Thin and fine, or broad and fluffy. Flat ribbed or with exaggerated long sleeves. The trend this winter is the wool sweater, a design ready to wrap you up and protect you from the colder months ahead. Whether they're grunge and oversized, colorful or cute, or complete with ruffles or jewel applications, the women's sweater loses its gendered role and can be interpreted with total freedom, as long as there is a certain inclination toward inclusive styling. For the more temperate climates, opt for light knitwear items in a range of colors. There are also the great classics, such as the white, chunky sweater or the old-school knitted sweaters.

Here, peruse through the best trendy sweaters to wear for the fall and winter.

Oversized Sleeves

Add a touch of grunge. Raf Simons leads the way with oversized garments and his personal interpretation of lightness and rebirth, despite the hard period in which we are living. Labels flaunted as accessories, along with visible stitching and darning, make the loose sweater a beautiful, protective coat. The extra-long sleeves are a detail also seen in other collections: from Gauchere with its upright collar and warm emerald green mohair to the short tubular ribbed sweater and asymmetrical lacing by Acne Studios.

White

A white sweater is forever. Versatile and bright, it lends itself to multiple interpretations. The winter sweater takes on the shades of snow and melts in the warm Arctic sun. This season, the white outerwear for winter 2021 is fluffy, abundant, and generous like those of Valentino, MM6 Margiela, and Ports 1961.

Knitted

Let's open the trunks in the attic and find wonderful and unique creations of magical knitwear, made by skilled hands. Find your place in one of this winter's trends using wool-no leftover strands are to be wasted. These irregular, slightly lopsided, infinitely beautiful sweaters are a lesson in sustainable craft. From Antonio Marras to Daniela Gregis to Andrea Pompilio's spectacular work, this is the latest variation of patchwork.

Tie-Dyed

But wasn't the hippie tie-dye style left behind with the flower children of the '70s? Evidently not. Influential designers like Virgil Abloh and Francesco Risso for Marni beg to differ. In fact, winter fashion extends the happy hippie effect through dyes of oversized and soft sweaters: from London with Marrknull, to Paris with Off-White, and passing through Milan with Marni.

Mini and Cropped

This recap of winter knitwear trends closes with a series of sweaters in a petite size, masterpieces of finesse with short lengths, and magnificent construction details. There is a series of old college sweaters with wide ribbing and two-tone edges from Dion Lee. Kim Jones at Fendi refines the style with a clean-cut made in the classic camel pullover, redefining its proportions. Finally, Jacquemus continues with mini cardigans that barely cover the breasts to test a new and seductive winter underboob.