Seraphina Knit Vest, Chocolate Lilac Multi Stripe

The Seraphina Knit Vest from Saint Tropez is a genuinely lovely little transitional piece — a cropped, sleeveless, button-front knit waistcoat in a properly considered European autumn palette. Lilac at the top, warm taupe and cream through the body, deep chocolate brown at the hem — the kind of multi-stripe that reads instantly grown-up.

Here's the fabrication story, in order: 56% recycled polyester leading — a genuinely meaningful percentage for a piece in this price bracket. Then 20% polyester, 13% polyamide, 9% wool (which adds the soft brushed hand-feel and just enough natural-fibre warmth for the transitional weeks), and 2% elastane to keep the shape intact through wear. That 56% recycled figure means well over half of the piece has been diverted from landfill and given a second life — a proper sustainability story, not marketing language.

The design is simple and clean: round neckline, button-front with five dark tortoise-effect buttons, cropped length that sits at the natural waist, and ribbed finishes at the neckline, armholes and hem for structure. Regular fit through the body — neat but never tight.

The Chocolate Lilac Multi Stripe palette is what really lifts this piece. A soft lavender at the top, warm mocha, cream and grey through the middle, and deep chocolate at the hem — a proper considered European tonal palette that plays with denim, cream, camel, black and every autumnal shade in your capsule.

Perfect for right now as a layering piece over a tee, brilliant for autumn worn buttoned up over a long-sleeved top or a fine polo neck, still relevant in winter under a coat.