https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:05:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-678013 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:09:42 +0000 Anonymous 678013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have better luck with V neck cardigans than those with a crew neck when wearing it open, but a bit of a sway back also makes any cardi hard to fit. I'm liking knit jackets for having some structure but also coziness...best of both </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677951 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:46:48 +0000 Sylvie 677951@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would never expect cardigans to lie flat over my front unless they were held there by a) a button, b) belted or c) I'm sitting still and I had pulled it around me.</p> <p>Cardigans just don't have the structure at the shoulders or the fabric weight to stay in place.</p> <p>It doesn't bother me at all that cardigans fall to the side. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677937 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:30:18 +0000 JR 677937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>QM, have you tried buttoning up just one or two buttons at the bottom? That's what I do when I want to pull the edges in tighter. It works better with some than with others. Otherwise, I just let them lie to the sides.. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677657 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:41:37 +0000 Queen Mum 677657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>texstyle... I couldn't agree more. I much prefer the structure that jackets and blazers add, but I remember last winter longing for the cozy feel of a cardigan on dreary days, so I figured I'd work on getting my "cold winter day" capsule up to snuff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677649 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:36:43 +0000 texstyle 677649@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree - and I also don't like the way the unstructured cardigans make my shoulders look. Sort of "droopy." I much prefer a blazer style or jacket style topper - even if it's very lightweight, I like the look of some added structure to the item. Also, I find that most tops don't fit smoothly under my cardigans - bunching in the underarm area, etc. I feel like I need to wear them with sleeveless tops underneath. I haven't worn the ones I own much at all due to these issues. I'm going to try again this fall with some of my newer sleeveless tops under them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677647 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:33:10 +0000 Queen Mum 677647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess you're right Mo, and maybe I'm just being too picky, but I don't find it flattering (on myself) to have my cardigan all laying down the side with my boobs sticking front and center. I also don't like to button my cardigans as I lose my long lean line. And the biggest problem is when I try to wear a scarf with it. For some reason it looks funny to me when the cardigan is so open and then I have a scarf going down my front. Sigh...<br /> I did try the BR classic long cardi yesterday and it didn't seem to be quite as bad, but I didn't want to pay the price ($69). I just ordered it in two colors though at 30% off... so I can road test it when it comes.<br /> I'm wanting to put together some jeans + simple tee + long cardigan + scarf looks for a casual fall MOTG look.<br /> Thanks for the input gals. I'll report back when my BR order comes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677629 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:06:28 +0000 Mo 677629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perhaps we got used to the open cascading waterfall cardis and now the traditional cut v-neck ones, by comparison, are not laying the same? I will button one or two buttons near the navel if I want one to stay more closed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677510 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:23:52 +0000 rachylou 677510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My guess is tighter knits pull open... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677484 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:29:04 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 677484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Scarlet and crazyone - in general, I don't think cardigans have enough 'body' to lay perfectly on you. The buttons are really the only thing to give the garment structure. A jacket can have a lining, interfacing, etc. to give you that neat appearance. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677475 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:17:12 +0000 anne 677475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>same thing happens to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677452 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:46:32 +0000 crazyone 677452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I usually button my cardigans with one button to get a nice face/neck framing "v-effect" if I want a neater look. When I have it open, I don't really pay attention to how it lays... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677449 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:43:38 +0000 Scarlet 677449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it is just the nature of the beast. I never considered it to be a problem and if I want a neater look, then I do up a couple buttons. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677419 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:09:58 +0000 Keix 677419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am very small-busted and I have the same problem... I don't mind it so much, though. I wear unbuttoned v-neck cardigans open specifically so that they look like a drapey waterfall cardigan, but with the versatility of buttoning up when I get cold. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677416 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:03:33 +0000 Queen Mum 677416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>well it seems that spreading cardigans do not discriminate according to bust size :-)<br /> I am a woman on a mission now... to find a cardigan that behaves and hangs where I want it to! I'm going to start by trying all mine on and comparing. I really would like to replace 1 or 2 for the season. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677393 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:27:24 +0000 Diana 677393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My more fitted cardigans do this - I think on me it's because my boobs are very wide set so they push everything to the side. And this includes cardigans which I knit myself to my exact measurements. I kind of like the shrunken effect though. If I want it to stay over my boobs, I usually just button one or two buttons. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677385 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:23:36 +0000 sarah 677385@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Huh, I have not had this problem very much, but most of my cardis have a bit of heft to them. Truth be told, tho, I haven't been wearing cardis that much lately. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677378 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:18:01 +0000 Sveta 677378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This may be a reason I don't wear them often </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677372 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:07:04 +0000 Sunita 677372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Funny, I have the same problem, and thought it was because I am rather generously endowed! It might be that a looser cardigan would drape over the chest and stay there but more fitted ones hang closer to the arms... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677370 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:05:51 +0000 Jonesy 677370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do! I think ones that are a bit heavier seem to behave better for me (vs. thin knit cotton or cotton blends), and ones that don't have ribbed bottom bands (the band seems to encourage the pulling off to the sides, if you know what I mean). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677369 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:03:28 +0000 Victoria 677369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>its not just you. I have the same problem and I always figured it was because I have no chest to speak of. I tried different sizes and styles but no dice. So...cardigans are my staple so I just figured..eh whatever </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans-laying-funnyanyone-else-have-this-problem#post-677346 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:44:18 +0000 Queen Mum 677346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't wear cardigans often but do like to have a few in my arsenal. I was looking at cardigans today and I have so much trouble getting them to lay right. They always want to fall open and lay down the side of my chest, rather than nicely lay down the front of me. Am I explaining myself clearly? Is it the style (I've been trying for v-necks) or do I need to size up? Does anyone else experience this? Anyone have a solution to this problem?</p> <p> I am suspecting now that I think about it that it could be a combination of the long cardigan and v-neck... perhaps the weight of the cardigan is pulling the whole thing open too much? </p>