It’s a fairly common myth that petite ladies need to avoid long cardigans, lest they look buried alive in fabric. To avoid looking like a little kid playing dress-up in her dad’s clothes, make sure that your long cardigan hits above your knees.  Also, try to look for a more form-fitting cardigan, as it can help prevent the shirt from swallowing you whole. You can have long, or you can have baggy. You can’t, unfortunately, have both. At the end of the day, you want to make sure you’re wearing the cardigan -- and the cardigan isn’t wearing you!