset, the matching crewneck-and-cardigan sweater combination worn by sensibly chic women? No doubt the millions of freshly sheared Kashmir goats that roam Mongolia (where nearly 25 percent of the world's cashmere originates) do, too. Pringle, the first name in stylish Scottish knitwear, is the correct answer. While the company was founded as a family-owned wool supplier in 1815, it quickly expanded to make socks and underwear for the Highland elite. By the 1920s the Pringle family had coined the

word "knitwear" to describe their knitted garments worn as outerwear, and admirers of sweat-

er girls the world over gave thanks. Edward VIII may have abdicated the throne for Wallis Simpson, but he wouldn't give up the kingdom's Pringle-made argyle socks, which were his favorite. And the brand's illustrious following (Ewan McGregor, Sophie Dahl, David Beckham, and Robbie Williams, to name a few) lives on. To honor 19 decades in business, the company will celebrate with a collection of 19 delightfully quirky handmade pieces—including sweet cashmere camisoles and briefs, thighhigh socks, modern Henley T-shirts, and updated argyles—that will hit stores on both sides of the Atlantic (and the Pacific, for that matter) this November. -CHRISTINE LENNON