My obsession with grey jersey has finally reached a holy zenith point. In terms of construction, material and design, there is nothing really that can top this grey jersey beaut. I placed this Heal A/W 09 piece next to my other grey jersey items (Uniqlo sweatshirt, AA vests, Muji bedspread etc...) and I think I MAY have heard the other items cry a little in exasperation. They are the slubby, lovable and comforting pieces that I will ALWAYS, always turn to but this jacket made by the rising French label, with ribbed panelling that sculpts the torso and shoulders, is sadly a class above. So there on top of a grey jersey hierarchy that I've been building up for a few years now, this Heal piece sits quite proudly, waiting some fuck-up to happen, like when I haphazardly spill spag bol sauce all over it (or fish pie... making that tonight... up for fishy leftovers round mine?). Even the zipper makes a smooth wooshing zipping sound that sends fears of impending breakages running up my spine. If I previously turned to grey jersey as a form of comfort, then the Heal (I'm even forced to give it a definite article) is the protective armour, that isn't really meant for slobbing away at home squished up watching the Jeremy Kyle show, eating beef-flavoured Monster Munch. It's an insult to any garment really when you're doing those aforementioned things.
Nay. The Heal has to go out. It's still frickin' cold outside but that's no excuse to be hiding away expertly constructed shoulders and a streamlined shape...
(Worn with Emma Cook shirt, Yves Saint Laurent trousers, Bruno Frisoni sandals)
**EDIT** In my very hasty post and whilst being distracted by the abundance of structured grey jersey, Jeremy Kyle, the warnings of snowfall and the impending fish pie (it was delish... thanks Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall!), I did forget to say that Heal top was a very VERY kind gift from them, thanking me for writing about them last time round. It is an A/W 09 piece so I guess this might be the last bits of their last season stock. Some of you have asked about their online store and ordering from them and I can only presume they've taken it down from their site over Christmas because they're away or they're redoing it for S/S 10. In any case, I will shoot them an email to see what they have planned for S/S 10.
