How To Wear A Sweater Over Your Shoulders

The first time I went to Paris, one of the earliest fashion observations I made was that wearing sweaters tied around their shoulders was a thing for men.

It didn’t matter whether they were 20 or 70, suave looking, beautifully dressed, and groomed Frenchmen, were doing it.

At the time, I couldn’t imagine any guys I knew back home wearing it that way, so I guess I was intrigued by this different look.

Now, if Instagram is anything to go by, it’s become quite a fashionable thing to do – for women*.

But apart from it being somewhat of a current trend, I think there are good reasons to give it a try (if you haven’t already), these are some of them…

The obvious one – it adds warmth.

It gives you the chance to add more texture to your outfit. You can see how the cable knit is doing that here.

You can use it to add an extra color. It can be particularly good if you need something to work with the shoes. e.g., If you’re wearing black shoes and feel like you need a bit of black up the top.

You can use a knit in place of a scarf. e.g., If you don’t have the right colored scarf for the outfit, but you have a knit that will work.

It could be a new way to wear something you already have in your wardrobe and might help you create some new outfits.

Those Frenchmen would generally have their sweaters perfectly placed and neatly tied. I don’t do that. I just throw mine around my neck, make sure it’s sitting fairly flat across my shoulders, and then leave it draping or tie it. And just like I would generally do with a scarf, I’ll create a V shape at my neck.

*It’s quite possible the Parisian women were doing it back then too; I just didn’t notice. 😉

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