Have you ever wondered how to style your outerwear (including overcoats, gloves, and scarves) to maximize your style while staying warm? There are correct and incorrect ways to best pair your outerwear with your gloves and scarves, and mastering these will make it much easier for you to look stylish each day.
Classic Winter Accessories
Petrol Blue Men’s Gloves with Folded Reversible Scarf in Navy Blue & Red Silk Wool Polka Dots & Paisley
Scarves
When it comes to scarves, there are many different lengths that you might find when shopping. Having a scarf that’s just around 70 inches long is usually the ideal length. Unless you need the excess length for your height if you’re a very tall gentleman, stay away from scarves that fall too far below your waist. Remember to consider the drape and thickness of the scarf before trying to tie anything too ornate. For a more sophisticated look, opt for a more moderate length of scarf, as opposed to something that’s too thick or too fuzzy. Often, the longer and thicker a scarf is, the more casual you’ll appear.
At Fort Belvedere, we extensively tested various scarf sizes to find the one just right for you. The most common size is 150 centimeters by 30 centimeters (60 inches by 12 inches), and we found that this was simply too short for most men, which resulted in insufficient protection. There are also larger versions measuring 180 centimeters by 35 centimeters (about 71 inches by 14 inches), and while we liked the length, we found that the width started to feel constricting. We settled on an ideal format of 180 centimeters by 30 centimeters (71 x 12 inches). We found that this offers optimal warmth and comfort. Be sure to check out the unique scarf options offered at Fort Belvedere here.
Gloves
The importance of a proper fitting glove is crucial; if a glove is too tight, it’ll fit too snug and feel very uncomfortable, but if it’s too large, it’ll look sloppy and bring down the entire outfit. You’ll want to measure your dominant hand to make sure that you’re getting the right glove size. If you’re opting to wear leather gloves, you may be tempted to search for a size that’s a little bit bigger than what you actually need. This usually happens because things feel much more comfortable when they’re a little bit loose. However, it’s important to remember that leather does stretch, and it’s okay to have something that fits close to the hand but not so tight that you couldn’t even make a fist.
How To Determine Your Glove Size
Choosing The Right Colors
To make sure you’re staying stylish along with keeping warm during the winter season, it’s important to know what kind of color options you should consider for your gloves and scarves. If you’re just starting out, make sure that you have the core foundational colors in your overcoat wardrobe; brown, navy, and charcoal gray will offer you the most versatility for your outfits, as you can dress them up or dress down throughout the season. With all the colors that are available to us when it comes to clothing, it’s tough to know where the limits can be sometimes.
This outfit already features too many colorful accents–adding gloves and a scarf would be disastrous!
There are some people who don’t really mind how they’re perceived at the impression that they might give off when they get dressed and leave the house every day. These are the kind of people that could wear every color in the crayon box and think it’s completely normal. Although we like to see gentlemen have fun and experiment with multiple colors, it is important to consider the environment of where you’re trying to wear them.
Kyle looking confidently dapper in his winter outer wear
Matching Your Outfit with The Occasion
Is this a more formal outing you’re attending, or a more casual and colorful party? If it’s along the lines of the latter, then it would be much more acceptable to wear multiple colors, stop traffic, and have some fun. For example, if you are attending a business meeting and you’re wearing a navy single-breasted overcoat, infusing a few pops of color with this kind of ensemble could be acceptable. Wearing something like our reversible scarf in burgundy or the alpaca scarf, double-sided in charcoal and gray would be a fantastic option with a navy coat.
Burgundy Reversible Scarf with Micropattern by Fort Belvedere
If you happen to go out to dinner, and you choose to wear a burgundy overcoat over navy trousers, you can wear the reversible scarf in navy blue and red silk wool with polka dots and paisley (pictured further above in this article). With both of these examples, you can see that the wearer is able to incorporate the base color of the overcoat while still allowing the scarf to stand out on its own and be a great conversation starter.
Injecting Some Patterns
The key to making sure that all of the patterns you are trying to wear will work together is to make sure that the patterns are of different size density. I happen to remember a time when I was wearing a striped shirt and a striped tie, and both of the stripes happened to be of the same scale. When I completed tying my tie and I looked in the mirror, I felt like I was wearing wallpaper. There was no line of demarcation, and if not for the tie being a different color, an onlooker would not even have known that I was wearing a tie.
This also reflects what could happen if you’re wearing an overcoat with a plaid pattern and a scarf of the same color and pattern size. In doing so, there will be a loss of dimension and depth to your overall outfit. To fix this, try wearing a scarf of a different color altogether. If you’re going to opt for a pattern, make sure that the pattern is a bigger or smaller size than what is on the coat.
Kyle’s well put together outerwear
Gloves, in particular, are a fun and effortless way to elevate your overall look. One way to pair your gloves and scarves is to keep your colors consistent. If your gloves and scarves are in the same color tone, everything else will look harmonious. The goal is to not make your outfit feel like a uniform, but to make sure everything else looks unified. To keep things simple, you can try using colors like blue, black, or brown. Using neutral colors such as these will make infusing other colors or patterns much simpler.
Depending on the color or pattern within your coat, you might want to incorporate other colors in your gloves and scarves. When wearing a charcoal overcoat, you actually have a few different options on what you can wear. For example, a camel-colored overcoat looks great with a lot of different earth tones. Try wearing it with the orange bronze rust suede leather gloves and then add the reversible scarf in dark green and red silk motif.
A patterned overcoat with a solid colored scarf from Fort Belvedere
A plaid overcoat might appear tricky to try to pair scarves and glove options with. If you’re uncomfortable with pattern mixing at this point, try picking a scarf with a nice, bold color that will complement the overcoat you’re wearing. Try the alpaca double-sided scarf in light blue and gray, then add the gray peccary gloves. Remember, depending on the occasion, you can have a little bit more fun with some whimsical colors and try mixing patterns.
Having the right accessories can really upgrade an entire outfit no matter the season
Conclusion
Depending on the occasion, a scarf that falls no longer than your waist is ideal. A scarf that’s about 70 inches and a moderate thickness is usually going to be the best bet for you when you try to wear a scarf for various occasions. Your gloves should not feel like a boa constrictor on your hand, nor should they feel too loose; you want them snug but not so tight that you can’t make a fist. You can always add a lot of personality to your outfit by adding colors in your scarves or your glove choices. Just be sure to have them blend appropriately with the overcoat choice that you have. Solid and neutral choices will always be safe, and mixing colors and different patterns together will work, as long as you make sure that you have different size density.
How do you like to pair your gloves and scarves with your overcoats? Share with us in the comments!
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