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.
A French-collared cardigan consists a collar that folds over at the neckline.
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.
Japanese women aspiring for a streamlined look have taken to wearing knee-length cardigans. In fact, this is a raging winter fashion this year.
