Prim and Proper Cardigan Jackets to Add to Your Spring Wardrobe
It's that time of year again when the weather can't quite make up its mind: one day it's warm enough to step out in a cute spring dress and cardigan, while the next, you're back to wearing knits and a puffer jacket. Allow us to present you with the perfect solution to this transitional outfit dilemma: cardigan jackets.
Just as its name suggests, a cardigan jacket is a hybrid of a cardigan and jacket. It has the same look as the quintessential open-front sweater, but its silhouette is more boxy and structured, almost like a classic blazer. Its material is also a tad thicker than your typical cardigan, which lends itself as the ultimate spring jacket for the in-between season. But perhaps our favorite part of all? A cardigan jacket is one of those timeless pieces that goes with just about everything in your wardrobe—skirts, pants, jeans, you name it—and will always do the trick at making you look polished and put together in an instant. And what can be better than that?
Below, a selection of our favorite cardigan jackets you'll want to layer over all your looks this season.
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ba&sh
ba-sh.com
$395.00
Everything from the ecru hue and gold buttons on this topper is giving old money glamour, and we're here for it.
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Me+Em
meandem.com
$345.00
This navy number with gold-tone buttons is sophisticated, classy, and downright luxurious. In other words, you need it.
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J.Crew
jcrew.com
$128.00
This lively poppy hue is hard to resist. Style with jeans and loafers for the ultimate preppy look.
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Sandro
sandro-paris.com
$340.00
This beaded beauty is gorgeous on its own, but when paired with the matching skirt? You'll look effortlessly beautiful, there's no doubt about it.
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ba&sh
ba-sh.com
$425.00
Prim and proper is the name of the game with this elegant tweed-like number.
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maje
nordstrom.com
$345.00
There are cardigan jackets, and then there are Maje cardigan jackets, which are all unbelievably swoon-worthy. We have our eyes on this bubble gum textured style that can go from day to night with ease.
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Boden
bodenusa.com
$190.00
Nautical stripes will never not be cool. Pair with jeans or wear with tailored trousers—you'll look chic either way.
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Sézane
sezane.com
$170.00
Comfy? Check. Stylish? Check. Versatile? Check. Basically, what we're trying to say is that this is a wardrobe staple you can't go wrong with. You'll wear it so much, you'll want it in every color.
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Everlane
everlane.com
$125.00
Somewhere between a cardigan and jacket, this is the perfect topper for those days when it's not too warm yet not too cold outside.
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maje
nordstrom.com
$385.00
This anything-but-subtle cardigan (also by Maje) will score you compliments wherever you wear it to.
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Just as its name suggests, a cardigan jacket is a hybrid of a cardigan and jacket. Here, shop our favorite styles just in time for the transitional season.