https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:56:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/3#post-837012 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:03:08 +0000 Scarlet 837012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't live without my cardigans. Nothing beats the practicality for my lifestyle and even more so with a baby now. I am just now plotting my next cardigan purchase. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/3#post-836762 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:46:07 +0000 annagybe 836762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now that I think about it, I don't think I've worn my cardigans once this season. Though I'm not planning on getting rid of them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/3#post-836758 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:42:41 +0000 pil 836758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My Halogen tipped cardigan is the only one that I'm wearing these days - one of my first Nordstrom purchases and very comfortable. Someone, maybe you or Zapotee(?), commented on how that type of cardigan can be difficult to style and I have to say I agree. I basically wear one or two tops with it. No matter how many others I pull out to try I end up sticking with the standbys. But, I still like it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/3#post-836505 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:40:52 +0000 lynne 836505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love cardigans, except for crew necks. They've been a wardrobe staple for me nearly all my life. I had a dress in kindergarten that had a matching cardi, and I felt like the Queen of England. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/3#post-836227 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:23:32 +0000 cciele 836227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like you're not the only one, IK I do like the cardis of yours that I've seen -- more interesting to my eye than the twin-set cardi or waterfall cardi.</p> <p>However, as much as I've tried to incorporate cardis into my wardrobe, it's just not happening. I'm much more of a jacket type of girl. I do have one cardi that I wear though--it's an All Saints super cropped, super deconstructed (asymmetrical, raw edges, pockets hanging out) kind </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/3#post-836206 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:08:12 +0000 Becky 836206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another Team Cardigan member here. I have broader shoulders and a smaller waist, so cardigans are easier to fit than jackets/blazers. Being petite, I can scrunch sleeves if they're slightly too long, rather than having to alter like a jacket/blazer. I wear cardigans year-round for warmth (indoors to combat AC during the summer), as I run cold. But it's nice to be able to pull one off if the temperature changes, versus a pullover that isn't so easy to remove. I will never stop wearing them, no matter how not-trendy they might be! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/3#post-836175 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:45:26 +0000 Freckles 836175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so on team cardigan. They are so much easier to fit my broad shoulders and slim hips as on the top I am a 14 and the bottom a 10. Blazers always have the waist too high up, the sleeves too wide and the hips can be absolutely swimming. I look larger in blazers but a custom made one is perfection...<br /> I do really worry about frump factor and really think that is my rubric though so...</p> <p>Today I planned to wear my new blazer but with the cold am batting for silk short sleeve t, merino wool turtle and wool/cashmere sweater coat. Pants are also cords instead of skinnies. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835895 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:42:04 +0000 ManidipaM 835895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm loving my sole light-grey boyfriend cardigan this year, for reasons Natalie and Denise have mentioned. So much easier to fit over an ever-expanding belly, so much easier to cool off said belly in without chilling the arms.</p> <p>In fact, I am so keen on cardis this year that I just bought two more --- a woollen boyfriend style as well as a less-warm waterfall! </p> <p>I've been kicking myself over my lack of decent (as in, can be worn outside the house) cardigans for several years. I find cropped ones as difficult as crew necks, maybe because I don't have much of a 'waist' (round-bellied rectangle here). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835868 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:51:48 +0000 Elizabeth P 835868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nicole, not sure what you are looking for, but my Lands End catalog arrived a couple o days ago, with a floral cardigan on the cover. I haven't looked inside to see what else they have going, but it might be worth a check if you still want one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835764 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:01:08 +0000 Caro in Oz 835764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One day I'll be brave enough to wear one with a pencil skirt &amp; take a photo - it's a pain when your body is bombshell &amp; your brain isn't. I have 4 &amp; wear them in the privacy of my own home:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835744 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:05:31 +0000 Katiepea 835744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I love a cardi - particularly in a bright colour! I think you'd seriously have to wrestle them out of my hands and wardrobe to get me to stop wearing them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835736 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:33:03 +0000 goldenpig 835736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! I love the "dated drapey waterfall-front ones" that you mentioned! I used to wear a lot of crew neck cardigan twinsets pre-YLF so I got kind of sick of them and they've been purged. I only discovered the waterfall style since I joined a year ago. My red and grey waterfall ones are staples of my MOTG capsule! Great for preggo/nursing moms too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835711 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:04:06 +0000 stitchywitch 835711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love cardigans! For some reason I find blazers and jackets really hard to get a decent fit (broad shoulders? I'm not sure.) I also like to be comfortable, and jackets feel a little restrictive to me. I like long cardigans with interesting knitted details, such as the Anthropologie cardigan below. I don't really wear short ones anymore. I still like the waterfall style as well, especially when worn belted - I still see them everywhere, so I don't think they're over yet! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835615 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:02:43 +0000 Lisa 835615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I own more cardigans than blazers, even though I consider myself firmly on team blazer. For some reason I find cardigans easier to purchase than pullovers or blazers. It always seems like the most items in a store are the cardigan sections. