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Do you want to build a snowman? Before we break into song, there are other things to consider first. Not two lumps of coal, a carrot and a pipe – as well as, presumably, snow – but the other equipment that every man needs when tackling the cold. As in a good hat, scarf and gloves. Now, those we can help you with. Below, the accessories guaranteed to keep your appendages stylishly snug throughout this and many winters to come. Or, if you really must, to make your snowman the best in his field. Which is, let’s face it, probably a field.
01. The De Bonne Facture checked wool baseball cap
Perhaps a baseball cap isn’t the usual go-to headgear come mid-winter. But then is yours made from the checked wool that’s traditionally reserved for the saddles of Camargue horses? Course it’s not. A doff of the cap, then, to De Bonne Facture for dressing up this humble hat – and without it going full dressage.
02. The Brunello Cucinelli speckled cashmere beanie
Because your head is precious, we’d suggest you keep it carefully ensconced in the finest cashmere. And we have just thing. Behold, the wear-anywhere beanie, only Cucinellied.
03. The Johnstons of Elgin checked cashmere scarf
You don’t get much more timeless than two centuries of knitting knowhow. This checked cashmere scarf by Johnstons of Elgin is as classic as they come, made in Scotland in adherence to MR PORTER’s Craftsmanship Code.
04. The Gabriela Hearst ribbed cashmere scarf
A scarf that’s worth more than a big bag of sand (a grand) is not one to scoff at. (That is, after all, two monkeys in old money.) Nor to be taken lightly, given that this piece from Gabriela Hearst is satisfyingly weighty as well as soft, warm and in a natural oatmeal tone. One for, as Logan Roy would no doubt put it, serious people.
05. The Loro Piana Fair Isle cashmere snood
We’re sticking our necks out here, but we’re willing to bet that a snood wasn’t the post-winter solstice solution that you were looking for. However, it ticks all the boxes a scarf would tick, but without the knotty question of knots – and comes bedecked with a seasonal Fair Isle pattern. What’s more, it’s the little cuddle you didn’t know you needed.
06. The Hestra shearling gloves
Frigid digits? Not once you pop these on. Fittingly, these shearling gloves were made by hand to fit like a glove.
07. The Mr P. ribbed wool gloves
With its digital ID system for transparency throughout production, Mr P. is not about pulling the wool over anyone’s eyes. Their hands, however… Here, we’re talking premium fabric, ribbed for a secure fit, in a choice of five colours.