There are many ways how to style a sweatshirt and I wanted to showcase 5 of what I’d consider unique ways.
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The secret of how to style a sweatshirt is to stop thinking of it as a sweatshirt per se. Many of these pieces can actually look like a sweater or a nice top. Just because we know they are sweatshirt material doesn’t mean we can’t dress them up and wear them in many ways.
Want more ways of how to style a sweatshirt? It will work with the 5 ways I showed styling a sweater too. Just as easily, a sweater can be styled in the 5 ways discussed here too.
I’m showcasing two different sweatshirts for these examples. One is a hoodie and one is not, and I think BOTH would work for all of these options.
The lilac sweatshirt was a recent purchase with my Target girlfriends. You can see that Instagram post here. I will give you the feedback, that if you buy it, it does shrink in the wash. My sleeves are now shorter which I don’t mind, but you might want to know that ahead of time.
The darker purple sweatshirt hoodie is from years ago and is a Billabong brand.
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Adding Accessories
It’s no secret that I love my accessories, and I think this is one way of how to style a sweatshirt and take it up a notch. Doing this distracts you from the fact that it’s boxy and normally a casual piece.
For the above outfit, I not only added a scarf, but 2 longer necklaces to the mix. Layering and lots of texture are the keys to this one.
Layering a Hoodie UNDER It
I usually don’t love a crew neck top by itself so how about layering under it? Wearing a hoodie is my new favorite layering technique. It adds a little to the neckline, but it doesn’t need ironing like most of my collared shirts.
This leopard hoodie was purchased from Belong Lifestyle USA which is an online store run by a friend of mine.
Layer a Men’s Shirt Under It
While I talked about a collared shirt layered under a sweater, I wanted to try it differently with this idea of how to style a sweatshirt. Having a longer tunic shirt (or in this case my hubby’s shirt) creates visual interest at the top and bottom of the sweatshirt. And then enables me to wear it with leggings and still feel covered.
Layering Over the Sweatshirt
Most of the time I think of a sweatshirt as the top layer. So it’s unique to try layering something else over top of it. This overall dress worked perfectly for this example.
If you have a sleeveless or tank dress, I think you could try this idea too. It’s almost like when we layered a dress over our white button-down shirt.
How to Style a Sweatshirt with a Blazer
A blazer can add sophistication to almost anything. So I added one over my hoodie sweatshirt. For some reason, I LOVE the idea of a hoodie under another jacket.
Maybe it’s because it adds some interest to the back of your outfit which gets seen by others just as much as the front of your outfit does when you go out and about.
BTW, these “booties” are actually sneakers. They are the Walking Cradles “Osmonds” and I showcased 3 different jeans with these shoes in an Instagram video.
So were any of these ideas a surprise to you??
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