Thursday, September 11, 2008

Wild Cardi

Sweater Weather! Now that there's a bit of a nip in the air, CC decided it's time for a post dedicated to that perennial favorite: the cardigan!
Whether short sleeve or long, cropped or thigh skimming, the cardi is undeniably sexier and more wearable than ever!
Pair a button-front knit with jeans, a dress (as at Just Cavalli, below) or skirt, or even shorts (at right, street style at New York Fashion Weekfrom The Sartorialist).
Belt it for added interest (at left, Dennis Basso Spring 2009, via nymag.com) and experiment with layering different sleeve lengths! Below right, the 3/4 sleeve is truly glamorous at Michael Kors.
Runway photo note: all pictures are from the Fall RTW collections and via style.com unless otherwise credited.




LONG AND LEAN
From left: 3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 2009, Thakoon and Giorgio Armani

3.1 Phillip Lim
Derercuny

SOLID WORK
Paul Smith

J. Crew featherweight merino glass button cardi
Bop Basics Grandfather cashmere cardigan, a shopbop.com exclusive
Blake Boyfriend tunic length cardi in cotton, at delias.com
For the gents: Boss Black cardigan featured in Details Magazine
COLOR BLOCKS
Runway inspiration: Eley Kishimoto
Cardigan two-tone five button welt pocket sweater - how UES fabulous! At shopbop.com
Cardigan Brigitte knit blazer, at intermixonline.com
CC loves this one!
Bamford Tricolor cardigan, at Neiman Marcus
EMBELLISHED AND PATTERNED
Left: Belted merino wool henley sweater, at victoriassecret.com
Runway love: Tory Burch
D&G Frill cardigan, on sale at aloharag.com
J. Crew cotton cashmere primrose cardigan, currently half price at jcrew.com!
Peter Som asymmetrical ruffle cardigan, at eLuxury.com
Milly cashmere and lace cardi; this and next at shopbop.com
Diane von Furstenberg Goslar cardigan
CROPPED AND SHORT SLEEVE OPTIONS
Runway inspiration: Sinha-Stanic micro cardi
Catherine Malandrino ruffle cap sleeve cardigan, at shopbop.com
Lauren Ralph Lauren stretch silk jersey Angela cardigan, at bloomingdales.com
SOFT, FUZZY & CHUNKY
Runway loving: Blumarine
Brian Reyes chunky knit - so perfect when belted!
At right:
Isla Fisher in Vanity Fair, November 2006




Rodarte cardi
NEW AND DIFFERENT
Runway edge: Yigal Azrouel

Tory Burch zip-up cardi coat, at net-a-porter.com
3.1 Phillip Lim reverse cardigan, at Neiman Marcus
McQ asymmetric cardi, at net-a-porter.com
STRIPED
Splendid rugby stripe cardigan, at shopbop.com

From left: Alloy striped zip cardi with hood. Go to alloy.com; Helmut Lang drape front intarsia pattern cardigan, at shopbop.com;
Sonia Rykiel Technicolor long cardigan, available at net-a-porter.com
Deal of the day: Forever 21 open front striped cardigan

Don't worry, darlings - CC hasn't forgotten argyle - there's another post in the works devoted to the preppy classic!

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