Ok...why not cardigans? Very practical. A button up (or zip or velcro or other fastening) front jersey. An alternative for those who cannot or will not pull a pullover over their head. Or...for those who simply like cardigans.
I don't.
Not on me anyway, but they can be very fetching on (or off) the right individual.
So..."how?", really, is the question.
I checked it ahhht.
It appears to have been the clothing of choice for James Thomas Brudenell, the 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797-1868). Some sources say he created the cardigan. I was unable to clarify whether or not he was the first ever wearer of the button up front loaded jerkin, whether he invented it, or whether he just favoured them. My feeling is: surely he wasn't the first ever....but then, someone was the first ever. What's for sure is that it was named after him. Good for him.
Q - Cardigans vs Balaclavas - in a fight....who wins?
A - Cardigans!
Really?
Indeed!...James Brudenell, the 7th Earl of Cardigan, led the charge of the Light Brigade against the Russians at the battle of Balaclava and won!
Balaclavas: bad ass.
Cardigans: bad ass-er!
Katflaps, who posed this 'ere check it ahhht to be checked ahhht, asked what it had to do with Cardigan in Wales. Seemingly, nothing. In the far-too-long that I spent researching this, I couldn't find any information indicating a link with Cardigan in Wales. The official residence of the Earls of Cardigan appears to be Deene (or Dean) Park in Northamptonshire, England.
I feel sure that the Earlship of Cardigan did stem from the town of Cardigan, but certainly the link with the garment comes much later.
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