VERNON | Zip cardigan with dropped shoulders

I stopped wearing pullovers years ago because of the business of getting them over my head. A zip solved it.

Shoulders get stiffer. Reaching both arms overhead to drag a sweater off is a small indignity that most men solve by simply not owning sweaters anymore, and then being cold. A full zip means you put it on the way you put on a jacket.

The shoulders are dropped, which moves the seam down the arm and takes the strain off the joint when you reach forward. There are pockets at the front for hands and small things, and the zip runs the full length so you can wear it open across a warm afternoon and closed when the sun goes down.

Why men our age keep coming back to it

• No pulling it over your head. The full zip is the reason most men buy this one, and it is not a small thing if your shoulders complain.
• Dropped shoulders take the strain off. The seam sits down the arm rather than on the joint, so reaching forward does not drag the whole garment with it.
• Pockets at the front. Somewhere for keys, a phone and cold hands, which a plain sweater never gives you.
• Five quiet colors. Gray, Khaki, Beige, Navy and Black, all of which sit under a jacket without fighting it.

Buy more, save more

• Buy 2 items and save 10 percent
• Buy 3 items and save 15 percent
• Buy 4 items and save 20 percent

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How it fits

True to size with a relaxed, dropped shoulder cut. Sizes S through 5XL. Because the shoulder seam sits low by design, it will look wider on you than a standard sweater does. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, particularly if you plan to wear it over a shirt rather than a tee.

30 days to change your mind

You have 30 days to send it back for a full refund. No restocking fee and no explanation needed.

A few recent reviews

After my shoulder surgery this is the only knit I can get on by myself.
Wendell P., Sarasota

The beige is a good neutral. I wear it over a shirt most mornings now.
Clayton R., Boise

Zip runs smoothly, no catching at the bottom. Small thing, matters daily.
Everett N., Flagstaff