| The cardigan has long been a staple item of clothing | | | | Whether you're looking for a smart cardigan to adorn |
| in the wardrobe of many a woman - but, while | | | | a formal outfit, or you're more interested in finding a |
| cardigans have always been a unisex staple of | | | | stripy cardigan to complete an effortlessly casual |
| knitwear, the men's cardigan has recently | | | | look, 2007 is the year to enhance your wardrobe |
| experienced a fashion resurrection. In fact, the men's | | | | with cardigans! |
| cardigan is one of this year's most essential male | | | | This season's collections sees many top fashion |
| fashion items. | | | | retailers in the UK take their influences from the |
| But this trend of male cardigans is nothing new. | | | | Beatnik era of the 1950s and 1960s, with strains of |
| Famous male cardigan wearers throughout the | | | | Parisian chic and jazz-soaked fashion penetrating the |
| twentieth century have included a range of | | | | Spring/Summer 2007 look. Casual cardigans were a |
| personalities, from the American comedian Bill Crosby | | | | large part of the sophisticated image perpetrated by |
| and the British comedian and TV presenter Simon | | | | both well-known French philosophers, like Jean Paul |
| Amstell, to the renowned children's writer Roald Dahl | | | | Sartre, and legends of the American beat generation, |
| and even rock legend Kurt Cobain. | | | | Jack Kerouac and William Boroughs. If this is the look |
| In fact, the Cardigan was first named after James | | | | you're going for this season, then make sure you |
| Thomas Brudnell, the 7th Earl of Cardigan, who was a | | | | invest in some stripy cardigans or plain woollen |
| British military commander during the Crimean War; | | | | cardigans for maximum effect. |
| since this time the cardigan has always been worn by | | | | And as the summer fast approaches, cardigans could |
| both sexes. The male cardigan even made the | | | | also form an essential part of your festival fashion |
| headlines in the twentieth century, when the | | | | wardrobe. In fact, the men's cardigan is one of the |
| outspoken Bulgarian-born broadcaster and dissident, | | | | most flexible and adaptable items of clothing a man |
| Georgi Markov, was involved in an attempted | | | | could own. For instance, a cardigan can be worn |
| assassination - a poisonous pellet was saved from | | | | loose during the day over a t-shirt for a chic but |
| entering his skin too deeply because he was wearing | | | | informal look; however, paired with a skinny tie, |
| a very thick woollen cardigan! | | | | smart trousers and formal shoes for an effortlessly |
| 2007 sees a range of men's cardigans transform a | | | | stylish evening look. So make sure you're not left out |
| range of men's fashion outlets - from the catwalk to | | | | of this year's men's cardigan revolution and give |
| designer boutiques and top high street fashion stores. | | | | yourself the freedom to adapt your look! |