I usually go for a smart fitted jumper. This sort of thing (random examples):
Thanks, those are nice jumpers. I find they aren't warm enough for me in winter.
Why not just longjohns etc though? You're at home. Who cares???
Good question, no answer.
Few options...
2. Dressing Gown & Slippers.
Wife demands I add a labrador to that outfit, but refuses permission for a pipe.
I take it you're expected to wear smart clothes for calls then? I'm lucky as it's not a requirement and when we do get back to the office they've relaxed the "formal wear" policy so no more shirt/trousers!!
I'm a "Consultant" so expected to pull rank through dress as another way to play the "Of course we know more than you do" vibe. Haven't worn a suit in over 10 years thank god, but the closer to Prince William I dress (or: Oxbridge toffs), the better I fit in.
I also find clothes change the way I feel. Wear a hoodie and T-shirt for a week and I stop shaving, get morose and the shopkeepers ask if I'm working on the local building site. Dress better and I generally feel better about myself.
Get some vests or some "base layers" they use in sport. Made a great difference to me.
Layers are what you need.
Awesome idea. I have a ski base layer upstairs which will be inviisble under everything. Need to get some fingerless gloves to go with them - poor circulation and all that
I don't dress smart for work anymore, when I did my working environment was hot, but the office was freezing (I spent 70% time in the office). I used to wear a vest under my shirt and one of these which are surprisingly warm. They looked good over a shirt too, especially if you had contrasting colours (white shirt, blue gillet).
They work well but...
That's gotta look awful to your colleagues though. If you're on a video conference and you're wearing a thick wooly jumper and a gilet whilst your indoors, you'll look like a poor person who can't afford to heat their home.
THIS! With some clients/colleagues I can get away with a jumper & gilet indoors; others assume I'm sick. Weekends, evenings out, no problem (I live semi-rural, I dress for the outdoors when not at work). But the poor person vibe is real. When really I'm a tight-arse living in a house I'm still doing up, caulking every crack to keep the heat in and eyeing up new double glazing.
Assuming you'll be sat at a desk rather than standing in front of a camera, i would suggest a blanket + hot water bottle to go on your lap. Some thick socks and a decent pair of slippers. Then either another blanket or something like a dressing gown that you can put over your shoulders and remove when you're needed on a video call.
I do the blanket round me on the chair already, but if clothing can replace it... All good points esp the thick socks. It's bad quality wooden floors here, so they're colder feeling than carpet.
My go to for warm and smart for the office is always John Lewis. Not cheap, but lasts well and looks good with a shirt underneath.
+1 for John Lewis. Used to pick up a lot of good deals at House of Fraser, but with them gone JL is it. And ROFL re the General forum. I wondered how many hoodie/tracksuit/onsie recommendations I'd get.
