Belted sweaters are a great topper for fall. You can wear them over sheath dresses, leggings and a tee, or jeans and a blouse. The belted style is flattering and cozy. Here are a few options in various price ranges.
Corner Office
Cubicle Farm
WHBM Belted Cardigan (also in petite)
Front Desk
Plus-Size
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How do you keep belted sweaters from looking like bathrobes?
I love their ease and defined waist but i always feel like I look sloppy and would love styling advice for a work setting!
Add a real belt. Also, length matters. Just under hip length is less likely to look like a robe.
Somehow belted cardigans look like bathrobes to me. Is that just me?? I like the coziness but they don’t look as chic as I would want.
Nope, it’s not just you. I can’t see anything but a sloppy bathrobe when I look at one. Unless you sub out the self-belt for a leather one, then maybe…
I have a really hard time picking out belts. I’d really love some suggestions for belts that I could use for my belted cardigans.Since I also have the challenge of preventing them from looking like a bathrobe! In fact I was wearing one outside the other day and my neighbor actually asked me if I was wearing a bathrobe!