10 Winter Outfits for Men That Look Expensive
Ten warm, layered winter outfits for men built from a handful of pieces, plus the five items that do the most work.
Winter is where most men's wardrobes fall apart: a puffer over a hoodie over jeans, every day for four months. It does not have to be that way. These ten outfits use a handful of pieces, layer properly for real cold, and look like you thought about it, without looking like you tried too hard.
The rules first
- Layer, do not bulk. Three thinner warm layers beat one huge coat.
- Natural fibres. Wool, down and heavy cotton keep you warmer and look better than synthetics.
- Limit the palette. Cream, navy, forest green, camel, grey and brown all work together, so any top goes with any bottom.
- Good shoes. Leather boots or suede shoes with a real sole finish every outfit.
10 winter outfits for men
1. The cream and forest
A knit down jacket over a cream crewneck, charcoal wool trousers, brown leather boots. Warm enough for proper cold, smart enough for dinner.
2. Corduroy weekend
A corduroy down jacket over a heavy white tee and a grey hoodie, dark jeans, boots. Relaxed and warm.
3. Houndstooth office
A houndstooth wool overshirt buttoned over a fine roll neck, grey trousers, loafers, and a long coat on top for the commute.
4. All cream
A hooded wool zip in cream over a cream tee, stone trousers, brown suede shoes. Tonal outfits look expensive with almost no effort.
5. Alpine weekend
A chunky alpine sweater, dark jeans, snow boots and a beanie. For the mountains or a cold city Saturday.
6. Camel and black
A camel cashmere overshirt over a black knit, black trousers, black boots. The most reliable dinner outfit there is.
7. The vest layer
A padded knit vest over an oxford shirt, navy chinos, loafers. Adds core warmth without bulk, which is ideal indoors.
8. Mohair and denim
A brushed mohair crewneck, light grey jeans, white leather sneakers. Soft texture against plain denim.
9. Suede and grey
A forest suede overshirt over a grey hoodie, grey trousers, brown boots. Casual, warm and a bit unexpected.
10. Après-ski at home
A heavyweight hoodie, cord trousers, wool socks, house slippers. Winter is also about staying in.
The five pieces that do the most work
- One warm jacket that is not a ski jacket
- One overshirt
- Two knits: one plain, one textured
- Grey wool trousers
- Brown leather boots
With those five you can build almost every outfit above. Everything Lémanoir makes is produced in numbered runs of ten, so the pieces you choose are not ones you will see on everyone else this winter.
