The Best Men's Shawl Collar Cardigans Are the Final Bosses of Fall Knitwear

At their best, sweaters should be all about spicing up your fits with a little added texture. Wellen's goes the extra mile courtesy of a flecked wool that'll enliven anything you pair it with.

When two old-school knitwear hits team up, the result is a sweater that looks like it's been in your family for generations—right off the rack.

Kanata's sweaters don't just look the part—they're knit entirely by hand in British Columbia, exactly the way they used to be.

Come for the absurdly soft Merino wool, stay for the absurdly forgiving raglan sleeve.

Fast track your fits to Western-inspired glory with this hand-knit graphic cardigan from RRL.

Just because it's dark and cold outside doesn't mean your fits have to follow suit. Brighten up your season with this cranberry-hued number pulled directly from its Scottish source.

Camel-colored anything is a cold weather cheat code that plays nice with solids and patterns with equal gusto. So in shawl collar cardigan form it's practically unstoppable. Wear this guy over a chambray shirt with white jeans, then slip into a pair of suede desert boots to channel Steve McQueen at his King of Cool best.

Now this is just our opinion, maaan, but this cardigan would look aces with everything from jeans and lace-up boots to a pair of pajama bottoms and sandals.

When you want classic, meticulously reproduced Americana scrutinized to a borderline ridiculous degree, you go to Visvim. And when Visvim wants to up the cozy factor on one of its cardigans, it adds an absolutely enormous shawl collar. It's called math, people

This dark green merino and cashmere blend cardigan isn't too light or overly thick—it's right in that sweet spot that'll make you want to wear it over and over.

This cable knit beauty has a lot going for it: a dynamic, mustard-hued pattern for style, and a 50% nylon make-up for those who get a little scratchy around pure wool.

Sometimes, when it comes to sweaters, 30% cashmere is plenty. (Fireplace and hot cocoa sadly sold seperately.)

This cardigan is made using techniques that are so old the machinery doesn't even require electricity. Thankfully, in 2022, getting your hands on this cotton-alpaca blend sweater is just a couple of screen-taps away.