It’s cold outside — and depending on how your partner likes the house — it’s possibly cold inside. Now’s the time to revamp your look with some cold-weather must-haves, so you can stay cozy without sacrificing style. Here’s a guide to curating winter wardrobe essentials.
The Foundation of Winter Style: Cashmere Layers
Luxury Cashmere Sweaters
With its soft texture and silky touch, cashmere provides incredible comfort. Proper Cloth’s luxury cashmere sweaters collection uses 100% cashmere, sourced from nomadic Mongolian farmers and spun from the legendary Todd & Duncan mill in Scotland. Proper Cloth offers a broad range of cashmere sweater styles. It’s easy to find something for a casual look, like a hoodie, or something to dress up, like a half-zip.
Custom-Fit Tailored Winter Clothing
Winter outfits can often be bulky. Proper Cloth’s custom-fit cashmere and wool jackets fit to your exact measurements, creating a flattering silhouette. Not only can you have these made to your measurements, but customization allows you great control over shape, drape, sleeve-length, buttons, pocket flaps, and other refined details.
Essential Outerwear for Every Occasion
Your coat or jacket sets the tone of an outfit, finishing a look while providing warmth.
Tailored Overcoats
An overcoat creates a classic silhouette and looks natural over a suit. But done well, it can easily dress up a more casual look, making it an essential part of a winter wardrobe. If you’re in the market for cashmere, The Bleecker Coat has a sharp, tailored shoulder for a formal look while providing the soft comfort that the fabric is known for. The Crosby Belted Coat has a raglan shoulder, made famous by tailors in the British Isles, and a belt to create shape and form in the middle.
Shirt Jackets and Overshirts
When it comes to lighter options, Proper Cloth has a range of options for casual options that are perfect winter layers for men.
The Overshirt: A casual layer that combines elements of a shirt and jacket, usually made from heavier fabrics with flap pockets for utility, available in a soft 100% merino wool.
The Shirt Jacket: An option that follows jacket styling which can serve as a sport coat alternative, providing structure with a more utilitarian style.
The Chore Coat: Derived from a more 19th century, blue collar work garment, this offers functional style with a boxy silhouette.
Luxury Vests
When it comes to winter layers for men, a vest offers an outer layer for early spring and fall or extra insulation as a base for colder months. A sophisticated vest is a great item to keep at desk for colder days in the office.
Merino Wool Vests
Merino wool vests provide comfort and style in a breathable material. Proper Cloth offers a few variations, all made from 100% Merino Wool from the legendary Reda mill.
The Cortina Button Vest
If you’re really looking to make a statement, a goat suede vest is a head-turner and perfect for that upscale ski resort or ranch vacation.
Build Warmth with Winter Layers
Layering creates warmth and creates outfit flexibility. When you’re putting it all together, consider three layers.
Base Layer: Start with a custom-fitted dress shirt, designed to wick moisture and provide a sleek foundation.
Mid-Layer: Add a cashmere or wool sweater or a vest for breathable insulation.
Outer Layer: Top off your look with a tailored coat, jacket, or sports coat that complements your outfit and fits the occasion.
Making “Must-Have” Personal
Building a winter wardrobe doesn’t have to involve a massive overhaul. We think of “must-haves” as something personal, something you can’t live without, rather than assuming every guy has to own a certain set of pieces. So, your “cold-weather must-haves” will vary greatly depending on your taste and lifestyle. Have some fun with figuring out which pieces are irreplaceable to you.
If you’re ever looking for style advice Die Workwear and Ape to Gentleman both have great articles for all different styles and tastes.