A button placket down the center front is a cardigan. Move it off center, let it run at a slight diagonal, and the same buttons stop being a fastening and start being a line drawn across the body.
That is the whole design here. The placket sits well to one side of a wide scooped neckline, the hem follows the same asymmetry so one side falls longer than the other, and the shoulders drop past the joint to keep the line soft. Cashmere in a light gauge, with ribbed cuffs and a ribbed edge along the hem.
Buttoned all the way it reads as a sweater. Left open at the bottom it reads as something else, and both are correct - which is more than most knitwear manages.
Details You'll Love
- Off-center button placket - runs at a slight diagonal, reading as a line rather than a fastening.
- Wide scooped neckline - left plain so the placket stays the only detail up top.
- Asymmetric hem - follows the placket so one side falls longer than the other.
- Dropped shoulders - keep the line soft against all that structure.
- Light gauge cashmere - cut to layer rather than to bulk under a coat.
