Double-Layer Cardigans Are the Fall Top Trend You Can Wear Now—Get the Look With Mango’s $60 Design

We're at that point in the year when it's too warm to wear a jacket, but slightly too chilly in the evenings to go totally without. Yep, summer is rapidly turning into fall, and as the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler (which, after all those scorching heatwaves, isn't exactly the worst), it's time to transition our wardrobes.Enter: the double-layer cardigan. This new knitwear trend is the ideal closet staple you can start wearing now, and well into the fall months. As the name suggests, double-layer cardigans are, well, cardigans that have extra detailing around the hems to give the effect of stylish layering, sans the sweat.Currently, we’re obsessing over Mango’s Contrast Trim Cardigan, which comes in a gorgeous grayish-brown hue finished with crisp white trim. Brown has pretty much taken over our closets in 2026, becoming the go-to neutral, so this cardigan is hitting all the right notes. Not only is it double-layered, but it’s double-trendy, too.MANGOMANGOAs for how to style a double-layer cardigan? For brunch with your besties, team your cardigan with a denim maxi skirt, a pair of ballet trainers, and a casual cross-body bag or a statement novelty bag to add a touch of whimsy to your outfit. Meanwhile, for office days, a double-layer cardigan can be paired with tailored trousers or turn-up jeans and loafers (depending on your workplace's dress policy, of course).Shop mmore double-layer cardigans I’m loving!Jade Biggs (zij/haar) is een van de freelanceschrijvers van Cosmopolitan UK en werkt op alle gebieden, waaronder entertainment, schoonheid, lichaam en seks en relaties. Eerder bekleedde ze de functie van Features Writer, waar ze alles behandelde, van het laatste nieuws en de laatste koninklijke roddels tot de gezondheids- en fitnesstrends die je TikTok-feed overnamen. Jade heeft een graad in journalistiek en was tien jaar journalist en inhoudsredacteur, waarbij ze vooraanstaande onderzoekers, vooraanstaande influencers en experts uit de sector interviewde in die tijd. Ze is een kattenmoeder van vier vachtbaby's en is geobsedeerd door Drag Race, bodemloze brunches en draagt kleding die alleen geschikt is voor Bratz-poppen. Volg haar op Instagram, Twitter en LinkedIn.