What to wear
What to wear to an interview when it's cold
A smart outfit for interview in cold weather, picked from real pieces, with why it works and the one change that matters.
Dress
Coat
Boot
Scarf
GlovesCharcoal Knit Dress, Camel Wrap Coat, Tan Chelsea Boot, Grey Wool Scarf, Brown Leather Gloves. A smart combination for interview in cold weather, with the lightest colour sitting closest to your face.
An interview wants calm authority. The strongest safe move is a dark layer over a lighter base, so the eye lands on your face. Cold weather is about layers you can shed indoors: a knit under an overcoat does more for warmth and polish than one thicker piece. Read the room before you read your wardrobe: the same day can want a sharper or a softer answer depending on who you are seeing, and the middle is usually the safer place to land.
- Keep jewellery and print to one item.
- The innermost layer is the one people see; make it a good one.
- Pick the palette before the pieces. Two neutrals and one accent rarely fails.
Same occasion, other weather