We’re a new sweater brand creating an easy go-to item for modern professionals. We’re also Slater and Jack, lifelong friends based out of hilly San Francisco.
Our story begins in a 3rd-grade classroom in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, where we bonded over our inability to write cursive and spell the word “giraffe”. 20 years later, we’re still not great on the cursive front, but we have launched a sweater company.
People sometimes ask why a couple of seemingly unfashionable roommates are creating an apparel company. First off, rude. Second, fair question. Growing up, outdoor adventure had a major influence on us. We’ve always preferred wearing durable, high-performing clothes versus following fashion trends.
It seemed that no matter the phase of our life, we always gravitated towards long-lasting clothes that felt good to wear, and when we found clothes that we felt good in, we wanted to wear them all the time.
In September, 2020 we launched our first sweater on Indiegogo and reached our funding goal within the first 3 hours! At the end of our pre-order campaign, we sent sweaters to 300 "backers", and the response has been amazing!
Our return and exchange policy lasts 30 days. To be eligible for a return, your item must be undamaged and in the same condition that you received it. Exchanges are subject to availability. Start a Return or Exchange.
Our sweaters are designed and crafted to last. If your sweater becomes damaged from holes or snagged threads, send it back and we'll restore it to the best of our abilities.
We are offering free shipping within the USA. Outside the USA, depending on your country, you will be responsible for paying for customs, duties, taxes, or other applicable fees before you can receive your package.
These policies are set locally, so please check with the relevant sources where you live for the most accurate information. If the customs/duties are not paid and the shipment is returned to us, you will be refunded, minus the shipping cost.
OLIVER CHARLES sweaters can last a lifetime, which matters because by wearing our clothes for even 9 months longer, our individual carbon footprint can be reduced by 30%, equivalent to removing half a million cars off the road per person per year.
Machine washable.
Lay flat to dry.
"A perfect sweater for people of any age and any lifestyle. A quality sweater that can be worn with anything. I like it with my jeans the best."
Donna D.
give it a try. Worry-free.
We’re confident this will be your go-to sweater for years. But we understand you may be skeptical. So give it a try. Worry-free.
100% Satisfaction
Try it out. Wear throughout the week. If you’re not happy, just send it back. No questions asked.
Lifetime Guarantee
If anything ever happens to your sweater over the many years, send it back and we'll restore it.
Free US Shipping
Free, fast, and packaged thoughtfully for a delightful, unique unboxing experience.
go-to for work & life
Practical and easy to wear, simplifying the most hectic weeks.
"I've worn my sweater through long walks, cold days, warm days, work calls, movies, road trips, and even a surgery. It's my go-to top for everything, always making me feel posh and incredibly comfortable."
Sarah B.
center of your wardrobe
Timeless and versatile. Mix and match with everything in your closet.
ideal for #repeat wear
Easy to wear all the time. Smell and feel fresh even after the 10th wear.
UNIQUELY shapes to you
Over time and wear, your sweater will uniquely adjust to your perfect fit.
perfect all-season layer
Breathable on sunny summer days and warm on cold winter nights.
"Everything perfect. I bought one for my son and did asked it back because it is a perfect sweater for elderly. Thin and warm. You can wear it always under or over other clothes."
Seppl B.
DESIGNED FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFESTYLE
Invest in a sustainable piece that you can wear a lot without having to wash constantly or worry about.
WHY OC?
3d-knit = 0 seams
Greater mobility and comfort is why astronauts wear 3D-knits in space.
Made From Khullu
The soft down wool of high elevation Tibetan yak has super powers.
LASTS A LIFETIME
Timeless go-to sweater you'll want to own for years. Backed for life.
A NEW APPROACH TO EVERYDAY SWEATERS
3D-knit in 1 entire piece without seams, reducing fabric waste while increasing strength. Greater mobility and comfort is why astronauts wear 3D-knits in space.
"As a side note - doing yoga in a sweater is not always easy. The sweater needs to be tight enough not to get in the way, but loose enough to be malleable. Oliver Charles scores a 10/10 in the yogability category."
Tara L.
GOODBYE CASHMERE AND HELLO KHULLU
Khullu is soft like cashmere, but easy to care for unlike cashmere.
“What I've most been impressed by is the fact that I've worn it for eight or nine days, and it doesn't smell at all, which is pretty crazy.”
Thomas C.
