https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:07:42 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354648 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 19:05:52 +0000 MuseumGal 1354648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear them all the time, and I'm short and fat.&nbsp; Of course, in my fantasy life I'm also swanning about like Stevie Nicks, so, well, maybe my perspective is skewed just the wee-est bit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354630 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:46:25 +0000 fluffyshoppaholic 1354630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah that's true, I am currently residing in England, due to go and study abroad in Tokyo for a year which gets very cold! Need to find something that would go with tights as well... But for the summer/fall I really like this look </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354622 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:26:28 +0000 jennifer 1354622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's more a matter of proportions rather than size . I'm plus sized 20- 24 range and I've noticed that odd number proportions are often the most pleasing to the eye. 2/3: 1/3; 2/5:3/5; 3/8 and so on . With a skater dress look remember that the proportion may change with a seasonal change to wearing tights or leggings under the dress for warmth.( I think I recall you posting from Michigan or Wisconsin or some colder climate) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354583 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 17:51:12 +0000 fluffyshoppaholic 1354583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh great thank you guys! I saw a girl out today wearing a lovely cream lace skater dress with a baby pink long cardigan in a similar length... I think that was a hint for me to get this look </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354307 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 03:52:50 +0000 Dee 1354307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm about your height and enjoy long cardigans too. I wear them often with sheath dresses or pencil skirts (I don't own a lot of fuller skirts anymore) and also with skinnies and boots. I don't wear heels, but I bet that would help if you're worried about looking short.</p> <p>I agree with Aubergine that wearing them open creates the most flattering silhouette too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354260 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 02:46:59 +0000 Anonymous 1354260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a similar body type, only I'm even shorter (4'10", which Google just told me is about 147 cm), and I loooove long cardigans. I especially like them with pencil skirts and dresses with straighter skirts, but also sometimes wear them with skinnies or straight leg pants, and even with fuller skirts. I may be delusional, but I think the vertical line they create when they're worn open&nbsp;is actually pretty flattering. Wearing heels and/or keeping everything but the cardigan in similar shades can also help here. </p> <p>I do like the proportions created by a shorter cardigan with a fuller skirt, but longer cardigans can feel less fussy and more casual, which is sometimes nice.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354217 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 01:15:08 +0000 always trying 1354217@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am 5'3"and not exactly thin and have been wondering the same thing. Also love the big oversized cardi look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354215 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 01:13:25 +0000 Suz 1354215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope I do. I just bought one.&nbsp;</p> <p>163 cm (5'4" approximate)&nbsp;</p> <p>Square but not broad shoulder line.&nbsp;</p> <p>Note how Aida and I are are wearing the same booties!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354170 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 23:53:05 +0000 Aida 1354170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fluffy, the length is subjective. If you wear it shorter, that's generally a more conventionally flattering look. But wearing it longer is a cute and just-flattering-enough look I'm only a little taller than you (5'3", with a broad shoulder line) and if I wear a cardigan with a dress, it's nearly always a longer length cardigan. I much prefer those long cardigans falling at a length <i>shorter</i> than the dress beneath. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354153 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 23:26:46 +0000 fluffyshoppaholic 1354153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Similarly, if a cardigan is hip length, is that regarded too long to wear with a dress? Should it just be either a waist length little cardigan to emphasis the shape of the waist, or a long cardigan that would match the length of the dress (if the dress is finishing above the knee or mid thigh)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354151 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 23:18:52 +0000 fluffyshoppaholic 1354151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh awesome! Thank you both! I will definitely give it a try </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354149 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 23:14:49 +0000 cinnamon fern 1354149@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Ingunn that long cardis can work for you. &nbsp;Broad shoulders are an advantage, I think - drapey things hang off them better. &nbsp;</p> <p>As Ingunn said, it's easier if they're long enough to hit below the widest part of your hips. &nbsp;It's also easier if the knit is pretty thin/soft, so the fabric moves with you and collapses around the body.</p> <p>I have a similar body type to you, it sounds like, and for me, long drapey cardi + pencil skirt + tall boots is a go-to silhouette. &nbsp;If I really want to look taller, I'll wear heels and a column of color (meaning eg all black except the cardi, or all black except the top under the cardi).</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354143 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 23:00:33 +0000 Ingunn 1354143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>On the contrary! If it hits below your hips but above your knees and you wear a heel, I think it will work really well. Add a belt to yous waist under the cardigan if you like, to accentuate it. I hope to see a picture here </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-suits-long-cardigans-just-curious#post-1354075 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 21:20:44 +0000 fluffyshoppaholic 1354075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have always been intrigued with long cardigans but I am quite short at 159cm so it never really suited me that much. But then I lost a couple of stone in weight, and I'm now interested in the possibility of wearing them with a dress? I think it looks really cute especially for the fall!</p> <p>But I don't think I'm thin enough to pull it off, or have the right body type. I am a petite hourglass (UK size 10) so I'm afraid of it looking stumpy, espeically because I don't have narrow shoulders the cardigan just kind of falls down in a straight line...</p> <p>Ps: by long cardigan I mean no longer than mid thigh... And I was thinking of wearing it with heels or a heeled boot to lessen said stumpiness :P</p> <p>So yeah, any opinions are welcome! Do you think this looks is mostly for narrow figured people?&nbsp; </p>