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Would you wear it? The Polka Dot Cardigan

May 11, 2011 By Joe | Heads up: Buying via our links may result in us getting a commission. Also, we take your privacy rights seriously. Head here to learn more.

Urban Outfitters BDG Polka Dot Cardigan – $38.00

It looks nice and fitted, the V dips the absolute perfect amount, and believe it or not it’s made in the U.S.A.

Dots get a bad wrap.  Birdseye is a great pattern.  Pin dots are terrific.  And these polka dots are far from the twister sized circles the rent-a-clown wore on his outfit at your 5-year-old niece’s birthday party.

It’s a cotton poly blend but that has to be outweighed by the Made in the U.S.A. label.  That and the poly will help keep it from shrinking up.  Also, cardigans are like sport coats and blazers.  Keep em’ buttoned as much as possible and don’t let those sides fly like the model does on the U.O. website.

But would you wear it?  Or is it… y’know… a little too Father Know’s Best?

Your take goes in the comments below.
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Filed Under: Clothing Tagged With: cardigan, Father knows best, made in the USA, polka dots, retro, Urban Outfitters

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Comments

  1. Justin says

    May 11, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Sure would.

  2. Davelli0331 says

    May 11, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    Wouldn’t. My wife loves polka dot dresses and heels, so polka dots come across as feminine to me.

  3. Joe G. says

    May 11, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    I’ve been on a cardigan kick, so consider that worn.

  4. Maxman says

    May 11, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    dont like the scale, if it were micro dots…cool…

  5. DaveS says

    May 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Probably not. Its not terrible, but I’m not really feeling it.

  6. Tim says

    May 11, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    This is the kinda thing that I would wear if I was tiny and adorable but I’m not. I’m gigantic and that would be far too many polka dots. It’s cool, though. I think the right guy could totally rock this.

  7. Lance F. says

    May 11, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    I would. I’ve actually been eying this cardigan for a while. Haven’t pulled the trigger because I’ve had some weird things happen to BDG cardigans in the past.

  8. Tergiversator_Maximus says

    May 11, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Not as bad as I thought, but the answer is still no.

  9. Humberto Merida says

    May 11, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    Definitely would.

  10. MrOcean says

    May 11, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Mr. Rodgers called….He wants his sweater back

  11. Maxman says

    May 11, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    i resent this statement. I am a fan of the late great Mr. Rogers (hes dead right? lol) I thought he had it all right with his style…

  12. YoDo615 says

    May 11, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    I would. As long as the rest of the outfit is muted and this is the stand out piece, I think it would be perfect.

  13. LW says

    May 11, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Ack. Not for me.

  14. Emmanuel Egolum says

    May 12, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Yezzir.

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