Oversized sweater styling
So I potentially made a mistake. I bought the following sweater, which was advertised as a Vintage Large. It's 30" pit to pit, way up from the usual 23-24" I wear. The sleeves are just right at 23" however l, which has me thinking:
Is this salvageable if I style it intentionally? Or did I completely screw the pooch?
Make is LL Bean, looks to be a well taken care of 80% wool 20% rayon piece
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looking at how i think its cut its intended to fit oversized it will probably look fine on body
and yes oversized sweaters is very much a think that can look great
Whew. That's reassuring! Most people I consulted also told me these aren't really meant to be worn tightly on the body so that's also something. I'll take some fit pics once it's here
Any styling tips for a good oversized look? Slimmer pants maybe
tbh personaly im a fan of big top big pants
but thats really up to you
id say try it on and see how it wears, just try stuff out see what sticks
Got some service works chef pants that could work well
Yeah I'll try making it work like that, hell yea
the default mode would be to match silhouette of top to bottom to be congruent but thats far from a rule so best to just try shit out as oman suggests
cool sweater + looks cozy + looking forward to fit pics
I have that exact sweater in that size, but I've never seen it go up to 30" p2p before 🤯
Def go with big pants to balance out the proportion. These sweaters have some structure, so it's gonna look funny without big pants.