There is nothing worse than someone who looks as if he tries too hard,"" says Mr Thom Browne, who urges guys to look at classics differently. Designs like this striped merino sweater are just what he's talking about. It has been knitted in Italy in a smart fine-gauge with mother-of-pearl buttons at the sides and cuffs - a nice detail if you like to layer. The grosgrain tipping and tab are one of the label's recognisable signatures.