Oversized Styles
Length and volume define oversized styles - this is a trend that will stay with us. The result is comfortable and casual looks, but the new width can also be styled elegantly. Blouse, shirt and jumper just a little bigger? That's not enough! Find out here how to achieve the oversize look!
What does oversized mean in fashion?
Size and width are precisely the aspects that make up the trend. Wide blouses, dresses and jumpers are among the most popular oversized styles. This refers to wide-cut pieces that break up the feminine silhouette. Instead of being tight or figure-hugging, they are deliberately too wide, too big and too long. With the oversize look, everything is a bit oversized. This is comfortable, but also allows for exciting contrasts.
Oversized doesn't only work for shirts and blouses. Blazers and trousers like chinos are also available in the XXL version.
Who can wear oversized styles?
One of the many advantages of the oversized style is that anyone can wear the XXL pieces. They are particularly suitable for a casual look. Combined cleverly, however, they can also look really elegant.
How does the oversized look turn out?
Even if oversized styles suggest that the garments are chosen three sizes larger, this is not the case. Because oversized pieces are simply designed and cut wider in the respective clothing size. This means that your normal size will also fit you. Oversized styles look particularly skilful when the figure is defined despite being "oversized". This can also be done with a belt that is simply looped around the XXL blouse.
How should oversized styles fit?
Because the oversized look doesn't just mean that everything is worn a few sizes bigger, it's all about the right fit.
Oversized jumper:
Oversized jumpers are mainly length, neckline and width. The correct fit of a jumper can be seen above all in the correct arm length.
Oversized blouses:
With blouses, too, you should make sure that the sleeves fit snugly and that the collar sits correctly. Overcut shoulders are typical here.
Oversized shirts:
They are characterised by their wide cut and loose fit. The length is usually oversized as well. For the perfect fit, the shirts sometimes also have a cuff at the hem. In addition, it is evident through the shoulders.
Oversized blazer:
While the length of the blazer can be oversized, both the sleeves and the lapels should fit properly.
Oversized dresses:
For dresses, the correct fit of the oversize look is shown by the neckline fitting correctly.
Oversized coats and jackets:
The length and width of the jackets and coats create a boxy look like the boxy style. It is important that the pockets are easy to reach.
How to style the oversize look?
For the oversize look to be successful, it's all about the right styling: To start with, it is advisable to begin with an XXL piece that becomes an eye-catcher in the outfit. But the styling possibilities are as great as the garments themselves!
Wide top and wide trousers
Oversized from head to toe: Combining a loose top with loose trousers looks particularly relaxed and exudes pure nonchalance! This works particularly well with monochrome looks and flowing fabrics. If you like and want to define your silhouette, simply tuck the top into the trousers.
Wide top with slim trousers
The wide top with slim-fitting trousers such as skinny jeans or leggings is already considered a classic of oversized styles. Here, the legs in particular are put in the limelight.
Narrow top with wide trousers
The mix of wide and narrow also works the other way round, of course. A narrow top creates an exciting contrast to the wide-leg trousers. The emphasis is then on the upper body.
XXL dress
An uncomplicated oversize look can be achieved with a wide-cut dress. To emphasise the waist, simply complement the outfit with a wide tie belt.
Layering
Oversized styles are often part of the layering look and open up countless combination possibilities.
Is oversize still on trend in 2023?
After tight-fitting pieces, especially skinny jeans, dominated fashion for many years, the pandemic era brought back comfort in styling. Right at the forefront: the oversize look. And we are sticking to this trend. Oversized styles were last in vogue in the 90s. But their beginnings go back much further. Women discovered loose clothing in the 1920s and saw it as the embodiment of their new freedom, so the tight corsets stayed in the wardrobe from then on.
Länge und Volumen bestimmen Oversized Styles – das ist ein Trend, der uns auch weiterhin erhalten bleibt. Herauskommen bequeme und lässige Looks, die neue Weite lässt sich allerdings ebenso elegant stylen. Bluse, Shirt und Pullover fallen einfach ein bisschen größer aus? Damit ist es nicht getan! Erfahren Sie hier, wie der Oversize-Look gelingt!