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Bursts of warm weather aside, we’re deep enough into winter that you may want to call in some cold-weather reinforcements. Namely, a roughout suede down vest by the Real McCoy’s, ribbed cashmere blousons from Stòffa and a Cad & The Dandy greatcoat truly worthy of the name. And looking to the balmier weather ahead, you could do worse than to prepare now with a cashmere-cotton-silk zip-up cardigan via Brioni or a washed cotton sport jacket Trunk cooked up with Boglioli. As we were saying…
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Stòffa Ribbed Blouson Wheat Cashmere
Equipped with a shirt-style collar and two-front pockets, this four-ply cashmere sweater from Stòffa is the perfect compromise for lazy afternoons that might include a last-minute errand run. Wear it out above a collared shirt and chinos, then drape it back over sweats as soon as you’ve returned.
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Drake’s Brown Suede Car Coat With Blanket Lining
Image Credit: Drake's The shorter-length car coat was an invention of convenience, cropped to serve the needs of a mechanized populace. Leave it to Drake’s to make it a luxury object, which the British brand accomplished by cutting this iteration from heavyweight Tuscan suede finished with snap buttons and rear side adjusters.
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Thom Browne Reversed Wool & Mohair Cardigan
Image Credit: LuisaViaRoma With the lawsuit brought against Thom Browne by Adidas being settled in the designer’s favor, there’s never been a better time to rock his signature four-bar motif. Do so with this wool and mohair cardigan, which can be easily slid under a sport jacket or down vest.
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Cad & The Dandy Greatcoat in Brown Glen Check
Image Credit: Cad & The Dandy What’s the opposite of minimalism? One definition may be this gloriously maximalist greatcoat from Cad & The Dandy, which is made from Marling & Evans tweed and proudly flaunts its military heritage with Napoleonic details including a double-breasted button stance, guards back, and a high collar accompanied by sweeping lapels.
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MM6 Maison Margiela Neutral Straight-Leg Tailored Trousers
Image Credit: Brown's With oversized chinos popping up everywhere from runways to mass-market retailers, it’s helpful to remember how the style began. Maison Margiela takes us back to the beginning with these army surplus-inspired khakis, which feature a wide leg, high rise and military-style belt loops.
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Kleman Alpin VGT Boots
Image Credit: Kleman Borrowing equally from high-top sneakers and Alpine hiking boots, these French-made shoes feature a vegetable-tanned leather upper, a chunky rubber sole and rugged hiking laces. Set them against dark-washed denim and a fur-trimmed hooded parka.
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The English Difference Waffle Marl Sweater Vest Tan
Image Credit: Couverture & the Garbstore A waffle knit makes this sweater vest a bit more rugged and a bit less “won’t you be my neighbor.” Tap into its heavy-duty side by layering under a down parka or a belted leather jacket.
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Boglioli for Trunk Cotton Pique K Jacket Navy
Image Credit: Trunk Clothiers To create this exclusive piece Trunk picked and chose from across Boglioli’s product range, combining the unstructured make of its popular K jacket to the wider lapels of its Dover model. The result is a sharp yet easy-wearing jacket whose versatility is further increased by a washed cotton pique fabric.
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Alex Mill Quilted Philip Jacket
Image Credit: Alex Mill If the L.L. Bean catalog and the Army & Navy store produced an offspring, it’d be this quilted jacket by Alex Mill. The Philip matches a barn jacket silhouette with corduroy accents to a quilted cotton-blend fabric for weapons-grade insulation.
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Sanders x Todd Snyder Apron Boot in Milkshake Suede
Image Credit: Todd Snyder The 149-year-old Northamptonshire bootmaker Sanders & Sanders has teamed up with Todd Snyder to deliver its apron derby boot in a chocolatey milkshake suede. From here, the next few moves should be easy: selvedge jeans, heavyweight flannel and a shearling-lined denim jacket.
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Marni X Carhartt Shearling Color Block Jacket in Black
Image Credit: FRWD The question of “workwear, or hardly working?” likely applies to this Marni x Carhartt centerpiece, as we can’t imagine anyone handling tools in a four-pocket shearling jacket that reverses to leather on the other side. We can, however, imagine its wearer becoming the center of attention at their next social gathering.
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A.P.C. Fairfax Jeans
Image Credit: Shopbop Once again, Jerry Seinfeld is having the last laugh. The loose-fitting, light-washed denim that the comic wore throughout the course of his ‘90s sitcom (to much later lampooning) is back in vogue, as evidenced by A.P.C.’s heavyweight Fairfax jeans.
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The Real McCoy’s Roughout Down Vest Raw Sienna
Image Credit: Standard & Strange Did you really think you were going to make it to spring before seeing another Western-inspired, ‘70s-tinged down vest made from luxury materials? In this case, it comes from The Real McCoy’s and is made in Japan from roughout suede with horsehide trim at the shoulders.
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Brioni Cotton, Silk and Cashmere-Blend Zip-Up Cardigan
Image Credit: Mr Porter While best known for its tailoring, it’s within Brioni’s remit to make the most luxurious possible version of casual staples, a trick they’ve pulled off with this zip-up cardigan. Knit from a textural blanket stitch composed of cotton, cashmere and silk, it may soon be warming the upper halves of first-class passengers everywhere.
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Marni Checked Single-Breasted Coat
Image Credit: Farfetch The narrow, notched lapels of this checked wool coat from Marni lend it modernist appeal, while a below-the-knee length keeps it on the right side of current outerwear trends. Layer it above turtleneck sweaters, denim shirts, and on a balmy day, the occasional t-shirt.