(When I enrolled, students were grumbling that it was time for a new mascot — particularly the cheerleaders, whose sweaters were emblazoned with the word).
"Luxury is a specialized service," said Mr. Pellat-Finet, whose sweaters, sold at Barneys and Fred Segal, will also be available on Christopher Street in New York, where the designer plans to open his first stand-alone store in June.
Tommy Red, whose argyle sweater and socks match, remembers the days when the women used to run after him; they loved to fuss over his hair.
Witness LVMH's recent 2 billion euro ($2.6 billion) embrace of Loro Piana, whose cashmere sweaters and cardigans fetch more than 1,000 euros apiece.
"A graphic print sweater is a way for a guy to add color and pattern without feeling like he's doing something unusual," said Mr. Gobel, whose graphic sweaters are part of his new men's wear collection.
It was staged at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris's Saint Germain district, not far from where Rykiel's fashion business began with her 1960s Rue de Grenelle boutique, and opened with a lineup of models whose initialled sweaters spelled out "Rykiel Forever".
Ms. Rice was wearing a knit sweater whose lavenders were from the Hapalopilus nidulars and whose nutmeg color was from the Cortinarius cinnamorreus.
Nonna Ombretta, as they called her, was at the head of the table, a white-haired figure in pearls and a sweater whose color matched her large aquamarine eyes.
Egged on by the buoyant, sororal atmosphere of the place, cut only by a young man in a bow tie gyrating to New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle," I plowed through a pile of clothing that included an A-line boldly printed cobalt dress that would've been appropriate on a Braniff stewardess ($395) and a tie-neck sweater whose generous contours reminded me that Milly is, in the end, a bit mall-y.
He had on two sweaters, whose several large holes almost did not overlap.
