These 3 Winter Sweaters Are A-Listers’ Seasonal Secret Weapons—Here’s How I Wear Them IRL

Hi and welcome to The A-List Edit! I’m Halie LeSavage, Marie Claire’s senior fashion news editor. A big part of my job at MC HQ revolves around celebrity style: tracking down exactly what the likes of the Hadids, KarJenners, and Danielle Goldberg girls wear on a daily basis and figuring out how to rework it for a less…red carpet context. Every other week, I’ll drop by your inbox (and later, MarieClaire.com) with the latest on what they’re wearing—and ways I’ve styled similarly A-list-approved pieces beyond the Sushi Park balcony.

I want to get started with sweaters, the category at the front of all the aforementioned ladies’ closets right now. With step-and-repeat season almost wrapped for the year, celebs are changing into their comfy-cozies and offering some casual styling advice along the way. So ahead, I’m breaking down the three best celebrity sweaters of the season: two silhouettes and one It-knit worth trying now. If your sweater collection is already sorted, they’re a great last-minute gift for the stylish pop culture-obsessive in your life, too.

The Rugby Sweater

ICYMI, striped rugby sweaters are having a bit of a moment this winter, both in runway collections (Prada, Celine, et cetera) and in celebrity street style. Kaia Gerber wears hers draped across the shoulders of a plain crewneck; Hailey Bieber and Rihanna prefer cropped versions over low-rise cargos or jeans.

My favorite take has to be Gigi Hadid’s doubling-up of a warm-toned striped rugby with a contrasting striped sweater around her waist. (Can you tell she runs her own knitwear brand?) It’s preppy without going full-on Connecticut country club; a little nostalgic and infinitely easy to wear.

How I Style It

My own rugby sweater styling falls into the same “preppy with a twist” camp. I didn’t already own two complementary striped sweaters in Gigi’s vein—but I did get my paws on one of the best-selling rugby sweaters from her criminally underrated line, Guest in Residence. When I want to go a little dressier than throwing it on over jeans, I’ll layer it with a GWS (Great White Skirt) and a suede boot. I know, I know, it’s December: so I’ve got Heat Tech tights underneath.