Find The Best Cardigan for yourself or a friend
Well, If you ask me, they have never gone out of style. When I stayed at the Palomar Hotel in Los Angeles a few years ago, I was so fascinated with their leopard print bathroom robes that I ended up buying one from the hotel. That day I realized that Leopard print never goes out…
The short answer is No. While some stylists believe that a cardigan can add ten years to your look, that “popular belief” has been proven wrong. A Cardigan sweater can make you look, conservative, elegant, mature, and scholarly but never old. In fact, cardigans can make someone who is a senior citizen look even younger…
Elbow patches on cardigan sweaters Out of all top garments, cardigan sweaters are probably the most frequently associated with elbow patches. Your high school teacher or a college professor might have worn one. I had a political science professor who wore a maroon cardigan with added-on brown patches and he often joked about it as…
Double-breasted cardigans come in men’s, women’s, and even kids’ versions. You don’t see them as much as the other versions of cardigan sweaters, but they are still quite popular. They are worn more across Northern Europe, UK, and Ireland where they originated from. Irish cardigans often made from rich merino wool are an Irish folk…
This cardigan style for men is not leaving us anytime soon. Something is appealing in a guy who knows how to sport a long cardigan well. Perhaps that outfit will give you a look of a knight, a priest, or a magician in a trench coat like Neo from Matrix. Long, elegant knitwear for men…
What is a shawl? A shawl is essentially a scarf, usually made from knitwear, that wraps around your shoulders and sometimes your head. Cardigans that have thicker long collars are called shawl cardigans because wearing them does feel and look like you are wearing a shawl around your shoulders. Shawl cardigans This type of cardigan…
When you hear the word, cardigan sweater, what comes to mind is an image of a cozy fall or winter knitwear. And that is fine unless you are thinking about a lightweight cardigan. Lightweight cardigans are such a great fashion accessory that can add character, texture, and elegance to a man’s or woman’s outfit. There…
This style of cardigan probably needs no introduction, but we will describe the terminology from a layman’s and a knitter’s point of view. We’ve all seen sweaters that look like they are made with “groovy” patterns, where one vertical stripe is protruded, and one is indented. That is a what a ribbed knitted pattern is…
Cardigans were initially worn by men only Initially, when they became a garment worn by the soldiers and fishermen, cardigans were designed to be worn solely by men. A century after its invention, a cardigan sweater became a stylish unisex garment that is often a fashionable and status symbol. Most common types of men’s cardigan…