5 Popular Ways of How to Style a Sweater
There are so many ways for how to style a sweater. Yet I wanted to choose 5 popular ones that may help you get out of a rut with the way you wear your sweaters.
Quote of the day: “Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.” Benjamin Disraeli
This quote could be very appropriate to our style and clothing choices too. Only by experimenting and trying new things can we grow.
I also wanted to showcase some secrets of how to style a sweater with me demonstrating them with a few of my outfits.
This sweater was a recent purchase during a project with a couple of girlfriends. We all bought the same sweater from Target and styled it differently to showcase on Instagram. Since it was available in many different colors and prints, there was something for everyone.
Back in the day, I would never buy sweaters because I knew that I could knit them instead. Yet reality has sunk in since it takes me months to knit a sweater. This one is interesting because 50% is recycled polyester.
How to Style a Sweater Over your Shoulders
This style may remind you of the preppy days in the 80’s but it works wonderfully for anyone in the warmer regions. I like this better than wrapping the sweater around your waist, but that’s another idea.
Insider tip: To keep it in place, I did tuck the cuffs together. However, if that doesn’t work for you, a hair elastic would be another tip.
Why is this style popular? This makes it easy to have with you when you go into stores or restaurants that are chilly, and you need the extra layer. And it also acts like an accessory, so you don’t have to fiddle with a necklace.
Add a Collared Blouse Under It
For some reason, I rarely wear a crew neck sweater without another top under it (even though I did in some of these photos). It just seems unfinished, but since I felt that way, I wanted to push myself for some of these example.
In the past I would have only layered a solid color blouse under this sweater, but this is the perfect time to experiment with print mixing since there’s very little of the prints shown together. In fact, I wonder how many of you even noticed it at first?
Other print mixing examples
Print Mixing 1 (Black & White)
Adding in Another Print with your Purse
How to Wear Wide Leg Trousers in Winter
Insider tip: If your sweater is tighter and you don’t like seeing the buttons, try this tip I showed in this older post.
How to Style a Sweater Under a Vest
It was an “aha” moment when I though about layering OVER the sweater.
Now that it’s in my head, I’ve used this trick many times, even wearing a vest over a cardigan.
A vest is such a great layering item for so many reasons. They do keep you warm, but not as warm as a jacket. And there are many modern varieties.
Insider tip: This vest was transformed from a jacket. I removed the sleeves and sewed up the hem around each sleeve. This can be done with many jackets!!
A Sweater Over a Dress
The trick of layering a crew neck sweater (or any kind of top) over a dress makes the dress appear like a skirt. The first time I discovered this idea was when we were first blogging.
When I first tried this sweater over the dress, I noticed the proportions were half and half. I don’t think it looked terrible, but I’m trying to be mindful of the 1/3 to 2/3 proportions more.
Therefore I included a couple of secrets in the photo below.
To shorten the dress, I belted it. Sometimes that will shorten it enough, but in my case, I then pulled up some more of the fabric above the belt.
My second trick is wearing a tee under the dress. This saves on washing your more delicate items (and the possibility of shrinking your sweater, LOL)
Insider tip: If you don’t want a ton of bulk with your layering tees, check out Halftees. They even come in 3/4 and long sleeve versions like I showcased here.
Wear Your Fancy Skirts
In my opinion most crew neck sweaters like this one, seem casual. SO why not pair it with a fancy skirt to incorporate some ying and yang in your look?
My secret for this look is belting the sweater. While I also like using the half tuck to make proportions look better, this skirt’s waistband was too high and tight. Sometimes you can tuck the ribbing under to create this same look; however, this sweater’s ribbing was too lose. Therefore, I grabbed a skinny belt and used it to hold up the extra length of sweater.
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