How to Layer Clothes | Men's Style & Fashion | London Street Style

One of the main questions I get asked throughout my social media accounts is how to layer clothes, why is layering so important in men's fashion and what the hell is layering season? So in this post I'm going to address all of these questions as well as showing you an example of layering knitwear, a blazer and overcoat in my own style. 

Layering season is referred to when changeable weather conditions exist and therefore you may be required to add layers to keep warm or remove layers to cool off. Typically the layering seasons are Spring and Autumn when you can get sun, rain, warm and cold weather all in one single day. Layering can also be used in Winter as an efficient way to keep warm and if you're a snowboarder or skier you'll be familiar with adding layers to keep warm.

Layering your clothes is not only an efficient way of keeping warm, it also gives you styling options and looks great. My main tip for layering clothes in men's clothing is to keep the colour palette simple by choosing one single colour to be your main focus. In my style example, I've chosen a nude camel colour to be the main focus so out of the 3 items of clothing I've styled 2 of those items this colour. If I had worn a camel roll-neck, I would have layered with a different colour blazer and the camel coat. Try to avoid layering too many different colours of clothes as it can get more complicated to get it right and you're adding more chance of getting colours clashing. 

In this style edit, I'm layering a maroon knitted roll-neck jumper from Burton with a camel tweed blazer from Moss Bros and the final layer is a 100% cashmere camel coat from Hawkins & Shepherd. The rest of the outfit comprises of black jeans from Superdry, black shoes from John White Shoes, sunglasses from Taylor Morris Eyewear and finally a slimline leather briefcase from Launer London.

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Photography by Charlie Sawyer