Comments on: Why can’t men wear cardigans?

By: k0nfl1ct

k0nfl1ct — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:41:55 +0000

Cardigans are great, they go well with jeans and also under suits I’ve found - whats the problem?

By: Mungo

Mungo — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:06:42 +0000

Have you noticed the twelve year olds outside topshop and H&M? in cardies? if you can shave you shouldn’t wear them. and man-digan sounds like especially painful sugically fitted contraception.

By: tony

tony — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:29:48 +0000

cardigan is the new hoodie… if you are a man and don’t own 1.. well you should be called “the gay librarian”

By: Rich Boorman

Rich Boorman — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:56:25 +0000

The point I’d like to make is that “fashion” and “style” are far from being the same thing - just look at the fashion for Burberry caps a few years ago. Cardigans, although having recently enjoyed a period of being considered fashionable, still look horrible. I’ve worked in the style design field for many years, and i’ve always refused to follow trends.
Wear what looks good on you and suits your shape.

By: Todd.B

Todd.B — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:10:57 +0000

You’ve all touched on important points. Just to further validate a current point, cardigans are a fine item, but yes should only be worn by a slimmer individual. As for them being “fashionable” is a better question. If an item of clothing does appear in all highstreet shops, is fashionable still, or has it become typical “safe-bet” clothing fodder?

As far as I’m concerned, big chunky knit wear is now the item for this Winter, Lyle & Scott and Henri Lloyd are doing some great items.

By: spierce

spierce — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:04:47 +0000

It goes without saying that your mate’s buffoonery is surely not befitting the Black Collar attitude espoused in your fine journal. But even though I’m currently living in San Francisco, and a few months out of touch with London foppery, aren’t cardigans a bit old news? My UK friends tell me that far from progressive dressing they’re now in every high street chain store window and thus, one would assume, entirely validated as acceptable dress by even the most dozy of British males?

By: hans_offmycrotch

hans_offmycrotch — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:16:15 +0000

There is nothing wrong with being a dedicated follower of fashion, but cardigans cannot be pulled off by anyone but the most waif-like metrosexual.

I see big, masculine, butch guys with shoulders like boulders, squeezed into groaning Junk De Luxe cardigans, looking like Eamonn Holmes on Christmas Day.

The clothes people wear should wear should be chosen to play on individual features, not transforming yourself from Geoff Capes to Scott Mills.

By: charlieravepants

charlieravepants — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:22:36 +0000

This is utter tosh, your mates are stupid.

Cardigans have been fine for men for years and most men I know sport at least one in their wardrobe.

Keep the cardie, get some new friends.

By: stopsatgreen

stopsatgreen — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:25:06 +0000

This is what’s known as a straw man fallacy.

“Why can’t men wear cardigans?”

They can, and do, despite what your flatmates might say about a particular cardigan on you.