Bold sweaters get a bad rap.
Loud and attention-grabbing, there's a good chance you'll look like a clown or The-Huxtable-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named if you wear them wrong. It's a bit of a gamble, so we understand why you probably leave them on the rack when you see them by themselves.
But when worn right, say, layered under a coat or worn with basics, you'll look really good. Like, really, really good. You'll stand out in a good way, like you know what you're doing.
We asked Megan Collins, the founder of the lifestyle website Style Girlfriend, how to wear them correctly.
"You don’t have to be a style blogger to wear it. Every guy can get away with it," she said.
Acknowledging that you, intrepid HuffPost reader, probably work in an office or someplace where it might be a little tricky to break the mold with a bold sweater, Collins said that there are still options out there for you.
"There’s a bold sweater for everyone, it just depends on the guy’s comfort level or office dress code -- it's nothing to steer away from," she said. "The biggest thing is to feel good in what you’re wearing."
As long as you do that, she said, "You’re going to look good. Even if your friends kinda haze you, or people turn on the street, it’s probably because they wish they could be as confident or as big of a risk taker as you are in your style."
Here's how to do it, featuring outfit selections by Anthony Urbano, the face and stylist of Oh, Anthonio.
Anthony Urbano, of Oh Anthony, pairs a busy, tricolored Ted Baker sweater with a blue blazer. They're great colors for spring, but just as vibrant (if not more so, and more needed, than when worn in winter).
Here, Urbano wears a yellow cashmere crewneck sweater from J.Crew with a muted wool blazer and matching cap-pants combo to let the sweater shine.
Urbano anchors a chunky indigo dyed cable knit sweater from Nautica underneath a navy blue woven blazer, which stand out equally over his white slacks.
Here, Urbano tones down a black and white striped Brave Soul sweater with a wide-lapeled leather jacket and pleated chinos. The wide lapels add statement to the stripes, and his blue shoes anchor it all down.
Remember that "small prints generally look best on finer fabrics," she added, "and larger prints look better on thicker knits." For example, you can get away with more details on a merino wool sweater, and more abstract stuff on a turtleneck, or "something a bit more Drake-esque," she said.
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