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Well if you can believe it, we were wearing t-shirts and Polos to the office last week. As of the morning of us writing this post, it was thirty-nine degrees, which is cold for anywhere, let alone Florida. While most people in this wang-shaped state complain once it gets below seventy, we at Manner don’t consider a season change until we break out the coats and scarves, especially since we get so few opportunities to wear them.

So, as we go to our storage containers and attics to unearth the Fall and Winter staples for the coming Florida snowpocalypse, we remind ourselves that we need to focus on just a few go-to’s for the season that we should all have on hand. We don’t need to have every down jacket, shearling coat, hand warmer, Ugg Boot, sweater vest, and turtleneck on the planet. This is Florida, after all…we’re not pulling missile silo duty in Vladivostok. Just make sure you keep these items on hand that’ll give you the all-important interchangeable wardrobe that’ll keep you warm and make you look good.

1. The Light Sweater-Over-The-Oxford-Shirt Look

Yes, technically this isn’t an article of clothing but rather a style of outfit (we’re already starting off wrong,) but this look is straight up timeless and, when done right, looks flawless. Change up the look with different colored and patterned sweaters and by using different colored Oxfords than white to avoid looking old-fashioned or like a member of the Yale Crew Team.

2. Cardigans

This is another example of clothing that if done correctly, can look dapper as hell (i.e. the outfit above,) or, when done incorrectly, can make you look like your creepy “uncle” Marty. Be sure to find a cardigan that fits your perfectly, or else it’ll look like a baggy Christmas sweater or a homeless Mr. Rogers. Pair it with a color-coordinated shirt-and-tie combo to finish it off and you’ve got the look of a man than rules the office and catches peoples’ eye.

3, Light Jackets

Pullovers, zip-ups, windbreakers, bombers, leathers, raincoats, three-quarters, puffers, denims, the aforementioned pea coat and just about any other type of jacket and coat is in play this time of year, even here in Florida. Make sure you have something with front pockets to keep your hands warm and, if possible, interior pockets for your phone, glasses, and a secret hoard of emergency cash for the bartender.

4. Chukkas and Chelsea Boots

It’s been said many times, most of all by us: Chukka and Chelsea boots are THE footwear of the colder seasons. Absolutely nothing looks better with any type of pants, be they denim, khaki, linen, or wool, than these higher-heeled shoe that give its wearer an air of European sophistication and mannish ruggidness in one.