A sweater with deer is a timeless winter staple. Especially now that animal prints are trending. The deer sweater is universal; there are no age or gender divisions for it. Comfortable clothes are worn by people of all nations and ages. The pattern gives the knitwear softness and fabulousness. Involuntarily brings you back to childhood with bright Christmas trees and long winter holidays. Scandinavian print has firmly established itself in our lives, it is always appropriate and beautiful.
How deer appeared on clothes
This print has a solid history.
Appearance of a pattern
It is believed that in the 19th century, peasant women from the Setesdal Valley were the first to decorate household items and clothing with deer patterns. The name of the Setesdal style was born from the name of the area. The designs were knitted, cross-stitched, and woven. In Southern Norway they used a combination of white and black. The quality of the dyes was judged by the color fastness. With Jacquard's invention of the loom, deer migrated to carpets, rugs, blankets, pillows, and curtains.
The craftswomen of each family tried to make their own drawing, different from the others. Warm sweaters were given to men. They were sometimes used to identify the remains of dead sailors, but let’s not talk about sad things. Scandinavian women have made their contribution to the development of the fashion industry for centuries.
Cinema and the rise of popularity
The geography of patterned sweaters expanded after the release of the film "Sun Valley Serenade" It was 1941, and color cinema was not even dreamed of in those years. The main character flashed on the screen in a dark sweater with a white pattern. The deer and snowflakes looked cute in the frame.
It was not difficult to make such drawings. In all corners of the world, deer have begun to appear more and more often on warm men's clothing. Every 50s girl had her John Payne in a fancy sweater. Such guys did not disappoint women.
Reference. In the 70s, women began to show off clothes with deer.
Of course, all sorts of color variations appeared. Traditional ones were too boring for fashionable ladies.
How do people view print in Russia?
In our country, to drawings with horned animals ambivalence. This is due to linguistic features.
Reference. In the West, the deer is a symbol of fidelity, masculinity, thoroughness and devotion. In our country, “deer” is the name given to incompetent drivers and people with slow reactions.
But this does not frighten those who follow global fashion trends. Therefore, there are more and more fans of fashionable print in our country.
Such different deer
Historically, Each pattern was made unique.
Designers have created many unexpected patterns for any occasion:
- for everyday and semi-formal meetings - neutral traditional designs;
- for a youth party - playful;
- for children - cheerful, bright.
Color spectrum
For Scandinavian style prints they always choose contrasting color combination. Shades of the same tone are unacceptable. More common white ornament on some rich background.
Important! Creators of mass clothing often choose warm natural tones: red, burgundy, orange, blue, light blue, green.
In addition to white contrasting color, light gray paints are used. Some designers skillfully combine brown and wine tones with yellow. Considering the variety of shades listed, the palette of patterns turns out to be colorful.
Pattern options
Traditional plots and ornaments use recycled elements of national folklore. You can see deer on sweaters standing alone and in groups, with babies. There are stencil drawings with moving animals: jumping, running.
Not just on a sweater
During the era of the craze for jacquard patterns, deer appeared on hats, dresses, scarves and mittens, tights and even lingerie. Scandinavian print is applied to bags, accessories, even Christmas tree decorations and packaging.
What to wear with a patterned sweater
Sweaters with animal prints can be worn with voluminous parks, the addition is a hat; young people can choose a model with a pompom.
When the pattern on the sweater is in the form of a circular yoke and along the bottom, a warm item is combined with dark plain trousers or skirt.
Mini complemented with warm leggings or thick tights.
Reference. Norwegian motifs fit perfectly into urban casual style and are appropriate on sportswear.
When a complex pattern completely covers the sweater, items and accessories that match or contrast with the main shade are allowed.
Looks great with any sweater jeans traditional colors or black. Pretentious cut of skirts and trousers with a sweater with deer is inappropriate. They should be the only decoration on the bow.
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