I wanted to feature some knitwear that has a single design on the front, and while looking for options, I came across so many teddy bears, and that doesn’t even include Palm Angels, who use it as a brand motif.
The featured image shows (l-r): No21 AW2023 Menswear, Stella McCartney AW2023, Alexander McQueen Pre-Fall 2023, and Alessandra Rich Pre-Fall 2023. All runway and lookbook images are from Vogue Runway.
I’m not sure why teddy bears feature so prominently in Pre-Fall 2023, but apparently they symbolize friendship and companionship, so maybe grab a teddy bear top and meet some friends for coffee?
If teddy bears aren’t your thing, Pre-Fall has plenty of other options – there’s lemons at Ganni if you’re more sour-puss than sweet-ted, and Gabriela Hearst has this really interesting sweater with a ram/eye/uterus on it that I’m not sure I could wear in public but maybe you’re more daring than I am. The profits from the sweater will go to Planned Parenthood.
