James Thomas Brudenell was the 7th Earl of Cardigan, an officer in the British Army who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, leading its charge at the Battle of Balaclava.

And this isn’t just downtime attire. The cardigan’s history is rooted in uniform: it takes its name from the 7th Earl of Cardigan, who, in 1854, led the Charge of the Light Brigade ...