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Offices are the hard case in autumn. It is cold outside, warm inside, and you are seen in both within twenty minutes. The answer is a middle layer you can remove without undressing the outfit.
The working base
Keep the base smart and boring in the best way: a shirt or a fine knit, tailored trousers, leather shoes. That combination is office-correct with or without anything over it.
The layer that carries the commute
A wool overshirt, a fine-gauge knit or a light jacket adds the warmth without bulk under a coat. Choose one that looks finished on its own, because at your desk it is the outfit.
Colour that reads calm
Two neutrals and one warm accent: charcoal and cream with camel, or navy and grey with a touch of rust. Keep prints out of the meeting look and let texture do the interest.
The takeaway · Dress for the meeting, then add a layer for the journey to it.