A smart shopping guide when looking for an autumn cashmere sweater

A nice soft cashmere sweater is the Cadillac of sweaters.  They’re soft, super comfy, luxurious, and stylish.  If you’ve ever owned one you’ll know what I’m talking about.  Cashmere has a solid reputation for being the pinnacle of sweaters.  Nice Women’s Cashmere Cardigans in neutral colors will never go out of style.  In fact, I bet you can’t even spot a vintage cashmere sweater from a modern one if it has been well cared for over the years.

I have purchased several cashmere sweaters throughout the years and have always taken very good care of them.  However, even if you are meticulous in storing and washing a women’s black cashmere sweater, if it’s not quality it won’t last forever.  I have emphasized the importance of reading the label and checking out the number of plies in a sweater in other posts so please make sure to read up about that when you get a chance.

Cashmere falls right about in the middle of thickness when it comes to sweaters.  You can find cardigans and sweaters in course wool, fine wool, alpaca, linen, polyester, cotton, and silk as well as cashmere.

The difference between Cashmere and Cotton and is night and day.  While there are pros and cons of cotton, cashmere is king in sweater land.  Cotton is cheap and easy to care for but it pales in comparison to cashmere.  True, cashmere is high maintenance but sometimes high maintenance is the best way to be because it means quality comes along with it (yes ladies, tell your men I said so!).

So where can you find a Red Cashmere Cardigan, or a Cropped Cashmere Cardigan?  Try Fzillion.com.  They have the latest in styles and colors meant to keep you warm, stylish, and trendy this season.   You can find a quality cashmere sweater for work, school, hanging out with friends, or whatever occasion you are dressing for.

A quick buyer’s guide for cashmere cardigan sweaters

A nice warm sweater is essential in the cold fall and winter months.  They keep you warm but also make a statement.  Unlike blazers, you can layer very nice cashmere sweaters for women over your blouse or under your heavy winter coat.  When you find a sweater you love in the right style and coler, it can easily become your favorite winter item that you can wear every day.  Just make sure to find neutral colors.  A black cashmere or White Cashmere Sweater will go with anything.  Depending on the shade, a yellow cardigan sweater can be neutral as well.

There are so many styles and we’ll go over a few below.

Cardigan sweater:  These sweater cardigan styles are knitted and button up.  Usually with large buttons to close the front they come in various necklines.  You can get a high top, sweat heart, or v neckline long cashmere cardigan sweater.  These are great for layering or wearing on their own as a light jacket during cool days where you don’t need a jacket.

Pullover sweater:  These are standard.  A Black Cashmere Sweater is the most neutral universal type you can find.  These usually feature crew neck and long sleeves but can also come in a boat neckline which is a bit wider and will help you proportion your body if you have wide shoulders.

V-necks:  V neckline sweaters and cardigans are great as well. Women’s v neck sweaters are typically more form fitting than a regular pullover just because of how they’re made.  Men’s and women’s v neck sweaters are different however; women’s v necks are longer.

Turtlenecks:  A Cashmere Turtleneck Sweater is super comfy!  Turtlenecks have a long tube of fabric at the collar so its like having a double layer of collar to keep your neck warm.  Think of it as a built in scarf on your sweater.  The body of turtlenecks are usually form fitting with long sleeves.

3 Tips of buying a cashmere sweater

Cashmere is great, its soft, versatile, and keeps you warm.  It keeps the goats warm doesn’t it?  The following presents a few things you should know about the secrets of cashmere.

Where do you buy the Best Cashmere Sweater you can find?

While it may seem like a great deal to buy a cheap cashmere sweater to save money for something else you should stop right there.  Good cashmere isn’t cheap and cheap cashmere isn’t good.  You can find a great selection of quality Women’s Cashmere Sweaters on Sale at Fzillion.com.  Now, just because they’re on sale doesn’t mean they are low quality.  Fzillion.com only purchases the best cashmere and offers them at prices people can afford.

Make sure it’s a 100% cashmere sweater.

The fact alone that a sweater is made of 100% cashmere usually gets people excited.  However, always check the label for this fact.  The FTC has regulations on retailers to ensure labels are true to what they say about the fiber content of any garment.  If for any reason you find a cashmere sweater dress or see a stack of with no label then look somewhere else.  You don’t want to get ripped off in buying what you think is 100% cashmere that ends up being a blend.

Check the plies

A quality red cashmere cardigan (or any color, shape, or style) should be made of at least 2 plies or more.  Ideally, 3 ply cashmere sweaters have plenty of thickness to ensure you are buying a long lasting sweater.  Just remember, the more plies the thicker the sweater.  A 4 ply cashmere sweater may be a little too thick for layering but may work out great if you wear it as your main outer coat.

Finally, find one that fits your body shape.  There are several styles and shapes available at Fzillion.com when trying to find Cashmere Cardigan Sweaters, women can find nearly 200 of them all with 3 day free shipping and free return shipping.

Turn your favorite black long cardigan into a skirt

Ladies Cardigan Sweaters are so fun and versatile.  They make the perfect finishing touch to any outfit.  One of my favorite new ways that I’ve discovered how to wear a lime green cardigan is as a skirt!  This is cute and economical.  You can use just about any thin cardigan.  Just make sure you have some thin shorts or spandex in case a button comes undone.  Here’s how:

First, tie it around your waist.  Next, button up all the buttons to the top.  Gather it and tuck it in under where you tied the sleeves.  Tie the sleeves as tight as you need it to be and tie a flat neat knott.  Gather one of the sleeves and tuck it up under on the side and then bring it around to the back and tuck it into the back.  Keep the material as flat as possible to avoid it looking bulky and chunky.  Its fine if it’s a little gathered on the sides.  Next, take the other sleeve toward the top because that’s where the direction of the tie is.  Tuck inside of the top part on the back.  Make sure to blend everything in and try to flatten as much as possible so you can’t tell there are sleeves on it.  You can wear your new cardigan skirt as low or high as you want but I prefer to wear it high on my back.  If you notice gaps where the buttons are, twist the “skirt” off to your side and fix it as much as you can to minimize the gap.

Light thin Knitted Cardigans work best for this.  As I mentioned, you may have some gaping between the buttons and if this is a major issue, try a long cardigan with a lot of small buttons.  Boyfriend cardigans might work but the button gap may be an issue.  If you don’t have a cardigan that will work well you can always find Cheap Cardigans at Fzillion.com that will work.