Sharyn GreensteinWe all love a cozy knit sweater with an oversized silhouette, but it is important to pay attention to proportion when styling one so it doesn’t swallow us up. It’s all about balance. To offset the volume on top, pair a tunic length sweater with leggings or skinny jeans. Add a heeled boot to make your legs appear longer. Front tuck a chunky oversized sweater with on-trend straight-leg denim for a flattering look.
Thin, v-neck styles naturally create a slimming silhouette, while rolling up the sleeves or adding layered necklaces to slouchy crewneck sweaters will help draw the eye down. If you are petite, a more cropped style will help to elongate your figure or go with a monochromatic look. Here are my top 10 oversized sweaters you might want to consider adding to your wardrobe this fall.
Free People is known for their oversized sweaters. Perfect your lounge-at-home to lunch-with-friends wardrobe with this cozy sweater in a slouchy drop-shoulder silhouette. Available in 5 colors. Size down for best fit.
From H&M, this relaxed-fit sweater in soft, fine-knit fabric features heavily dropped shoulders and ribbing at neckline, cuffs, and hem. Polyester content is recycled. Also available in grey.
From Free People, this dolman sleeve brings laid-back ease and casual elegance to a chunky-knit tunic perfect for stylishly layering on breezy days. Available in 5 colors. Size down for best fit.
JCrew’s cashmere V-neck boyfriend sweater has been a best seller for many years. Well priced for the quality. 20% off this week if you have a JCrew credit card. Available in five colors.
This high/low cashmere sweater from C by Bloomingdales is 25% off this week with Friends and Family. In four colors and perfect with leggings.
I purchased a few cashmere sweaters from this brand last year and was very pleased with the quality and styling at such a good price. Available in 4 colors at 67% off suggested retail.
A colorful space-dye knit from Free People adds eye-catching style to a slouchy sweater with a ribbed mock neck, hem and cuffs. The cotton blend will breathe and be very comfortable to wear.
From French Connection, this ribbed-sleeved sweater has a flattering deep V-neck and dropped shoulders. 25% off with Bloomingdales Friends and Family this week. Also in black. Size down for best fit.
This relaxed-fit, rib-knit sweater is in a soft wool blend. V-neck at front and back, with slits at sides. Would look fabulous with faux leather leggings. Available in four colors, including black.
This budget-friendly option from A New Day from Target comes in 8 colors including this fun striped pattern. The oversized design and dolman sleeves lend extra comfort. Lots of great reviews.