One of my requests last Christmas was a new sweater or two, in a lighter color to counteract the general dark tone of my existing sweater collection (some of which are also getting a bit old). The Wife gave me a wonderful light-blue sweater with a neat pattern around the top, and a cowl neck that zips up. It’s similar to an Icelandic Lopapeysa sweater, but it’s not made of wool. This has quickly become one of my very favorite sweaters, and as a bonus, it seems to go really well with overalls!
![I'm really digging this sweater. #ootd #overalls #dungarees #biboveralls #vintage #dickiesworkwear #dickiesoveralls #denimoveralls #overallsarelife #vintageoveralls #sweatersandoveralls #scarf #crochet](https://i0.wp.com/live.staticflickr.com/65535/50847472422_883f6f2b95.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1)
![New sweater! New overalls! Yay! #ootd #overalls #dungarees #biboveralls #BerneOveralls #hickorystripe #denimoveralls #overallsarelife #sweater #sweatersandoveralls](https://i0.wp.com/live.staticflickr.com/65535/50763078878_c2e9ff5e36.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1)
![The collar on this sweater really does not want to lay flat, so I'm just going with it.... #ootd #overalls #dungarees #biboveralls #vintage #lee #leeoveralls #hickorystripe #denimoveralls #overallsarelife #vintageoveralls #sweatersandoveralls](https://i0.wp.com/live.staticflickr.com/65535/50939242163_7a0935b46e.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Here’s a suitably dramatic pose, taken in an alley in Hamburg, NY. The Dee-oh-gee and I were killing time outside while The Wife went into our favorite local bakery to buy stuff. I like the color contrasts here, between the sweater, the overalls, the scarf, the doggo, and the wall behind us:
![I'm not even sure how to describe this one.... #Cane #dogsofinstagram #greyhound #greyhoundsofinstagram #HamburgNY #alley #overalls #dungarees #biboveralls #vintage #dickiesworkwear #dickiesoveralls #denimoveralls #overallsarelife #vintageoveralls #sweate](https://i0.wp.com/live.staticflickr.com/65535/51008472915_6cf664ccf1.jpg?resize=439%2C500&ssl=1)
The color and pattern (apparently called a yoke design) go well with either solid blue overalls or with hickory stripes. I assume it will go well with the herringbone overalls as well, but I haven’t worn the sweater with those yet.
![From the back #overalls #dungarees #biboveralls #BerneOveralls #hickorystripe #denimoveralls #overallsarelife #sweater #sweatersandoveralls](https://i0.wp.com/live.staticflickr.com/65535/50763811841_04e2c620b6.jpg?resize=499%2C500&ssl=1)
![Sweater and bib](https://i0.wp.com/live.staticflickr.com/65535/51079375022_eca6270fc4.jpg?resize=339%2C500&ssl=1)
As always, I make few (if any) apologies for the fact that my main criteria for judging whether or not I want to add a top to my wardrobe is, “Do I think this will look good under a pair of overalls?” I mean, it’s my thing, y’know?
Oh, and the title of this post constitutes a little joke. I have no Icelandic roots at all.
so what ARE your roots, he asked in an Ask Jaquandor Anything sort of way?
Roger: Sound like fodder for a post…but it'll be a short one!