It is a season where you celebrate Christmas. It is the season where you approach the end of the year and a start a new year. A season where you can go skiing, tobogganing, ice skating with your family and friends.
Unfortunately, it is also a season where the weather drops, and when the wind chill affects the temperature, you wished you dressed warmer in this cold weather.
The worse is when you have a low immune system, and with the cold temperature, and people warming up with each other, it's easy to pass a virus and in the end, get sick. Trust me, I got sick too but I believe it is because of my mother. Thankfully, I'm feeling much better and now with the new year approaching, I'm planning to be more active here on my blog.
So I want to show you guys how to dress the right in winter without looking like a marshmallow or also being so cold, and in the end getting sick.Here are the tips:
1. Layering clothes!
It's winter, you get to put on your boots and your top, sweater and jacket, go outside and head to your destination. Then when you arrive, you take off your jacket, sweater, and people see that your yellow shirt doesn't go well with your khaki pants. Fashion disaster! Then you realize it was wrong to wear a bright yellow shirt underneath your sweater because you thought the place you were invited to did not had a warmer temperature. It is great to have an outfit that when you remove a layer of clothing, it doesn't ruin your outift. However, it's troubling to have an outfit that would go well because you want to keep warm but if you follow these other tips, you would learn that all your clothes have to look great in order to have a great ensemble.
2. It's all about layering your clothes from thin to thick.
Think about it. You can't just wear a thick sweater, then another thicker sweater and then your jacket. You'd look like a marshmallow and probably you will start to sweat and your sweater will get smelly which we all know we both don't want. The reason to wear a thin layer at first, then thick last is because you want to prevent moisture from entering your skin which then will move the moisture outside of your base layer where it will spread along your thicker jacket because of how large it is.
3. THE TOP YOU NEED FOR A BASE LAYER
So you can't just wear a regular cotton shirt then wear a sweater and jacket when it's freezing outside, you best to go out in a tank and probably will feel the same chill.
The base layer is important. It is the layer that will prevent moisture from entering your skin. It depends on the material of the top you are wearing. Best material to wear is wool. Though if you don't want to feel itchy, go with a combined material like Wool and Acrylic together.
The best top in my opinion to wear for a base layer is Merino wool.
You can find these at different locations such as:
H&M
Urban Outfitters
Topman
Zara
TipTop
and other stores that sell Merino sweaters for men
I bought a Merino sweater and wore it at my friend's daughter's birthday and boy it helped me on my way there. I wore it underneath a cream round neck sweater then on top, a vest and end up wearing my olive parka jacket. The only part of my body that was freezing up were my hands.
Here are some outfits I put on that include a merino sweater.
Navy Kitted Sweater - Forever 21
Black Peacoat - H&M
Denim Jeans - Levis
Dark clothes to keep you cool in the inside and still keeps you warm on the outside when the temperature drops to at least negative 20.
You want to dress with more lighter colours?
Here is that outfit to wear when you want to wear your cream chelsea boots and your light wash denim jeans together.
Merino Sweater - H&M
Cream Knit Sweater - Urban Outfitters
Tan Overcoat - Topman
Light Wash Denim Jeans - Topman
Cream Suede Chelsea Boots - Urban Outfitters
As you can see, wearing a black merino top with a cream knit sweater can go well with the coat or without it. And who doesn't like the combination of light wash denim jeans and a cream/tan coat?
Finally want to wear those leather chelsea boots in the winter? Here you go!
Navy Denim Jacket - Forever 21
Skinny Jeans - Zara
Tan Overcoat - Topman
Black Chelsea Boots - Browns
As you can see what I lay down... I have the maroon sweater as my base layer. It contains more wool than cotton so it will prevent any moisture from entering the skin. Then, you can put a denim look to not make it too formal and conclude with the tan overcoat. The overcoat is 50% wool so it will keep you warm on days when the weather is below -20 and you are heading for evening dinners with friends.
4. Do not wear more than 4 layers.
If you think wearing an outfit that includes a pair of red pants and pink sweater is embarrassing, wait till you discover how embarrassing you will feel when you can't even move your arms.
Never wear more than 4 layers. You might think it will work but even wearing many cotton shirts and 2 sweaters can still get that cool moisture onto your skin getting you sick. And also, you don't want to feel hot if you are outdoor going ice skating and be uncomfortable moving with that huge attire. Please don't be like Joey.
And these are the tips to learn how to layer when you go out in the winter weather.
Now, here are other outfits that I layed out that you can wear that is more casual or urban. I suggest wearing a puffy jacket or a parka jacket with colours such as black, olive, navy and dark brown.
Grey Distressed Jeans - Zara
Cream Suede Chelsea Boots - Urban Outfitters
Marble Olive Crewneck Sweatshirt - H&M
Navy Jeans - Zara
Navy Hat - Banana Republic
Cream Suede Chelsea Boots - Urban Outfitters
The rest are also for going out to semi formal events like christmas dinners or special birthday celebrations.
So there you have it! These tips will keep you warm in the winter without looking like a marshmallow and prove you are a fashion guru. Hope you guys had a great Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!!
