Awesome Sweaters

Post-apocalyptic hand-me-downs. Decoster founder Ziggy Chen combined oversized fits, blue collar colors and DIY repair aesthetics for his fall/winter catalog. The collection is lava. Write to [email protected] for availability.

A Bathing Ape rides on the release of Alien: Covenant with an Alien-themed collection. The drop features sweaters, hoodies and t-shirts that combine the brand’s ape logo with facehuggers, chestbursters, xenomorphs and glow-in-the-dark print.

Turns out you can hug fire. Adidas’ loose and wooly sweater isn’t for everyone, but if you can pull it off, people won’t be able to stop touching you. Or at least wiping their hands on you. It only comes in chocolate brown because it’s already perfect that way.

Maharishi continues its peaceful military style with its spring/summer 2017 collection. The Tiger Stripe Murale features various apparel adorned with eye-catching camo. Some are reversible, but the highlight of the drop is the fishtail parka with reflective 3M fabric.

A Spring Summer collab between Carhartt WIP and Australian lifestyle store Perks and Mini. Radio Club consists of sweaters, t-shirts and caps in solid pink, black, white or navy with printed graphics inspired by the radio-dominated ’40s.

Palace Skateboards too rich and rare for your blood? FILA and Champion too boring? Adidas too mainstream? Italy’s athleisure gods have your back. Ellesse’s Spring Summer 2017 Heritage collection brings back ’90s track and yacht wear in modern silhouettes.

Wear 2017’s colors without breaking the bank with the latest additions to Champion’s reverse weave sweats. These sweaters have a washed out finish and have the brand’s logo at the cuff. Available in pink, navy, orange and beige.

New Jersey-based skateboard brand Paterson teamed up with Ebbets Field to make a collection based on local public school Eastside High School and its dope mascot, the Ghost. The collection consists of a coach jacket, a sweater, a cap and tees.

Stone Island’s Hand Corrosion parka and sweaters are made of military-grade cotton that’s been treated with corrodible dye, then faded with a corrosive paste by hand. The result is a whitewashed look that’s unique to each garment.

Harajuku-based fashion label Beams rides on the comeback train of New York’s original athleisure brand Champion with this laid-back line of jersey sweatshirts, pants, shorts and tees.

The latest ugly/not-ugly holiday sweater from Middle of Beyond features stitched images of the classic USS Enterprise, Klingon birds of prey, phasers, and the ship’s crew. Made from 100% acrylic, guaranteed to survive a trip through the transporter.

Wings + Horns blazes up the cardigan with a frock coat length and a slim fit. Each one is handmade in Canada from 100% Peruvian wool. It has gusseted underarms, articulated sleeves and a pair of welt pockets.

New Era Korea’s exclusive collaboration with the International Space Archives adopts designs, colors and patches from American and Russian space programs into down jackets, sweaters, fitted and snapback caps and t-shirts.

All Day Ich Dream About Sportswear. Streetwear meets futsal in Adidas Originals and Palace Skateboards’ latest collaboration. The collection includes a track jacket, jerseys and two futsal shoes. Drops 11/12/16, and coming soon to scalpers near you.

HUF and Thrasher Magazine’s early Holiday special for skaters. The Tour de Stoops collection features 90’s style tees, shirts, socks and caps as well as coach jackets, anoraks and shoes. The two brands also made a skate video to complement their collection.

To promote its stock photography service, Adobe released a tongue-in-cheek collection of tees and sweaters featuring cliché stock photos. You can order the clothes if you sign up for an Adobe Stock enterperise membership.

British apparel brand Dropdead has a line of officially-licensed Sonic the Hedgehog clothing and accessories. The ’90s inspired collection includes sweaters, jackets, tees, hats, and slipper replicas of Sonic’s Power Sneakers.

adidas and wings + horns‘ latest collab goes for the handmade, rustic look. The collection’s highlights include knit track jackets, sherpa jackets as well as Gazelles and ZX Flux ADV Xs with dope Primeknit and suede uppers.

Artist Josh Cooper made a print inspired by the school from the instant classic Netflix show Stranger Things. Available on a gray or white t-shirt or on a gray sweatshirt. It’s only on sale until 8/15/16, so get ’em now. And get some for your buddies too. It’s what friends do.

The characters of the classic anime and manga series Dragon Ball star in this collection by fellow Japanese cultural icon BAPE. The collection includes sweaters, t-shirts, tote bags and more. Drops 4/23/16.

The hood in Hypnos’ sweatshirts and jackets has a hidden inflatable pouch. Breathe into the concealed valve for a couple of seconds and you have a discreet pillow. The sweatshirts are available in slim and relaxed fit and as a pullover or with a zipper.

We’re not saying it’s fiscally prudent to drop nearly half a grand on a cardigan, just that you might want to have your tailor make you one that extends about 12″ below your waist, with four front pockets and ribbing everywhere.

Instead of going with a conventional costume this year, why not wear one of these awesome knit sweaters, inspired by A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and Halloween. It’s probably not going to be cold enough to wear a scarf, but those are cool too. (Thanks Mia!)