This Is the Anti-Trend Sweater Color People Are Wearing Even More Than Black and Cream

By Swedan MargenNovember 19, 2025

Listen—I love a black or white sweater just as much as the next person, but there is one color that pops a little more than both and honestly pairs well with more colors than black and white do. Keira Knightley seems to be on the same page. Recently, while on a stroll in London, she wore the style I'm referring to: a gray sweater. To complete the outfit, she paired the sweater with a brown car coat, dark-wash jeans, and chunky black boots.

I know it seems like a no-brainer, but gray just makes a look far more interesting even though it's just another neutral shade. While Knightley's outfit is quite casual, a black or cream sweater would not have popped the way the gray one she's wearing did. Gray, in my humble opinion, blends seamlessly into an outfit. It can be the main focal point or a part of an outfit containing other neutrals, like with Knightley's look. Influencers around the globe are also in on the trend, and my daily social media scroll has proven my suspicions right. Gray is the new sweater It color.

If you're looking for a new sweater and want it to be one that goes with everything you own, keep scrolling to re-create the actress's outfit and shop gray sweaters.