When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Gigi Hadid, the cashmere blond supermodel, has both an inherent sense of style and business connections within the luxury fashion conglomerate. The easy thing would have been skincare or candles.
Instead, she created Guest In Residence with the help of stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson and Sijeo Kim, formerly of Theory and The Row. Its luxury cashmere sweaters are what the brand calls "future heirlooms." This fall's collection includes mostly genderless, boxy designs made from vibrantly colored, finely knit cashmere.
The styling reminds me of what a Nickelodeon character might wear to a skatepark (in a good way! Very Y2K.). I chose an oversized crewneck in a shade called "Matcha" (now sold out), which is the exact shade of Brat green I hoped it would be.
The cashmere itself is extremely soft and smooth. Running my hand over it, there's zero coarseness or itchiness — it's just a fluffy, inviting fabric. The knit is 14 gauge, while most cashmere sweaters are 7 to 12 gauge.
A lower gauge is easier to make, but a higher gauge is silkier, finer, closer-knit, and slower to pill. The Oversized Crewneck costs $385 , which is definitely steep for any single article of clothing. I'd expect the stitching on its interior seams to be immaculate for this price, but it isn't.
There's some frayed yarn that's liable to become more frayed the more I wear it. That said, it has withstood my first wash-.