Most half zips are quiet. This one is not. Velvet Vogue ran a bold horizontal stripe across the body and straight down the sleeves, then finished the neck with a pointed collar and a short zip placket with a ring pull, which is the kind of detail you notice from across a room. Leave the zip down and the collar sits open and wide; pull it up and the neck closes in for a sharper line.

The cut is properly loose. The shoulder seam drops past the natural line, there is room through the chest and waist, and the sleeves run long into deep ribbed cuffs that sit past the wrist unless you push them back. It reads as a jumper with some attitude rather than a plain layering knit, which is why it holds its own with denim and works just as well pulled over something more tailored.

It comes in six colourways, White, Black, Gray, Red, Blue and Green, across sizes S to 2XL. Our model is 5'9" and wears a size S for the relaxed shape pictured. The body is unlined and the hem hits at the hip, so it wears well left out over jeans. Machine wash it cold and do not dry clean.

• Fit: Loose and relaxed through the body and sleeves, true to size
• Neckline: Pointed collar with a half zip placket and ring pull
• Pattern: Bold horizontal stripe worked across the body and sleeves
• Sleeve: Long drop shoulder sleeve with a deep ribbed cuff
• Length: Regular, hits at the hip, unlined
• Sizes and colours: S to 2XL in White, Black, Gray, Red, Blue and Green
• Model: 5'9" and wearing a size S
• Care: Machine wash cold, do not dry clean