Sweater Vests – To Layer or Not To Layer?

Sweater vests can be great worn alone in summer with a skirt or shorts, or layered over a long sleeve top when it gets colder.

The featured image shows (l-r): Martine Rose AW2023 Menswear, Hyke AW2023, Max Mara SS2023, and Christian Dior AW2023. All runway and lookbook images are from Vogue Runway.

You could try a cropped sweater vest with tracksuit trousers for a more casual look, like this outfit from Sea NY SS2023, or if you’d like a matching set, I’ve found a cute sweater vest by Helmstedt with matching shorts, featured in the shopping ideas below