Sweaters

Not sure if you've noticed, but it's starting to get a bit bloody chilly out there. The Southerly winds are picking up, the mornings are darker and frostier, and winter is in the air. There's only one thing to be done to combat it - layer on the clothes.

Sweaters are the ideal layering garment. They're lightweight, they're woolen, they look equally great with a shirt, tie and suit or a tee shirt and jacket, and they add a bit of English flair to your whole look.

Wearing a black suit? Throw on a grey vee neck underneath it. A charcoal suit? Try the navy blue. Want to get adventurous? Give teal or purple a go.

Working Style's sweaters are 100% merino, fully knitted, functional and hard-wearing. Warm enough to give you that extra couple of degrees protection against the cold, but light enough to last through to the spring months (way) ahead.

Before we get started with this one, let us just say that we fully advocate owning at least one suit, even if it is just for weddings and funerals. That said, we understand that not everybody can afford to do so, and in that case, the next option is suit loan.

Forget your bad high school formal experiences, or that time you were a groomsman at your cousin (from the wrong side of the family) Joe's wedding. Here at Working Style we've taken a classic approach to suit loan. No brightly coloured vests, no bad double breasted suits in cheap fabrics where stains - literally - slide right off. Instead, we've focussed on simplicity, quality, cut and cloth.

Three styles; Cornwallis, Prince and Greene. Cornwallis is a one button shawl collar jacket with satin lapels and satin striped trousers, much like the tuxedo James Bond would have worn. Prince is a two button satin peak lapel jacket with covered buttons and plain trousers, a little less formal than Cornwallis, but still suitable for weddings. Greene is a one button notch lapel jacket that comes with a matching black waistcoat and plain trousers. All are cut from 100% premium wool. See what we said? Simple.

Wear them with a white shirt and a black, white or silver tie or bow tie (also all available for loan), and you'll be the only one who knows. And that's the way it should be.