Won’t You Be My Cardigan? Nine Investment Sweaters Inspired by Mr. Rogers
Tom Hanks has landed another good-guy role, this time as Fred Rogers, the creator and host of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, the wildly successful children’s program that emphasized values like kindness, patience, and good old fashioned fun.
Rogers, who projected the air of a college professor, might accurately be described as a uniform dresser. He was known for wearing a cardigan over a button-down shirt and tie. If you had asked me before I started researching this story what kind of sweaters Rogers wore, I would have said shawl-collared cardigans in neutral colors, the fashion equivalent of his measured, even-tempered voice and mien. In fact, Rogers was a zip-front sweater guy who often wore primary colors. The most famous of his cardigans was red, and it’s now in the collection of the Smithsonian.
The calm in any storm, Rogers is the kind of role model we need right now. Sartorially speaking, he’s an inspiration too. Pulling on a cardigan—be it buttoned, V-necked, wrapped, or shrunken—is no guarantee of a beautiful day in the neighborhood, but at least it’ll get you in the vicinity.
Marques Almeida Red Oversized Feather Cardigan
$347.00, ssense
Everlane Cropped Alpaca Cardigan
$100.00, Everlane
No. 21 Anchor Button Cardigan
$770.00, NORDSTROM
Ryan Roche Cashmere ribbed wrap cardigan with belt
$1400.00, Ryan Roche
Brunello Cucinelli Cashmere Zip-Front Cardigan
$3995.00, Neiman Marcus
Monse Scarf-Neck Wool Cardigan
$1150.00, NORDSTROM
Ganni Oversized Wool-Blend Cardigan
$280.00, Moda Operandi
See by Chloé Color-Block Cardigan
$353.00, Farfetch
Maison Margiela Destroyed Cardigan
$890.00, Farfetch
Originally Appeared on Vogue
