Along with crunching through brightly colored fall leaves and eating and drinking anything involving pumpkin, autumn always makes me want to curl up in a cozy sweater. As the temperatures drop, there is nothing better to keep you warm than a snuggly knit. If you’re like me, there is rarely a fall day that I’m not wearing some variation of a sweater, be it cardigan, cable-knit or cowl neck.
That being said, I sometimes feel my sweaters lack sartorial punch. How do you jazz up a plain sweater? The answer comes in one of the season’s hottest trends: the graphic sweater. This trend started with Markus Lupfer’s infamous lips sweater (see the vampire version below!) and then completely exploded. Take your pick from the ones below or seek out your own!
Top row, left to right: French Bulldog sweater: $98 – jcrew.com, Pop Art sweater: $480 – boutique1.com, Cat sweater: $42 – romwe.com, Fox sweater: $495 – net-a-porter.com
Bottom row, left to right: Eagle sweater: $110 – topshop.com. Bunny sweater: $80 – topshop.com, Shark sweater: $69 – urbanoutfitters.co, Vampire Lips sweater: $460 – net-a-porter.com
My favorite pick of the bunch is J. Crew’s Frenchie sweater. So cute! Try layering a button-up under your sweater and then throw on a pair of boyfriend jeans and moccasins– a quick and easy outfit for those mornings when your alarm clock gets the best of you!
So get graphic (with a sweater, that is) and stay fashionable, St. Olaf!