Is the Guardian Style column (and this designer) trolling us?

[JurassicClark]

There have been numberous crochets items worn by celebrities and fashion gurus for a good while now, but this week the Guardian jumped the shark -

A crocketed bloke's "tabard" ar £475. In case the wealthy fashion fella in your life wants to channel Auntie Mildred in the charity shop.

https://ssdaley.com/products/abel-crochet-tabard-blue

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/article/2024/jun/29/crochet-fashion-taylor-swift

And what is going on with the model’s trousers?

And his shoes…

😂😂

I'm getting school dinner lady pinafore vibes there.

I'm sorry what the actual?!
I would probably divorce my husband if he turned up like that.

That's hilarious. I can just see DH's face if I bought him that, even if it cost a fiver. Newspaper style columns are always a bit bonkers though. Some of the Balenciaga stuff is beyond a joke. I've no idea who would want that. Harry Styles? He's got better taste I think.
The painter who painted that red portrait of the King was on some chat show in the week (The One Show?) and he was wearing a crocheted shirt. It looked daft, (too try-hard) but not as daft as in your picture!

I can crochet. Maybe I could make one each for my DH, dad, brother and sons?

I adore SS Daley - have been waiting for a Women’s collection for an age, and I’d be delighted to glimpse a man wearing any of the clothes on the website. Personally I think the tabard would probably be better without the shirt underneath, worn more like a rather fancy vest on hot days and holidays.

For that 'England supporter in a foreign bar' look.