14 Untrendy Winter Basics Every Woman With Impeccable Taste Has In Her Wardrobe
Bundled is beautiful.
by The Candidly Team
Winter is a cruel season that has a way of taking down our clothes and leaving us to feel like dry, shivery shells of ourselves. Which is why a foolproof winter wardrobe must be focused on quality materials. Classic cuts. Heavenly softness. Things that make us look good, while feeling our most divinely cozied. But we’re not spending a fortune, either.
So on this list of 14 perfect winter pieces you will hear terms like 100% cashmere, genuine leather, and Italian wool. But the real beauty is that everything on the list is under $200. Except for one thing. And we think you’ll agree it’s worth the splurge. (All of us behind the scenes bought one, and it’s the only one we use now).
We went to painful lengths to choose 14 highly special things that will exceed expectations. In style. In substance. And in budget.
Take a look.
1. The Perfect Quality Coat That Didn’t Cost A Small Fortune
We can pretty much wear anything under a well-cut coat and immediately look like we have our lives together. This one has the chicest silhouette so it defies trends, never going out of style. Most lifetime coats of this caliber cost 2-3x as much. It’s made from luxe Italian wool and comes in all the perfect colors we could ever want in a coat.
Price: $277
2. The Pants So Flattering You’ll Want To Own Them In 3 Colors
The Colette Cropped Wide-Leg Pants by Maeve
These are the “magic pants” from Anthropologie that we talk about A LOT, and they will 1000000% be the pants you reach for over jeans because nothing, nothing, nothing comes close to being this flattering. Amazing on big thighs, round butts, and bellies. They run a little big, so size down.
Price: $120
3. The Luxe Loafers That Make All Outfits 87% Chicer
Madewell The Vernon Bit Hardware Loafer in Leather
It’s astonishing how a tiny hint of hardware makes this perfect loafer even more effective. Quality-wise, it’s made of rich leather with something called “Cloudlift” padding for comfort. It’s honestly one of those lasting things that will never stop elevating our outfits so we look smart and chic and styled to the high heavens when all we actually did was slip on a shoe.
P.S. It’s not a “budget” shoe, because it’s not made of cheap garbage that falls apart after 3 wears, but it should be said that many loafers made in this exact style with the exact same materials have price tags 2-3x as high.
Price: $158
4. The Gorgeous Cashmere Sweater You Can Blessedly Afford
Quince Mongolian Cashmere Fisherman Crewneck Sweater
The knits from Quince actually inspired us to write an entire article about the brand (not sponsored, just obsessed). And the reason is they’re spinning the most desirable styles out of the feathery soft cashmere we want to live in all winter for a price that’s, no joke, 3x less than certain lusted after brands. This sweater has the chicest fit that makes wearing jeans and sneaks or literal leggings look luxury. And it comes in so many perfect colors. Oatmeal is our favorite, but we have 3 others in cart as we speak.
Price: $100
5. The Jeans That Feel As Good As They Look On All Curves
Everlane The Curvy ’90s Cheeky® Jean
We don’t know what forces of destiny have led us on this path, but somehow finding jeans that flatter and feel good on our bumpy bits has become our life’s work. And what we can tell you is that Everlane is masterful at making jeans that are equally smoothing of our middles as they are molding round our hips, butts, and thighs. We’re getting to a point where we’re outright rejecting all of our other jeans. Basically, if they’re clean we’re wearing ‘em. This classic style is one of our favorites, but if you’re more of a wide-leg, un-tapered lady THESE are perfection.
Price: $110
6. The Flawless Fitted Tee
If your love affair with wide-leg jeans and drapey trousers isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, you’re probably in need of a perfect-fitting tighter tee to balance you out and nip your waist, and match absolutely everything. This is that tee. The fit is unmatched. And it comes in every neutral shade which makes it an excellent layering piece.
Price: $48
7. The Butter-Soft Sweater That Doubles As A Sleek Jacket
By Anthropologie The Mariel Longline Cardigan Sweater
Nothing toes the line between cozy and chic than a clean-lined sweater that basically functions as a blazer by making us look tailored and not like we' just cocooned ourselves in our softest blanket. Oh, but do we feel like we did just that when we wear this sweater.
Price: $148
8. The Stunning Handbag That Makes You Look Styled No Matter What Else You’re Wearing
Ok. So this one is more of an investment. But for a lifetime designer handbag that made us literally gasp with joy, that’s original and striking, but also miraculously matches everything and makes us look 27x chicer every time we throw it over our shoulder, we’ve crowned it worth it. We know we’ll love it forever and that because it’s crafted from the finest stuff, it will last forever.
Price: $485
9. The Coziest Oversized Scarf Known To Man
Nothing completes a gorgeous wintery ensemble than a buttery soft scarf that wraps for days round your neck, and like wizardry, ties everything together. But this one is so addictively warm and cozy, we also wear it on our couch with sweats.
Price: $98
10. The Magic Jumpsuit That Gives Us Our Most Flattering Silhouette Any Day Of The Month
Maeve Wrapped Culotte Ponte Jumpsuit
Again, an example of the powers of that magic Anthro fabric that smooths and stretches to shape-shift us into our most attractive selves. We’ve tried on a wild number of jumpsuits in our 40+ years, and none, NONE have looked or felt this good on us. On our bloatiest and blah-est of days, we reach for this jumpsuit, and poof, we look our actual best. It sizes in plus, petite and tall and also comes in other colors.
Price: $188
11. The Sweater That Gets You Stopped On The Street
Quince Baby Alpaca-Wool Cropped Cardigan
The softness is on this whole other level with this cardi from Quince. The cropped length looks sooooo good with all our high-waisted pants and skirts, magically making us appear several inches taller. It’s one of those pieces that looks way more expensive than it is. To quote one of our Candidly humans: “I've never had so many people ask me where I bought a sweater.” Which is also why we’re currently gifting one to almost every lady we know for bdays and holidays.
Price: $60
12. The Leather Pants That Fit So Well They Count As A “Basic”
Leather pants used to scare us. But then we found this faux leather pair with actual stretch and a smoothing fit that made getting dressed up to go out 20x easier and made us look 20x more alluring than when we’re forced to resort to jeans, yet again. And the rest was history. Leather pants are a staple now, guys.
Price: $128
13. The Cozy Piece Of Outerwear You Refuse To Remove Til’ Spring
Quince 100% Merino Wool Long Shirt Jacket
We know. Shackets are kind of trendy. But don’t we all require one not-so-traditional, coat-like thing to keep us warm and cozy on days we’re feeling casj but still want to look cute? Picture this with soft leggings or skinny jeans and some scrunched socks peeking out from your booties, and have you not reached maximum winter cuteness?
Price: $130
14. The Miraculous Bra That Doesn’t Show Hideous Lines
Shapermint Truekind® Supportive Comfort Wireless Shaping Bra
Finding a bra that doesn’t dig into our flesh and show obnoxious lines is hard enough, but add to that the stabbing of wires and lack of overall support, and we basically just give up on ever being happy in a bra. We honestly can’t believe that this wireless (yeah, wireless) wonder came into our lives so late. You must see the smooth back and then, you must try it on yourself.
Price: $33 -$55
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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