This year women are opting for a feminine look with knee-length cardigans paired with short skirts rather than the '70s hippie look of long cardigans worn with bell-bottoms.
The cardigan owes its origin to a knitted collarless three-buttoned V-necked wool vest that the 7th Earl of Cardigan wore during the Crimean War.
Cardigans are one of the most popular forms of winter wear among women.
A French-collared cardigan consists a collar that folds over at the neckline.