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835543 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:01:50 +0000 Angie 835543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have never batted for Team Cardigan. Pullover ALL THE WAY. </p> <p>I do love the look of a certain type of cardigan vibe on others. Retro, masculine, arty or boho gets my vote - classic needs a good injection of modern. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835538 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:59:32 +0000 Aziraphale 835538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una -- I can't do crewneck cardis, either -- it's partly the preppy vibe, and partly that they don't suit me anyway. But a boyfriend-style cardigan, a little slouchy, with only the top two or three buttons done up, works wonderfully with all kinds of outfits. It essentially draws a v-shape on top, followed by an iverted v-shape underneath, suggesting a more hourglass body shape overall. The two v shapes have to come together somewhere just beneath your bust. Try it! I bet it'll work for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835370 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:21:33 +0000 Nicole D 835370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SO ironic - wore one today. But i have given up my hunt for a floral one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835357 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:11:36 +0000 Aida 835357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm definitely not on Team Cardigan, but I do still have a few of mine and I enjoy wearing them all done up like a knit button-up shirt. That's about it though, I very rarely wear them as "cardigans". Still like them on others, though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835240 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:47:31 +0000 Day Vies 835240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cardigan lover checking in. I will never give them up. They dress up and down and are cheaper than jackets. I can buy them in a myriad of colors and never worry about whether it's too loud. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835155 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:27:52 +0000 catgirl 835155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm completely off cardigans, at least the regular kind... It has to be really unusual for me to not feel too classic... I think I wore them far too much in the past, and I can't for the life of me style a crewneck cardi. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835141 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:14:27 +0000 Suz 835141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm wearing pullovers this year. But I expect to go back to cardigans eventually for at home wearing. I prefer jackets for out of the house or smart casual, as Denise called it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835079 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:33:41 +0000 qfbrenda 835079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still love them and wear them often. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835065 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:23:00 +0000 RoseandJoan 835065@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know why but I have always felt like Great Aunt Mildred in a cardi so I have never owned one since primary school. </p> <p>The strange thing is that I love them on others. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835058 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:21:10 +0000 jess 835058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you, cardigan's are classic and easy to throw on over pretty much any outfit x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835046 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:12:37 +0000 Adelfa 835046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm wearing one now. However I did notice recently that I'd gotten undisciplined in my cardigan purchasing habits, and was buying ones in colors that were a shade or two off of being optimally flattering, and also buying ones that were too long, too baggy, too banded--in other words they didn't fit well. I had decided that cardigans were so useful that I should get one in every color.</p> <p>Now I want to buy fewer, better quality ones. This can be hard--I've never seen a cashmere cardigan whose cut I truly loved. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-835023 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:58:07 +0000 Jules 835023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am still wearing my bright coloured vneck knit cardis that I love to mix and match with sleevless shells and camis. I have one waterfall one that I still like, but I don't think I will buy more. Pullovers don't appeal as much because I find them harder to layer stylishly (I own exactly one layerable button down shirt) and because of body temp issues, like CocoLion mentioned, I don't want to be pulling it on and off all day messing up my do!<br /> At this point in my style evolution I don't see myself wearing blazers or other toppers under a winter coat often. It's not comfortable and it feels too formal or fussy for my office environment. So I only have a few such jackets and I mostly wear them in the spring and fall when they act as outerwear.<br /> So... I hope cardis are here to stay because they are a pretty important part of my style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-834947 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:13:31 +0000 nancylee 834947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not only am I still wearing them, I just bought a new one:</p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-backwith-a-whole-lotta-sweater" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ta-sweater</a></p> <p>It does take some care to avoid the frumpy look, but I find cardigans endlessly useful as jacket substitutes. I prefer long ones, though. I've never managed to make short cardigans look anything but frumpy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-834929 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:04:16 +0000 Mirp 834929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wearing a cardie now. I do worry about the fump factor so I try an dmake my outfit interesting. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-834914 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:53:32 +0000 A.Kiernan 834914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nope! I wear cardigans like its my job. </p> <p>I find the softer look of a cardigan works better for me than the structure of a jacket. </p> <p>Of course, that's probably because I have yet to find a jacket I actually like and commit to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-the-only-one-still-wearing-cardigans/page/2#post-834910 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:51:50 +0000 Elizabeth P 834910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear them a lot. Too much I sometimes think. I actually did a count the other day, just for fun, based on a comment that a friend made, and discovered I have 11 black ones!!!! Eek. They are all different, for the most part, but I'm thinking a bit of purging might be in order </p>