Along with the Lacoste T-shirt and immaculate white shoes, cardigans have become the staple wear in the golf course and yacht clubs.
The cardigan found a place in DKNY's 2005 Fall-Winter Collection, as a means to soften an otherwise austere-looking look imparted by the coat.
A Bulgarian journalist survived an assassination bid when the heavy woolen cardigan he was wearing prevented the poison-coated tip of an umbrella from penetrating him deeply.
Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the rock group Nirvana and Jimmy Carter are some of the notable cardigan wearers.
