If You Want to Look London-Townhouse Posh, This Is the Simple Knit to Wear

Winter is one of my favourite seasons to dress for; I love mixing textures like cashmere and leather and putting together refined layered looks.
But the dark early mornings make getting dressed feel more like a chore than a pleasure, and I've found myself falling into a rut of repeating the same outfits every day. In need of a little inspiration, I headed to Instagram to see how the style set is bringing a stylish edge to their cosy looks, and I immediately found the piece I know will revitalise my looks—a short-sleeved jumper.
Warm, refined and with an old-money feel that makes a simple jeans outfit look expensive, the short-sleeve jumper embraces one of my favourite aspects of winter dressing—texture—by emulating a simple T-shirt in a refined wool or cashmere composition. As you can see above, a short-sleeve jumper can look super polished when paired with tailoring, but it also rises to almost all occasions.
Layer it over a slip dress to make it much more wearable for daytime, or wear it with your favourite wide-leg jeans and trainers for a casual yet put-together look. And of course, mini, midi and maxi skirts can all be accompanied by this classy knit.
Keep scrolling to shop the best short-sleeve jumpers, from high-end to high street.
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Pair with leather trousers or a leather skirt to play up your textures.

Florrie embarked on her fashion journey whilst studying in Aix-en-Provence, she began to write her dissertation on the history of fashion and landed her first role at Harper’s Bazaar. Following this, she interned for various publications including Elle, Grazia and Marie Claire before joining the fashion team at Conde Nast Traveller. There, she contributed to international photoshoots, styled pages and covers, and produced engaging digital content. Over eight years of fashion industry experience, Florrie has honed her skills from styling e-commerce photoshoots to personal shopping. Florrie first joined Who What Wear UK as a freelancer before becoming the Commerce Writer. Now, as the Shopping Editor, she monitors current trends, new-in styles, wardrobe heroes and how best to style them.
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