"The sustainable production and material is a game-changer as I am trying to transform my wardrobe into a “quality over quantity” state."
Kate N.
FAQ
We’re a new clothing brand creating an easy go-to item for modern professionals. We’re also Slater & Jack... a couple of lifelong friends on a mission to get the world to rethink their wardrobe.
TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
OCT, 2019 Discovered khullu fiber.
DEC, 2019 First swatch samples of khullu.
MAR, 2020 Started co-creating our sweater.
APR, 2020 Partnered with Tailored Industry.
JUNE, 2020 Determined knit type/weight.
JULY, 2020 First prototype arrived for testing,
AUG, 2020 First 50 sweaters knit and sent.
SEPT, 2020 Launch on Indiegogo!
OCT, 2020 New color!
NOV, 2020 1st production batch complete.
DEC, 2020 1st batch of sweaters delivered!
JAN, 2021 2nd production batch begins.
FEB, 2021 Sent out 70% ofpre-orders.
MAR, 2021 Send out 100% of orders... launch!
APR, 2021 Intro new color for Mother's Day!
MAY, 2021 Launch new color.
SWEATER PLANS
Our goal is to change the way we currently think about the clothes we buy. We strongly believe that the future of style is buying less and, crucially, buying better. As a brand, we want to keep in our lane and create the best sweaters out there.
When people talk about sweaters, our hope is that we’ll be the first brand mentioned. In 10 years, if we have our way, our sweaters will be the go-to item for a modern professionals everywhere.
We are offering free shipping within the USA. Outside the USA, depending on your country, you will be responsible for paying for customs, duties, taxes, or other applicable fees before you can receive your package.
These policies are set locally, so please check with the relevant sources where you live for the most accurate information. If the customs/duties are not paid and the shipment is returned to us, you will be refunded, minus the shipping cost.
RETURNS & EXCHANGES
Our return and exchange policy lasts 30 days. To be eligible for a return, your item must be undamaged and in the same condition that you received it.
Pre-ordered items cannot be refunded because we use these funds to bring the product to life for the first time. This is the tradeoff of a discounted price.
We believe sweaters are the most versatile piece of your closet that lets you quickly and elegantly shift between work and life, which is increasingly important as we blur the lines between the two.
We work with the soft underbelly fibers that insulate high elevation Tibetan yak in cold -40° F winters. This fiber is called khullu ("coo-loo"), and it’s some of the best natural fiber money can buy.
Not only is khullu warmer and more breathable than lambswool and cashmere, but the fiber is also world-renowned for its antimicrobial properties, meaning it doesn't trap odor like cotton and synthetic materials.
We pair khullu with merino wool, the Swiss Army Knife of the natural fiber world. Merino wool is world-famous for its excellent insulating, sweat-wicking, and odor-resisting properties.
Merino wool can absorb 30% of its weight in water and remain dry to touch. Merino can also be bent and flexed 30,000 times before it's damaged. Merino is a durable fiber that protects against the sun's rays, resists wrinkles and pilling, insulates body heat when it's cold, and transports sweat away in the heat.
Khullu is a cashmere alternative that is growing in popularity due to the breathability and antimicrobial properties of the wool, the lightweight, warm sweater material it can be knit into, and its soft hand feel. Khullu is not only the world's best wool, but when paired with merino, the two super-fibers are ideal for daily wear and make for amazing travel clothes.
One of the most important factors that affects the way wool feels is the fiber fineness. Thinner diameter fiber is softer. While a human hair has a average diameter of 75 microns (µm), the merino and yak wool (AKA "khullu") we use in our sweaters is ultra-fine at 17.5µm.
Wools that are generally considered "soft" have a fineness <20µm. Although, at the end of the day, you know best, so try new materials at different levels of fineness and decide what you like wearing most. If you find a wool sweater you love but find slightly itchy, note that fine wools, like merino and khullu, get softer with washing.
Wicking is an important benefit of wool, because in order to regulate body temperature, humans can sweat several liters a day. All this sweat can get pretty smelly right? In fact, sweat only becomes odor if it isn't wicked away. Wool has a number of unique moisture management properties that allow it to resist body odor making it ideal for #repeat wear and simplifying your life.
1) Saturation regain: wool can absorb and retain up to 35% of its own weight in moisture and still feel dry to the touch, which reduces sweat buildup and discourages bacterial growth.
