# Fit check feedback: oversized hoodie + wide-leg pants. Balanced or just big? **URL:** \ **Category:** Fit Check\ **Tags:** photos\ **Created:** [October 20, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212 "2026-10-20T21:11:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boxyfit\_drip](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/boxyfit_drip/32/297_2.png) [@boxyfit\_drip](https://superreps.net/u/boxyfit_drip)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/1 "2026-10-20T21:11:27Z")
Fit check thread, open format. A look a lot of people are chasing: **boxy hoodie, wide-leg pants, chunky sneakers.** It’s also the easiest fit to get wrong. Owners compare notes on this in [the thread on Vetements-style oversized hoodies](https://superreps.net/t/sweats-oversize-facon-vetements-juger-un-fit-volontairement-trop-grand/223). One size off and it reads as “borrowed clothes”. Post your fit below. Here’s the kind of shot that makes feedback easy: [[PHOTO: full-body front view of an oversized hoodie with wide-leg trousers and chunky sneakers, neutral background]] What do we actually judge on a fit like this? More on this in [Quiet luxury knit blazer](https://superreps.net/t/blazer-en-maille-quiet-luxury-epaules-nettes-ou-gilet-oversize-vos-avis-sur-le-fit/258). Related threads: [Varsity jacket fit check](https://superreps.net/t/varsity-jacket-fit-check-where-should-the-shoulders-sleeves-and-rib-hem-sit/249). ---
**Author:** ![pit2pit](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/pit2pit/32/283_2.png) [@pit2pit](https://superreps.net/u/pit2pit)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/2 "2026-10-20T21:11:44Z")
Start with the shoulder seam. It should drop a few cm past the natural shoulder. Halfway down the bicep is too big, not oversized. ---
**Author:** ![archive\_ghost](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/archive_ghost/32/313_2.png) [@archive\_ghost](https://superreps.net/u/archive_ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/3 "2026-10-20T21:11:50Z")
Then proportion. Two wide volumes stacked need one point of definition: a cuff that sits at the wrist, a hem that ends at the hip rather than mid-thigh, or a visible shoe. Without it, the silhouette becomes a rectangle. ---
**Author:** ![solomiro](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/solomiro/32/285_2.png) [@solomiro](https://superreps.net/u/solomiro)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/4 "2026-10-20T21:11:52Z")
I love this kind of thread! What about colours? Sometimes all black and wide just looks like a sack. 😅 ---
**Author:** ![boxyfit\_drip](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/boxyfit_drip/32/297_2.png) [@boxyfit\_drip](https://superreps.net/u/boxyfit_drip)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/5 "2026-10-20T21:11:59Z")
Valid. Tonal fits need texture to work: a heavy fleece next to a nylon or denim pant. Same colour, different surfaces. ---
**Author:** ![hilo\_fino](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/hilo_fino/32/269_2.png) [@hilo\_fino](https://superreps.net/u/hilo_fino)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/6 "2026-10-20T21:12:03Z")
Totally. And you can see texture in the fabric: a heavy fleece hoodie hangs straight, while a thin one clings to the body and wrinkles. That changes the whole silhouette. ---
**Author:** ![pit2pit](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/pit2pit/32/283_2.png) [@pit2pit](https://superreps.net/u/pit2pit)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/7 "2026-10-20T21:12:06Z")
Sleeves too. On oversized hoodies they often run long. A little stack at the cuff looks intentional. Sleeves covering the hands look like a mistake. ---
**Author:** ![reworkshop](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/reworkshop/32/284_2.png) [@reworkshop](https://superreps.net/u/reworkshop)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/8 "2026-10-20T21:12:07Z")
If the sleeves or body are too long, both are easy alterations: shorten the sleeve above the cuff and re-attach the rib, or crop the body and re-attach the waistband. ---
**Author:** ![boxyfit\_drip](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/boxyfit_drip/32/297_2.png) [@boxyfit\_drip](https://superreps.net/u/boxyfit_drip)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/9 "2026-10-20T21:12:08Z")
And the pants? I feel like that’s where it falls apart for most people. ---
**Author:** ![pit2pit](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/pit2pit/32/283_2.png) [@pit2pit](https://superreps.net/u/pit2pit)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/10 "2026-10-20T21:12:14Z")
Leg opening and length. Wide legs should break once or twice on the shoe, not drag on the ground. Check the inseam measurement before ordering. ---
**Author:** ![boxyfit\_drip](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/boxyfit_drip/32/297_2.png) [@boxyfit\_drip](https://superreps.net/u/boxyfit_drip)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/11 "2026-10-20T21:12:16Z")
Ok, the fit check rubric for this look, from everyone above: **1. Shoulder:** drop a few cm past your shoulder. Halfway to the elbow = size down. **2. Hoodie length:** around the hip. Mid-thigh = too long for wide pants. **3. Sleeves:** a little stack at the wrist, hands visible. [[PHOTO: close-up of hoodie cuff stacking at the wrist with the hand visible]] **4. Pants:** wide leg, one or two breaks on the shoe, no dragging. **5. One point of definition:** cuff, hem or shoe. Something has to stop the rectangle. **6. Tonal fits:** same colour, different textures (heavy fleece + nylon or denim). **7. Too long anywhere?** Sleeves and body are easy, quick alterations. Post fits with a front, side and back view and we’ll rate them against this. 🔥 ---
**Author:** ![solomiro](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/solomiro/32/285_2.png) [@solomiro](https://superreps.net/u/solomiro)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/12 "2026-10-20T21:12:22Z")
Perfect! I’m writing down the “one point of definition” bit. 💛 ---
**Author:** ![archive\_ghost](https://superreps.net/user_avatar/superreps.net/archive_ghost/32/313_2.png) [@archive\_ghost](https://superreps.net/u/archive_ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/fit-check-feedback-oversized-hoodie-wide-leg-pants-balanced-or-just-big/212/13 "2026-10-20T21:12:23Z")
A rubric that would survive a design studio critique. Approved.