Summer Buys: Old Man Cardigans
Shopping | Katy Smail | May 28, 2008
I am not ashamed to admit that my favourite item of clothing is an ink-stained, moth-eaten, beige grandfather cardigan that I am fairly certain used to belong to to a pipe smoking war veteran with an addiction to pain killers, pepto bismol and Countdown.
My particular second hand cardigan may be taking the “scruffy” look a little too far but the concept is there. It might, however, be time to trade it in for a newer model. Alas! If I could but afford this Luella number, I could achieve the same effect without looking quite so much like a homeless person.
A nonchalant alternative to summer jackets, slouchy cardigans are great for dressing down smart tailoring or lacing something frilly or floral with a masculine edge. And of course, as far as comfort goes, this is the style equivalent of wearing your duvet to work – who can argue with that?
I could have sworn that the cardigan was never coming back. You couldn’t pay me a million to wear that…now.
Sunglasses Guy I have to disagree. I’ve invested in a couple of cardigans for this summer, and with the state of the weather in the u.k, they’ve been a life saver. I can still wear my dresses without worrying about the weather suddenly switching on me.
I love them, i bought a cheap, and slightly oversized turquoise one last autumn, and with the weather as it is now it saves my summer outfits
, just wondered, does anyone, from the UK, know where i could be one, and fairly cheap, as i want a beige or cream coloured one. thanks x