Fall & Winter Evenings: How to Feel Cozy & Look Beautiful in Sweaters

The chilly weather has arrived in my part of the world and the nights are just going to get colder for the next half of the year or so. As a result, we’re going to want to feel cozy when we go out in the fall & winter evenings. Since sweaters make us comfortably warm, they’re the first thing to reach for. But they also need to be dressed up for beautiful looks. So in this post I am sharing how to transform these integral wardrobe pieces for different types of social events. With over 35 outfit ideas for various kinds of sweaters, age doesn’t matter.

This is the second installment in my Fall & Winter Evening Series. The first post gave my list of 30 items that are the building blocks of cold-weather evening looks. You can find that post HERE.

Here are outfit ideas to inspire you.  Create freely and make each outfit reflect your true self!

Cashmere Sweaters

1. Big City – Restaurant, Drinks after Work, Theater, Movies, Late Supper Date, etc.:  A black cashmere sweater + brown tweed trousers + a black velvet cape.  Add black satin shoes + gold jewels.
2. A cashmere sweater + a matching color velvet skirt.
3. Pair a red cashmere sweater with a black velvet skirt.  Add ballet flats, a black and red scarf, red and black beads.  Put your hair up, and keep your makeup minimal.
4. A cashmere sweater + a long skirt in a matching color.  Add a sparkly belt.
5. A black crew-neck cashmere sweater + a black maxi-skirt (with sparkles, or add your own bling).

   

6. Tuck a cashmere sweater into faux leather pants. Add heels.
7. A cashmere sweater + skinny or straight-cut jeans.  Add a statement necklace.
8. A black cashmere crew-neck sweater and its cardigan + a black silk skirt.  Add black satin flats + gold jewelry.
9. Pair a cream cashmere sweater + brown tweed pants or gray flannel pants.  Or, you can just use any navy, tan, black or brown pants.
10. A cream cashmere sweater + cream trousers.  Add a gold belt, gold heels, gold & sparkle earrings and/or gold beads.  And think, too, about adding a peach shawl or a small flower.  Make sure your hair, makeup and hands are perfect!

Metallic Sweaters

1. A metallic sweater over velvet skirt, pants or leggings.
2. Pair a metallic sweater with black velour pants.
3. A metallic tunic + black leggings (velvet, cotton, snakeskin, leather) + a moto jacket.  Add gold statement earrings + a black and gold bracelet + gold purse.  Or if the top is not gold, match your jewelry to the metal of the tunic.
4. A metallic sweater + a pencil skirt.  You may like to add hold heels and purse.
5. Pair a metallic tunic sweater with a long, slim skirt.  You may want to add a metallic belt matched to the tunic + heels.

   

6. A gold sweater + blue jeans.  Add a leopard-print scarf looped infinity-style + some stud earrings.
7. A metallic sweater over any party bottoms, or with jeans. Add dressy footwear.
8. Wear a metallic tunic over skinny jeans.  Add pretty pumps (patent leather, etc.)  And you might like to add a long, gold pendant + earrings.
9. A gold or silver tunic sweater + charcoal leggings or yoga pants.  Add a big gold ring.
10. A gold sweater + gray pants or leggings.  Add a cocktail ring.

    

11. Pair a metallic sweater with faux leather pants.  Add a pendant or sparkly earrings.
12. A metallic sweater + a black faux leather skirt.  Add black tights + long, geometric earrings + gold bangles + gold rings (stacking rings, etc.)
13. A metallic tunic sweater + over a black slip-dress.
14. Pair a metallic sweater with silky pants.  You may like to add gold embroidered mules, drop earrings.
15. A metallic tunic sweater + jeggings (jean leggings.)  Add hoop earrings. 
16. Gold or silver tunic sweater + gold or silver metallic pants. Add sparkly earrings. Accessorize with shoes and bag in the same metallic.
17. A gold tunic + silver metallic pants.  Add a silver statement necklace and rings.
18. A gold top + pewter metallic evening pants.  Add a silver and gold medallion necklace + gold and/or silver bangles.
19. Wear a gold or silver tunic sweater over white leggings.  Add wide, gold or silver hoop earrings + gold or silver evening shoes.  You may even want to add a belt.

Embellished Sweaters (beaded, sequined, fur trim, feather trim, etc.)

1. An embellished sweater + velour pants in a matching color.  Add a pretty scarf (lace would be nice) + evening shoes + antique earrings.  Put your hair up to show off the earrings!
2. An embellished sweater + a velvet skirt.  Add chandelier earrings.
3. Embellished sweater + a black skirt.  Add black pumps and nude stockings.

   

4. An embellished sweater + a velvet or sparkly skirt.  Add pearl drop earrings + metallic or black satin heels.
5. An embellished sweater over a little black dress.  Add black satin shoes.
6. Pair an embellished sweater with jeans of any color.  Add earrings, a jeweled belt, a funky handbag and heels.  Hair up or curled.

Have these outfit ideas inspired you to create new looks from what you have? Before you leave, please leave a reply below to let me know. My aim is to inspire you with many ways to wear each item in your wardrobe to keep it interesting.

Like this post?  You might like to find more evening outfit ideas in my Evening category HERE.

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