Fall Layering 101: How to Style a Cardigan with Your Favorite Tee

Open Front Waterfall Cardigan styled over a graphic tee

There's a two-week window every fall where it's too warm for a heavy coat but too cool for just a tee. That's exactly the gap a good cardigan fills — and it's why layering is the easiest styling trick you're not using enough.

Start With the Right Cardigan

Our Open Front Waterfall Cardigan is the MVP of the collection: lightweight, brushed, and drapey enough to throw on without adding bulk. If you want something with a bit more structure and coverage, the Knee Length Front Panel Draped Cardigan works as almost a dress-topper, perfect over leggings.

Knee Length Front Panel Draped Cardigan

Pair It With a Graphic Tee

The trick to making a cardigan-and-tee combo look intentional (not thrown-together) is choosing a tee with a bit of personality underneath. Try one of our Halloween graphic tees, like the Witch Vibes Book Club Tee, under the Knee Length Draped Cardigan for a look that reads polished but still fun. Leave the cardigan open, push the sleeves up slightly, and let the tee's graphic peek through.

Finishing Touches

Add jeans or leggings and your everyday sneakers or boots, and you've got an outfit that transitions from errands to coffee dates without any extra effort. Cardigans in this collection run S–2XL, so you can size up for an oversized, cozy fit or stay true to size for something more tailored.

Explore the full women's cardigan collection to find your new layering staple.