079: Good coats, classic sweaters, and shoes for work and play

A pair of cashmere leggings set today's mood.

laura reilly

Jan 6, 2023

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But first (a tradition I’ll to return to in future editions of Broadsheet), an item to set today’s mood: Swedish Stockings Alice Cashmere Leggings.

Too sheer on the bum for pulling a pantless, sweater-y Bottega look (someone who’s not Kendall will succeed at this soon), but fun to skip around the house in nonetheless, these footless cashmere-blend knit tights are the yearner’s solution to HeatTech; a beneath-clothes fix for keeping warm outdoors while harboring a sensual secret—and my all-around favorite winter-immunizing weapon of the season.

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shoes (for work and play)

Vintage Ferragamo heels are treadable for hours and then go full Meret Oppenheim bondage at night—these are a size 8 but similar options abound at all sizes on eBay; these Massimo Dutti boots with a sensible yet sly heel height are under $300; Kalda’s Orange Peki Pumps are confusingly comfortable and also just look at them (!); The Row’s satin ballet flats (on sale) are an obvious but unmatched choice; and Simona Vanth’s grippy-bottom wedges cling to the ground on one side while humbling before the heavens with a pledge of bows on the other.

classic sweaters (with a twist!)

If this question could be answered with one product it would be this Bode Solid Front Tie Pullover a friend of the brand wore to a Friendsgiving I attended this year; it’s impossible to overstate the tenderness of this wacky Comme knit from SS97; the Paloma Wool Carlotta sweater that I keep coming back to…and will buy soon I’m almost certain; and this Freya McKee slasher sweater that’s so smart it’s sexy and it’s so sexy it’s smart.

and good coats.

A lightweight Lemaire Chesterfield coat with forceful football shoulders (on sale for a very reasonable-for-Lemaire price); this Dries cocoon coat (a bit pricier on SSENSE) for fans of Norma Kamali’s sleeping bags—which also make great options; Acne doing what Acne does best with this frill-hemmed trench (plus it’s on sale); a vintage Miu Miu distressed leather trench—no doubt pulled from the archives and onto the moodboard for Miu Miu SS23; and while the Toteme scarf coat is finally back in stock at SSENSE (and the puffy version on sale), this drapey Toteme double-breasted jacket is the new de rigueur outerwear from the brand.

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