Darong Button Down Cardigan

A ribbed cardigan is the one most wardrobes already hold, usually shapeless after a season. Ours keeps its line. We cut this on a slim block, with a collar and long sleeves, and the ribbed knit has stretch with recovery, so it holds close through an evening and returns to shape after.

If you want room to layer over a chunky sweater, this will feel snug. A relaxed cut from the same range will suit you better. If you're dressing for going out, this is the one: it comes in three colourways, sizes XS through XL, at $13.99.

The run on the Button Down Cardigan is XS to XL, and between any two of them the smaller size clings where the larger one skims.

Size charts are a starting point, not a promise. Body measurements vary between people of the same height and weight, knit fabrics move differently on different frames, and a measurement taken over clothing reads larger than one taken against the body. Measure yourself with a soft tape held level and snug, compare those numbers with the chart rather than with the size you usually buy, and where you fall between two sizes, decide by how you want the garment to sit rather than by the label.

How to measure for this

Fabric: Ribbed knit.

Wash cold with like colours, dry the button down cardigan flat, and skip the tumble dryer altogether: that is where the recovery goes.