Mens Belted Cardigans- What's The Verdict?

[Donald Donaldson]

This is the type of thing I'm talking about:

Personally I love this look, although I appear to be in the minority?

What do you think about this style?

Very distinctive, obviously there is an element of the feminine about it and it's not the easiest thing to pull off, but for me when it works it looks great.

It's not so easy to find good mens cardigans like this though, can anyone point me in the right direction?

I have the third one, and one other (not as good..), but am on the look out for more.

Yves Saint Laurent currently have a cardigan like this in their s/s 2011 collection it's on barneys.com, however I am not a big fan of it due to it's unfortunate fastening method which is down to it being somewhat asymmetrical. You have to fasten it all the way up and it looks too rigid.

Here it is:

http://www.barneys.com/Asymmetrical-...efault,pd.html

For me this look works if it is worn more losely, and at least partialy open, either with a white drape neck t shirt, or white deep v neck t shirt, or perhaps a check shirt (not formal).

Yves Saint Laurent seem to make quite a few of these as they had a beige and grey one in their a/w 2010/2011 collection and also a couple of years back had a purple and grey one too, a shame there are not more high quality cardigans like this as it's a very unique and eye catching look.

Does anyone here have or know someone that has either of the previous Yves Saint Laurent cardigans- particularly the beige or the purple?

 

[mic]

Only when postcoital.

 

[Knisse]

I get a bathrobe kind of vibe, especially the first black one.

 

[Donald Donaldson]

lol, so by that I take it that you don't approve?

 

[PLaydice]

**** szechuan......

 

[Donald Donaldson]

By the way I agree that out of those three the black one is probably the least impressive, although I like it to a degree.

I'm still very interested in getting ahold of those older YSL one's I mentioned, as the current YSL offering does not do this look much justice.

 

[Allen]

Frankly, I like the first one quite a lot... in fact, I'll look for one. The other ones aren't bad really. I personally think they are ok.

 

[AxlJack]

Originally Posted by Knisse

I get a bathrobe kind of vibe, especially the first black one.

+1

 

[ThinkDerm]

looks too bathrobe-esque

 

[alliswell]

Second one's a classic. Got to have the build for it - if your triangle's not inverted, if you're apple or pear-shaped, this is going to look like a bath robe.

 

[Master-Classter]

so she wears your dress shirt and you get her cardigan? how sweet

 

[MBreinin]

Teh ****.

 

[Donald Donaldson]

I think most of them are quite loose so they are not intended to be worn fitted, it's not the sort of garment that hugs the body.

The three pictures here are perhaps not as loose as some longer one's from Unconditional and (I think) Marc Jacobs that I have seen a couple of years ago.

It's far from a popular look so I'm not too surprised most people are not enthusiastic about them.

Damir Doma have a leather jacket in their s/s 2011 collection that uses the same concept, long cardigan style, loose fitting, with a belt although it is not as nice as the wool cardigans in my opinion.

 

[softy]

I'm quite fond of the first one pictured.

 

[Donald Donaldson]

On the same subject, I vaguely recall Cavalli having a great looking white belted cardigan many many years ago which I think David Beckam wore- not something I have seen since from them since however.

Did anyone that does like them have a look at the YSL one currently available at Barneys?

What do you think of that one in particular- do you think it could be worn parted and very loosely tied with the belt?

I can't quite see how and where it fastens and how it would look if it was fastened like that...