J Crew sweater, J Brand jeans, Isabel Marant sneakers.
Photos by Andrea Lee
When my car windows start fogging up every five seconds
without the AC on and I find myself reaching for the black coat, black jeans
and black boots combo I know it’s well and truly winter. Undoubtedly my
favourite fashion supply to stock up on each season has been the thin knit (and
yes I happen to be wearing one right now), little sister to the chunky
oversized one. Possibly it’s biggest selling point is its ability to be layered
under my fitted jackets without looking like the Michelin man in the arms and
be able to wear it during the transition seasons with shorts and skirts. My secret weapon to amp up its coziness? Uniqlo
thermals (I now have five from two trips Jack has made to Japan) which have a
low enough scoop-neck to be invisible under my knits, jumpers and sweaters – sorry
Kathmandu, you just never ‘cut’ it.
It is weird however, wearing a sweater without a layer
underneath (you can’t see the v neck but even my faithful Uniqlo don’t make thermals
with that kind of a neckline, but then again that would be almost
counterproductive) but I’ll overlook that semi-wool itchy feeling because I
really like the way J Crew styled it on their website. But the navy is just a tad
too dark and the exact shade of my woollen school jumper I would wear on top of
my white shirt and navy tunic. If I were you, I’d suggested the staple heather
grey or navy dockside. I hear white jeans are making a comeback this winter too
and I personally love the idea of wearing something as unpractical as white
jeans (only to the clumsy like myself) to give a fresh, clean spin on an
otherwise neutral and muted colour scheme of black, grey and navy.
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Gorgeous as always Mel! Not loving the weather lately but you make keeping warm while staying effortlessly chic look so easy! xx
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I love white jeans in winter, so chic and such a refreshing change from boring black. the jumper is gorgeous, I love the navy colour! x
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