2) Isolation of bacteria: after sweat is absorbed from the skin's surface it travels outwards where it evaporates. In the process, wool actively binds and isolates bacteria within it's fiber. The isolation of bacteria reduces odor to the point where unwashed wool has 66% less odor intensity than plastic-based fibers and 28% less than cotton fabrics (Woolmark).
Fun fact: bacteria thrive in humid environments, where sweat is trapped instead of being wicked away. For example, while a 1x1cm area on a human forearm contains around 100 bacteria, an identical square in the armpit contains on average 10 million bacteria (Popular Science).
We make our sweaters from yak down, which is the hair they shed naturally in the spring, all the herders do to collect it is simply brush the animals. Merino sheep on the other hand are unable to shed their coat so it is sheared.
3D-knitting machines create completely seamless garments that are made as one continuous knit, and don't require either cutting or sewing.
Removing cutting eliminates wasted fabric. Removing sewing eliminates error, bulk, and even the need for inventory.
Why Go Seamless? When you wear a 3D-knit garment like our crew neck sweater, you’ll notice it feels light and shapes to the natural contours of your body. The drape of the soft khullu and merino sweater will only be enhanced by our choice of links-links knit, which improves elasticity and range of motion.
Are 3D-Knits More Durable? One of the main benefits of 3D-knitting is seamlessness. As 1 whole garment, produced as 1 continuous knit, there are few, if any, points where a seam unravels, snags, or rips.
Unlike 3D-knitting, both the cutting and the sewing process is prone to error; the most common are:
Inconsistent cuts due to shifting fabric layers or blade velocity.
Raw edges aren’t properly hemmed and unravel.
Imprecise sewing causes pinching and/or seam separation.
How Sustainable is 3D-Knitting? 3D-knitting requires less raw material, produces less waste, and opens the door to an inventory-less future. 3D-knitting plays an important sustainability role because 35% (36 billion lbs) of material in the global supply chain ends up as waste. The numbers speak for themselves. According to Tailored Industry, one of the leading 3D-knitting manufacturers in the United States, their 3D knitting approach reduces CO2 emissions by 50%. It also reduces their electrical usage by 43% and their material waste by 93%.
Our sweaters are made in Brooklyn, New York by Tailored Industry. We work with them to create our sweaters through a new manufacturing process called WHOLEGARMENT® 3D-knitting.
We chose Tailored Industry vs. other WHOLEGARMENT® manufacturers in part because of their brand vision. They want to become a platform for on-demand knitwear. We're hoping we can grow together, create all kinds of custom sizes, and eventually remove the need for inventory completely.
Pilling is the natural process that occurs when the shorter natural wool fibers work their way to the surface of a sweater.
Pilling is normal and expected with any wool piece of clothing, but fear not because there is a tried and true method to manage pilling.
The first thing you should do is wash your sweater after the first 4 wears. Throw your sweater in the wash with a pair of jeans, just make sure to close the zippers.
Over time, shorter fibers causing pilling will pull away on their own.
Yes! Machine wash at a normal or cool temperature. Don't tumble dry. Instead, lay flat to dry out of direct sunlight. Avoid fabric softener or products with bleach.
Our sweaters are a timeless design meant last in your closet. If your Oliver Charles sweater becomes damaged from holes, snagged threads, or pilling at any time, send it back and we'll restore it to the best of our abilities.
If you feel your sweater needs a repair, please fill out the form below. Please note that you must be the original purchaser of the product with a valid proof of purchase (order number).
When you decide your sweater has reached the end of its life - whether that’s in 10 years’ time or 100 years - please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We'll make sure to find it another home or make sure it is naturally returned to the earth. As each sweater is biodegradable, although designed to last a lifetime.
Finding styles you love, upgrading them to last for life, and then repeating is our simple formula. Repeating styles, AKA your "personal uniform", opens up more time for creativity, productivity, and recharging... also it's great for the planet.
The clothes we wear have an impact on how we feel throughout the day. Researchers at Northwestern University in 2012 coined this concept as “enclothed cognition”.
Think about it. I bet you have a favorite sweatshirt or pair of pants that make you feel confident, makes you feel like you. It’s clothing that you wish you could wear all the time.
There's only so much we can do alone, and we quickly realized that the clothes/styles/things that make us feel good are deeply personal.
We're creating a sweater meant to be central to a personal uniform and last for life. We had to make sure we were creating something people really wanted to not only wear, but wear all the time, which is why our sweaters are co-created with our community.
