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Women's Long Cardigans
A long cardigan does the job of a jacket without the structure. It covers what a hip-length sweater leaves out, layers over almost anything, and stays on from the kitchen to the car to the office. These run from mid-thigh down — open fronts, zip fronts, and belted shapes, in cashmere and in cotton.
Women's Long Cardigans
Most sweaters stop at the hip, which is the one place a lot of people would rather they didn't. A long cardigan solves that without turning into outerwear — it covers, it layers, and you can wear it indoors without overheating the way a coat would.
The length changes how a cardigan behaves. A hip-length one sits on top of an outfit; a long one becomes part of the line, falling straight from the shoulder and narrowing what's underneath. It's why the shape works over jeans and over a dress equally well, and why it reads considered rather than thrown on.
What to look for: a hem with enough weight or ribbing to hang straight rather than flare, shoulders that sit where yours do so the fall stays vertical, and side seams that don't twist after a few washes. Length magnifies every one of those — a short cardigan can get away with a lot that a long one can't.
Four shapes here. Open fronts have no closure at all, cut to hang. Zip fronts close all the way up when you want the coverage. Belted shapes cinch to give the length a waist. And the everyday knit is the fine-gauge one you'll layer most.
For shorter shapes, see all cardigans, or browse by fibre at 100% cashmere and 100% cotton.
Cashmere holds its shape best when it's dry cleaned; cotton knits machine wash cold on a gentle cycle. Either way, fold rather than hang — a long cardigan is heavy enough that a hanger will pull the shoulders out of shape faster than you'd expect.