Dressing in layers increases your opportunities to add interesting style components to your look. When it comes to combining multiple different styles, colours, patterns, materials, textures, accessories, shoes, and other garments, the possibilities are virtually endless. A layered look is also highly adaptable on days when the morning temperatures may be cooler than they are in the afternoon. Your choice of outerwear is often a good starting point. It often works well to supplement thinner, lined options with down vests or jackets for added warmth. For really chilly days, you can build your look from the inside out, starting with an undershirt, a sweater, a thinner jacket such as an overshirt or blazer, and then the outerwear. Below we offer three ways to keep warm by dressing in layers.

DOUBLE-BREASTED COAT AND VEST

Here you use the vest as an intermediate layer under your favourite coat, making it possible to wear it on many more occasions during the chillier months of the year. Jeans and boots can offset the more dressed-up feeling of the double-breasted coat.

BLAZER, VEST AND HOODIE

With a hoodie worn under a corduroy blazer, you’re already relatively warmly dressed. If you want to add extra warmth to the sleeves, a white Oxford shirt worn under the hoodie can be a good addition to this combination. Layering a down vest over the jacket allows you to withstand very chilly temperatures.

BLACK MONOCHROME DOWN JACKET

Sometimes you just want a toned-down aesthetic. Worn over a tone-on-tone patterned sweater and paired with cashmere-lined gloves, a down jacket from Moncler is an elegant option for staving off the cold. Black always feels discreet, and the different textures add an interesting depth to this outfit.