The cardigan gets underestimated because men associate it with the wrong version of itself. The shapeless one from a supermarket. The one that pills after three washes. The one that says comfortable but means given up. That is not what we are talking about here. A well made cardigan in the right weight is one of the most useful layering pieces a wardrobe can hold. It sits over a shirt for dinner, under a jacket when the weather cannot make its mind up, and on its own at the weekend without looking like an afterthought. We have been looking specifically at cuts with a proper fit through the chest and shoulder, buttons that sit flat, and yarns that survive repeated wear without losing their shape. Merino, lambswool, fine gauge cotton for the lighter months. No novelty, no oversized proportions for their own sake. These are cardigans that work precisely because they do not announce themselves.