The Art of Oversized Knitwear

Photographer Isabelle Zhao and stylist Maya Jones offer a playful perspective on androgynous fashion.

WINTER 2025

Two models standing outdoors in a park with colorful trees, wearing oversized, ribbed sweaters in yellow and blue, striped wide-leg pants in shades of orange, yellow, and green, and white shoes, with their arms around each other.

PHOTOGRAPHY Isabelle Zhao

A young person leaning against a tree trunk outdoors, wearing a purple and black tie-dye sweatshirt, with a pink skirt, under a tree with green leaves, during daytime.

TOP Kershala Reid, PANTS Bulan

A person with dreadlocks standing outdoors against a blue sky, wearing a sleeveless striped top and a long pink scarf.

TOP & SCARF Bulan, PANTS Kershala Reid

Two dark-skinned individuals with short curly hair, each wrapped in colorful, textured coats, standing outdoors with trees and sky in the background.

On Emanuel: TOP Sies Marjan, SKIRT Bulan
On Mohamadou: TOP Vintage, SKIRT Bulan

A person with dark skin and short curly hair sitting on a fallen tree trunk outdoors. The person is wearing a yellow sweater, teal striped pants, orange socks, and white shoes. There are green plants and trees in the background, with sunlight filtering through the leaves.

TOP Sies Marjan, PANTS Bulan, SOCKS & SHOES Stylist’s own

A woman standing outdoors beside tall grass and green foliage, dressed in a blue textured top, orange wide-leg pants, with her hair styled in dreadlocks, under a clear blue sky with autumn trees in the background.

TOP & PANT Bulan, SOCKS & SHOES Stylist’s own

Two young people with dark skin and dreadlocks sitting on a tree branch, wearing colorful clothing, with greenery and a tree trunk in the background.

On Mohamadou: TOP & PANT Bulan, SOCKS & SHOES Stylist’s own
On Emanuel: TOP Sies Marjan, PANTS Bulan, SOCKS & SHOES Stylist’s own

Two women standing outdoors near a tree, dressed in colorful, fluffy, textured clothing with a natural background of trees and fallen leaves.

On Emanuel: TOP Sies Marjan, SKIRT Bulan
On Mohamadou: TOP Vintage, SKIRT Bulan

A person with dreadlocks wearing a colorful striped shirt and purple pants standing outdoors on a large fallen tree trunk with greenery and trees in the background.

TOP & SCARF Bulan, PANTS Kershala Reid

Two people seen from behind, one with dreadlocks wearing a red fuzzy sweater and the other with short hair wearing a multicolored fuzzy coat, standing outdoors near water with trees and sky in the background.

On Mohamadou: TOP Vintage, SKIRT Bulan
On Emanuel: TOP Sies Marjan, SKIRT Bulan

Person standing by a lake, looking down, wearing a colorful fuzzy sweater and a yellow skirt, with a treeline and partly cloudy sky in the background.

On Emanuel: TOP Sies Marjan, SKIRT Bulan
On Mohamadou: TOP Vintage, SKIRT Bulan

STORY CREDITS
PHOTOGRAPHER Isabelle Zhao, TALENT Emanuel Noi, Mohamadou Tall, STYLIST Maya Jones

HERO IMAGE CREDITS
On Emanuel: TOP Sies Marjan, PANTS Bulan, SOCKS & SHOES Stylist’s own
On Mohamadou: TOP & PANT Bulan, SOCKS & SHOES Stylist’s own


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