I mean, yes, technically if you've put a cardie over your shirt, you've layered, but for spring 2015 this is a specific and interesting thing.
£39.99, myshapesuk.com We're buying: Sister sister The riotous London label Sibling proves that knitting is certainly not just for nanas and a sequinned, leopard-print cardie knitted in neon wool is hardly likely to be seen in the Post Office on pension day.
They were not a pair of old Wranglers covered in oil but precision-tailored numbers that cost a mint, paired with sharp cardie and a fine pair of shoes.
There's always scope for a Christmas cardie, though, and this jolly red and white one by Marc Jacobs has the advantage of being from his spring range, so when the Santa vibe wears off, you'll still be oh-so-current.
If the word imperious can ever be applied to a man in a cardie, then imperious is what Roger Federer was yesterday in despatching the Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, therecordingrding his 60th consecutive win on grass.
If this match had been a close shave it would have been sponsored by Gillette, while the cardie, manufactured by Nike, is one of a limited edition of 230, marking his 230 weeks as world No 1.
He's got white hair, longish at the side, cords and a whole-grain cardie.
My bowl of porridge – not as scaldingly hot as I'd have liked it to be – managed a direct hit to her face, but also there was some very satisfactory splatting of the lumpy gunge over the cardie.
And it's not just the comfy-cardie acts who appeal to the older fan.
Based on research by Claire Cardie, a Cornell computer science professor, and her students, the service uses a sophisticated algorithm that not only evaluates sentiments about particular topics, but also identifies the most influential opinion holders.
The software would need to be able to distinguish between statements like "this spaghetti is good" and "this spaghetti is not very good — it's excellent," said Claire T. Cardie, a professor of computer science at Cornell.
