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Trendhumper: Cowichan Sweaters

To the average consumer, the sweater pictured above is just knit with animals on it. But in reality, the buffalo-splashed zip-up is actually called a Cowichan sweater.

The sweaters get their name from the Cowichan, a tribe of native people in British Columbia who originally introduced this style—typically marked by animals and geometric shapes—to the world. And now, some U.S-based brands are bringing back the look for the impending cold months. Gant recently highlighted their take on the Cowichan ($248, pictured above) in their collaboration with style shutter-bug The Sartorialist, a project that documents the style of 10 different New Yorkers. See more of the Gant x Satioralist mash-up tomorrow night at Gant’s NYC flagship store, and vote “hump” or “dump” below to decide if you’re feeling this trend…

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