Named after James Brundell, the Seventh Earl of Cardigan and initially part of British military uniform, the cardigan sweater has since become an important staple in women’s wardrobes. All three of us at Academichic depend on cardigans to stretch our wardrobe across seasons, yet we have never self-consciously articulated how and why we make cardigan choices.
This course will cover the uses of a range of cardigan styles including, but not limited to, chunky, flowing, embellished, patterned, asymmetrical, long, longer, cropped, and of unusual shape.
After completing this course in cardigans, students will be able to:
- demonstrate the thoughtful and effective use of diverse cardigans shapes
- demonstrate creative layering of cardigans and other garments
- utilize cardigans to mix patterns or textures
- utilize cardigans to create a more complex color palette
- embellish their own cardigans
To that end, this week we will offer, besides our regular outfit posts, DIY tutorials and explanatory posts that demonstrate how cardigan choices can change the entire look of an outfit. Tutorials and explanatory posts will also be linked to from our Taking Notes page.
[...] starting off our week of Cardigan Fashion 101 with a non-standard cardigan: this floaty, drapey number in a gorgeous color that was a gift from [...]
[...] week we’re participating in a Fashion 101 on Cardigans. I have a few patterned cardigans that I really like but don’t wear all too often because I [...]
This post is exactly why I love Academic Chic… Great sense of humor!
Awesome idea- and you guys have a charming sense of humour.
…and the Earl of Cardigan’s name is an anglicisation of the Welsh kingdom of Ceredigion… sorry, was inspired to highlight the Welsh connection given E’s daffodils!
[...] my Cardigan Fashion 101 tutorial, I decided to tackle the still-elusive skill of layering cardigans. Way back in the fall I [...]
[...] just never got around to posting them. But it’s only fitting that I post them now during our Cardigan 101 week, since they illustrate an important contribution of the cardigan to one’s wardrobe: tempering [...]
[...] much so that at the beginning of March, the women at Academichic began a Fashion 101 series on cardigans, already featuring a couple of embellished & applique DIYs, playing with [...]
[...] of March we challenged ourselves with a series of Fashion 101s on styling different accessories: Scarf Month, Cardigan Week, Tights Week, Belt Week and Jacket [...]
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