Now that you’ve sprung your flannels from suit storage, what you wear them with needs a cold-weather tweak. Leave the matte-wool-with-shiny-silk look to men on the campaign trail. To give winter a sartorial two fingers, you need a smarter approach to colour and texture.

Ties

Colour rules summer. But come the cold, you need to dial down your brights to avoid clashing with the cloud cover. It’s time to turn your attention to texture instead. “Flannel or boiled wool can add that winter touch,” says Alex Field, head of menswear design at Reiss. “Or go for a silk knitted tie as a less risky but still textured alternative.” T.M.Lewin’s blunt-bladed navy take (£31.50) will lend your workwear some seasonal insouciance. Muted needn’t mean black, according to Matthew Zorpas, founder of The Gentleman Blogger: “Just give prominence to darker tones.” If you’d ordinarily reach for crimson with a particular shirt or suit, switch for burgundy instead (again, T.M.Lewin’s got your back) and let the texture lead. “It will give any of your existing business attire a whole new dimension.” A third dimension.

Pocket Squares

Those carrying the #menswear flame may still have a penchant for a statement square, but anyone who doesn’t think that ‘flaneur’ is a justifiable job description should have torched theirs by now. And in winter, even less is more. “Avoid anything jazzy,” says Field. “Classic colours with a contrast border work best. Just don’t over-think how you wear it.” Put the origami book down and know that a straight line is your chest’s equivalent of a four-in-hand tie knot – the original, and always the right choice. As with what’s hanging next to it, prioritise texture over colour. The shades should complement, not match, says Zorpas, but twinning fabrics can unify your look; a silk square erupting against a wool suit and tie may as well be emblazoned with a sore thumb print. Something like this from Reiss (£30) is a spot more cohesive.