The cardigan has been unfairly maligned for decades and we think that ends here. Done wrong, yes, it looks like something left behind at a golf club. Done right, it is one of the most useful layering pieces a man can own. We’ve been focused specifically on wool versions because the cheaper alternatives simply do not age the same way, do not breathe the same way, and frankly do not feel the same against your skin on a long day. The weight matters enormously. Too thin and it has nothing to say. Too chunky and the options for wearing it shrink fast. What we’ve pulled together here sits in the range where you can wear it over a collar, under a coat, or on its own at the weekend without any of those situations feeling like a compromise. Merino, lambswool, and Shetland weights all feature. These are the cardigans that actually earn their place in the rotation.