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  • The cable-knit sweaters popularized by Tilden in the '20s are now a preppy staple.

    Great Moments in Tennis Fashion History 2011

  • “Put the cable-knit cardigans on the sale table—they're not moving.”

    Female Scent-Marking in the Suburbs Con Chapman 2011

  • Rachel is built like Tinkerbell, small and sprightly, and she's wearing pink tights and leg warmers and an oversize cable-knit sweater.

    Icicles in California Dallas Woodburn 2011

  • However, the men's tennis kit has historically maintained a relevance beyond the confines of the game itself—from the cable-knit sweaters popularized by Bill Tilden in the '20s, now a preppy staple, to the headbands and striped socks that were once favored by John McEnroe and Björn Borg and have since become hipster emblems.

    Classic Tennis, Anyone? Darrell Hartman 2011

  • I glanced down at my clothes, a black short-sleeved cable-knit sweater and jeans, and shrugged.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

  • Chunky cable-knit sweaters: Call it derivative or traditional—but no closet will be complete this fall without a chunky cableknit sweater.

    Next Fall, There Will Be Oxblood Christina Binkley 2012

  • The slippers are gray-green cable-knit and the marabou is a frilly hot pink.

    The Kitchen Daughter Jael McHenry 2011

  • The slippers are gray-green cable-knit and the marabou is a frilly hot pink.

    The Kitchen Daughter Jael McHenry 2011

  • The 11-piece collection includes ribbed and cable-knit sweaters, a bibbed twill shirt and sheepskin mitts.

    The Gentleman Adventurer Darrell Hartman 2011

  • I glanced down at my clothes, a black short-sleeved cable-knit sweater and jeans, and shrugged.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

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