One thing that strikes me when doing my online research is how confusing it can be when looking at international sites as to the words used to describe clothing items. English and American English use different terms for certain items, and it can be very confusing. So, to help confused fashionistas everywhere, here's a little picture glossary of the most easily confused fashion terms, just so you know what the hell we're talking about...
The last one is confusing . As far as I can tell (feel free to correct me) in American English the word 'sweater' can be used to describe any knitted garment with sleeves - be it buttoned or not. The word 'cardigan' is used to describe items that button / zip down the front, but not so frequently as in the the UK, where a garment that has a closure down the front is always a cardigan, never a sweater. We also use the word 'jumper' more frequently than 'sweater' for any pull-on knitted garment.
