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I have to confess I am quickly developing a cardigan fetish!
I find them a great way to not only keep warm on a cold day but to add interest to an outfit, a way of complimenting my personality.
Take my cardigan below, the Cecilia cardigan from Revival (
Dangerfield)
This outfit is a pair of denim jeans with a singlet - a pretty simple, everyday outfit, but adding the cuteness of this cardigan with the lipstick and kissing lip motives, the outfit now has character as well as keeping me warm!
I used to be self-conscious wearing a "quirky" piece like this (as some people have described this cardigan), feeling that I should stick to plain, simple cardigans, only worn for their practicality (to keep warm) rather than as a fashion accessory to add individuality to an outfit...but thankfully I have moved past that. In fact over the years I've successfully progressed from a wardrobe of nearly all black to one of colour and exciting prints.
Gone are the days when you would be called a "nana" if you wore a cardigan. In fact recently cardigans have become collector's items, such as the Dita cardigan by Wheels & Doll Baby, now available in a variety of colours.
Unfortunately I haven't splurged on one of these beauties and it's a
good thing as I would seriously need one in every colour
released!
Here are two of my favourite cardigans I own at present:
This cute little red pearl embellished cardigan is from Revival.
This one is great for Autumn weather when you need a little extra cover on your arms but not the weight of a cardigan with full length arms.
Worn here with the Mia skirt from Collectif it looks super cute.
The other is adorned with crocheted cherries, also from Revival, and I always seem to receive many compliments when I wear it.
As you can probably guess I am a huge fan of the label, Revival (available from Dangerfield). The quality is great and I find they fit me nicely as well as washing well and keeping their shape (important factor for cardigans because you want them to remain a nice fit not become stretched and oversized). They are also reasonably priced at around $88 but as Dangerfield have regular sales you can usually get them slightly cheaper than that.
The only downside to these labels is that on average you will pay $120+ for each piece but I figure if it's something different and you know you will get a lot of wear out of it then it's usually worth the investment.
For really basic, plain cardigans you can't go past H&M at $19.95. I recently bought a navy one as I really had been struggling to find a simple navy cardigan. For some reason navy is one of those colours that is either electric blue or purple and rarely actually navy in colour. Made from 100% cotton, so far it has washed nicely in the washing machine on a delicate cycle and retained it's shape and softness.
If you are on a tight budget then you can also try Kmart. In the past I have bought cardigans from them for as little as $12 (today they were marked down to $3.50) in a multitude of colours - black, grey, stripes, pink, burgundy.
You can always fancy them up by wearing a cute brooch or necklace. These cardigans are generally acrylic and are probably best hand-washed (I put one through the machine and it came out a bit crispy but still wearable - it just lost some of it's softness) but at that price I'm not bothered and just make sure I hand wash them from now on.
Do you have a favourite label or are you lucky enough to own one of the Dita cardigans?
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Karyn
