Garment & Textile · Men's/Women's Garment
Sweater — Cardigan
Knitted front-opening garment with buttons or zipper.
Origin
UK
Era
1850s
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Industrialist View
Lord Cardigan (Crimean War) origin.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Front bands knitted separately, buttonhole in band.
Construction & Use
Chanel codified women's cardigan 1916.