We’re a new clothing brand creating an easy go-to item for modern professionals. We’re also Slater & Jack... a couple of lifelong friends on a mission to get the world to rethink their wardrobe.
TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
OCT, 2019 Discovered khullu fiber.
DEC, 2019 First swatch samples of khullu.
MAR, 2020 Started co-creating our sweater.
APR, 2020 Partnered with Tailored Industry.
JUNE, 2020 Determined knit type/weight.
JULY, 2020 First prototype arrived.
AUG, 2020 First 50 sweaters knit and sent.
SEPT, 2020 Launch on Indiegogo!
OCT, 2020 New color!
NOV, 2020 1st production batch complete.
DEC, 2020 1st batch of sweaters delivered!
JAN, 2021 2nd production batch begins.
FEB, 2021 Sent out 70% ofpre-orders.
MAR, 2021 Send out 100% of pre-orders.
APR, 2021 Intro new color for Mother's Day!
MAY, 2021 Launch new color.
SWEATER PLANS
Our goal is to change the way we currently think about the clothes we buy. We strongly believe that the future of style is buying less and, crucially, buying better. As a brand, we want to keep in our lane and create the best sweaters out there.
When people talk about sweaters, our hope is that we’ll be the first brand mentioned. In 10 years, if we have our way, our sweaters will be the go-to item for a modern professionals everywhere.
We are offering free shipping within the USA. Outside the USA, depending on your country, you will be responsible for paying for customs, duties, taxes, or other applicable fees before you can receive your package.
These policies are set locally, so please check with the relevant sources where you live for the most accurate information. If the customs/duties are not paid and the shipment is returned to us, you will be refunded, minus the shipping cost.
RETURNS & EXCHANGES
Our return and exchange policy lasts 30 days. To be eligible for a return, your item must be undamaged and in the same condition that you received it.
Pre-ordered items cannot be refunded because we use these funds to bring the product to life for the first time. This is the tradeoff of a discounted price.
We believe sweaters are the most versatile piece of your closet that lets you quickly and elegantly shift between work and life, which is increasingly important as we blur the lines between the two.
We work with the soft underbelly fibers that insulate high elevation Tibetan yak in cold -40° F winters. This fiber is called khullu ("coo-loo"), and it’s some of the best natural fiber money can buy.
Not only is khullu warmer and more breathable than lambswool and cashmere, but the fiber is also world-renowned for its antimicrobial properties, meaning it doesn't trap odor like cotton and synthetic materials.
We pair khullu with merino wool, the Swiss Army Knife of the natural fiber world. Merino wool is world-famous for its excellent insulating, sweat-wicking, and odor-resisting properties.
Merino wool can absorb 30% of its weight in water and remain dry to touch. Merino can also be bent and flexed 30,000 times before it's damaged. Merino is a durable fiber that protects against the sun's rays, resists wrinkles and pilling, insulates body heat when it's cold, and transports sweat away in the heat.
Khullu is a cashmere alternative that is growing in popularity due to the breathability and antimicrobial properties of the wool, the lightweight, warm sweater material it can be knit into, and its soft hand feel. Khullu is not only the world's best wool, but when paired with merino, the two super-fibers are ideal for daily wear and make for amazing travel clothes.
One of the most important factors that affects the way wool feels is the fiber fineness. Thinner diameter fiber is softer. While a human hair has a average diameter of 75 microns (µm), the merino and yak wool (AKA "khullu") we use in our sweaters is ultra-fine at 17.5µm.
Wools that are generally considered "soft" have a fineness <20µm. Although, at the end of the day, you know best, so try new materials at different levels of fineness and decide what you like wearing most. If you find a wool sweater you love but find slightly itchy, note that fine wools, like merino and khullu, get softer with washing.
Wicking is an important benefit of wool, because in order to regulate body temperature, humans can sweat several liters a day. All this sweat can get pretty smelly right? In fact, sweat only becomes odor if it isn't wicked away. Wool has a number of unique moisture management properties that allow it to resist body odor making it ideal for #repeat wear and simplifying your life.
1) Saturation regain: wool can absorb and retain up to 35% of its own weight in moisture and still feel dry to the touch, which reduces sweat buildup and discourages bacterial growth.
