Sweet Enlow

I haven’t posted a style post in a while and for that I apologize.  However, no better way to get back into it then to discuss arguably my favorite piece of clothing, the cardigan sweater.

For some reason, people tend to associate the cardigan with senior citizens.  This is entirely wrong.  The cardigan is one of the most versatile articles of clothing one can ever own and should be a prominent article in one’s wardrobe.

Traditionally, you have two types of cardigans, the classic and the shawl collar

classic

shawl

The only real difference clearly lies in the collar of the sweater, but that can make a large difference in the overall look.  I often find myself wearing a shawl cardigan as my outermost piece of clothing, while I wear the classic under a jacket.

As mentioned, the cardigan is the best because it is so versatile.  You wear it with just about anything – a button down, a T-shirt, over jeans, over trousers, underneath a suit/blazer.  You can also wear it really baggy or form-fitting.    I tend to go back and forth.  Also, If you live in a cooler climate, you can wear it with shorts in the summer as I know I will be doing in Colorado for the next couple of years.  Look at this cat wearing it with a T-shirt extra “grandpa-style”

baggy

 If you didn’t get it from the examples listed above, the cardigan is also great because the same piece of clothing can be both casual and formal.  Ralph Lauren display’s them under suits while J.Crew sports them with T-shirts.

Either way, I am all about buying great clothes that offer tons of utility.  The cardigan is right up there with jeans in its utility.  Go buy a couple – one dark, one light.

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