2) Isolation of bacteria: after sweat is absorbed from the skin's surface it travels outwards where it evaporates. In the process, wool actively binds and isolates bacteria within it's fiber. The isolation of bacteria reduces odor to the point where unwashed wool has 66% less odor intensity than plastic-based fibers and 28% less than cotton fabrics (Woolmark).
Fun fact: bacteria thrive in humid environments, where sweat is trapped instead of being wicked away. For example, while a 1x1cm area on a human forearm contains around 100 bacteria, an identical square in the armpit contains on average 10 million bacteria (Popular Science).
We make our sweaters from yak down, which is the hair they shed naturally in the spring, all the herders do to collect it is simply brush the animals. Merino sheep on the other hand are unable to shed their coat so it is sheared.
3D-knitting machines create completely seamless garments that are made as one continuous knit, and don't require either cutting or sewing. Removing cutting eliminates wasted fabric. Removing sewing eliminates error, bulk, and even the need for inventory.
Why Go Seamless? When you wear a 3D-knit garment like our crew neck sweater, you’ll notice it feels light and shapes to the natural contours of your body. The drape of the soft khullu and merino sweater will only be enhanced by our choice of links-links knit, which improves elasticity and range of motion.
Are 3D-Knits More Durable? One of the main benefits of 3D-knitting is seamlessness. As 1 whole garment, produced as 1 continuous knit, there are few, if any, points where a seam unravels, snags, or rips. Unlike 3D-knitting, both the cutting and the sewing process is prone to error; the most common are: Inconsistent cuts due to shifting fabric layers or blade velocity. Raw edges aren’t properly hemmed and unravel. Imprecise sewing causes pinching and/or seam separation.
How Sustainable is 3D-Knitting? 3D-knitting requires less raw material, produces less waste, and opens the door to an inventory-less future. 3D-knitting plays an important sustainability role because 35% (36 billion lbs) of material in the global supply chain ends up as waste. The numbers speak for themselves. According to Tailored Industry, one of the leading 3D-knitting manufacturers in the United States, their 3D knitting approach reduces CO2 emissions by 50%. It also reduces their electrical usage by 43% and their material waste by 93%.
Our sweaters are made in Brooklyn, New York by Tailored Industry. We work with them to create our sweaters through a new manufacturing process called WHOLEGARMENT® 3D-knitting.
We chose Tailored Industry vs. other WHOLEGARMENT® manufacturers in part because of their brand vision. They want to become a platform for on-demand knitwear. We're hoping we can grow together, create all kinds of custom sizes, and eventually remove the need for inventory completely.
Pilling is the natural process that occurs when the shorter natural wool fibers work their way to the surface of a sweater.
Pilling is normal and expected with any wool piece of clothing, but fear not because there is a tried and true method to manage pilling.
The first thing you should do is wash your sweater after the first 4 wears. Throw your sweater in the wash with a pair of jeans, just make sure to close the zippers.
Over time, shorter fibers causing pilling will pull away on their own.
Yes! Machine wash at a normal or cool temperature. Don't tumble dry. Instead, lay flat to dry out of direct sunlight. Avoid fabric softener or products with bleach.
Our sweaters are a timeless design meant last in your closet. If your Oliver Charles sweater becomes damaged from holes, snagged threads, or pilling at any time, send it back and we'll restore it to the best of our abilities.
If you feel your sweater needs a repair, please fill out the form below. Please note that you must be the original purchaser of the product with a valid proof of purchase (order number).
When you decide your sweater has reached the end of its life - whether that’s in 10 years’ time or 100 years - please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We'll make sure to find it another home or make sure it is naturally returned to the earth. As each sweater is biodegradable, although designed to last a lifetime.
Finding styles you love, upgrading them to last for life, and then repeating is our simple formula. Repeating styles, AKA your "personal uniform", opens up more time for creativity, productivity, and recharging... also it's great for the planet.
The clothes we wear have an impact on how we feel throughout the day. Researchers at Northwestern University in 2012 coined this concept as “enclothed cognition”.
Think about it. I bet you have a favorite sweatshirt or pair of pants that make you feel confident, makes you feel like you. It’s clothing that you wish you could wear all the time.
There's only so much we can do alone, and we quickly realized that the clothes/styles/things that make us feel good are deeply personal.
We're creating a sweater meant to be central to a personal uniform and last for life. We had to make sure we were creating something people really wanted to not only wear, but wear all the time, which is why our sweaters are co-created with our community.
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