Help me stay warm at work! Please?!

[CakeNinja]

I work in a school, we have Windows permanently open, in and out of the school to do outdoor learning every 5 minutes etc.
I need to keep bloody warm, I'm home now and in bed trying to warm up!
Please tell me what warm dresses/boots etc you wear so I can also buy them
I'm hopeless at shopping, do everything online.
Nothing low cut on top and arms covered.
Size 14, budget is whatever it costs to keep me bloody warm

[Justmuddlingalong]

Sorel boots are cosy. Lots of thinner layers. And yes, thermal underwear.

[IdentityRequest1]

Look at Uniqlo Heattech stuff, lots of options for thinner layers...

[Rubyslippers7780]

I have a fleece top that has a battery pack and a switch in the pocket so heats up like an electric blanket....

[CakeNinja]

Have just had a look at Sorel boots. I think they are a little 'jazzy' for me!! I will definitely think about thermals though. And regarding lots of layers, I see the benefit of this but the reality is - it makes me look even more bulky and chunky (though I'm so cold this is slightly less of an issue, comfort over style!) and loads more washing!

[CakeNinja]

Now ruby, do you know of anything non fleece which is also battery operated? This sounds amazing
I would be so smug, not to mention snug!

[Rubyslippers7780]

If you look on amazon for battery heated clothes there are loads of options - base layers, fleeces, gloves etc. Sorry I don't know how to post a clicky link...

[Janek]

I have a down bodywarmer from decathlon - it wasn't very expensive and it's really warm (i wear it in the house...) and because there are no sleeves it's not restrictive and looks less coat-like than a coat would...

[GreenTulips]

Sports direct skins £4 ish for bottoms lots of tops long/short sleeves

I've spend a day in the forest and never been warmer

Two pairs of socks and thick soles shoes/boots

[GreenTulips]

And a fleece lined hat is essential

[CakeNinja]

I can't wear a hat in the classroom
Thanks all, lots of great suggestions here, I'll be ordering some underlayers and investigating battery warmed clothes - i never know these existed!

[Spudlet]

Everyone seems to rave about Uniqlo thermals. I'm hoping to snag some for myself soon!

I don't know what your footwear requirements are like, but if chunky boots are acceptable, I used to have a pair of Tuffa Suffolks and they were toasty. Good in the wet too, as long as you treated them with waterproofing stuff for leather. When it was -13 a few years back, I wore them to work with dresses and no one turned a hair.

[KeiraTwiceKnightley]

Wool tights, corduroy skirts. And a body warmer as easy to pop on and off but v cosy.

[Spudlet]

Also, would fingerless gloves / hand warmers be acceptable? Warm hands help a lot, I find.

You can also get those little heat packs for your pocket that work when you snap the metal disc - they're great and you just boil them when they go cold to reset them. Mountain Warehouse often have them as their 2 for 1 offers or a BOGOF, so you could have several sets for throughout the day in your pockets.

[Dozer]

Those working conditions sound awful! Are the DC freezing too?!

[CakeNinja]

Arghh my tights always snag on the corners of all the little tables, they have a rough sort of textured edging around them. I've given up on buying and wearing expensive warm ones for work, they are pretty much ruined after one wear

[KeiraTwiceKnightley]

I love my ugg boots. They're not the normal bootee style but look like a biker. But are fleecey lined like normal uggs. Toasty.

[Auldspinster]

Fleecy insoles make a huge difference too.

[MrsPestilence]

technical thermals nice and fitted, hold you in a bit, and are the layer to wash.

A silk shirt.

Cashmere is very warm, but a nuisance to wash if it gets stuff on it. You know you have always wanted a twin set.

Get a long gillet, to keep your bum warm.

Are a hat and gloves pushing it?

Thick wool socks and thermal boots are the way to go.

[pret]

I’d love battery operated clothes heating system stuff when I’m on playground duty. Never heard of it.

[CakeNinja]

The dc are fine, we need windows open otherwise the room gets stuffy and germs and bacteria will multiply at an alarming rate!
It's mainly me that spends most time in the afternoons either outside or working by the open back doors!

[Spudlet]

Two pairs of cheap, thick tights work. I like wearing black tights over coloured ones, because I aspire to quirkiness but am too chicken to fully commit. But two black pairs work too!

I also have a waterfall cardigan in merino and cashmere from Woolovers. SO warm. Wouldn't be without it in winter.

Sorry for the many posts, I really feel the cold and used to work in a horrifically cold office so feel your pain! ⛄️

[Whitney168]

Do you wear scarves? Easy way to look like you're making an effort, but it's amazing how much warmer they keep you. Not big bulky Doctor Who efforts, but obviously not thin silky ones either - go for ones with a decent bit of natural fibre and investigate youtube for different ways of tying.

[SpoonfulOfJam]

Can I jump in and ask about socks?

I wear trousers that are slightly shorter than full length, with slip on shoes. I hate those little knee highs as the natural colour is never natural enough and they fall down and bunch around the top of my foot.

Are there thin, good quality socks that would look smart. I'm thinking of glitter socks as I think socks wouldn't really go, so to make a cool little feature of them.

[blodynmawr]

Our office is always freezing so I like these fairly cheap layer-y things in winter:
M&S thermal knee highs which don't fall down. I wear a pair of merino socks as well. (I wear the same cotton trousers from Boden all year round and in winter add these many thin layers, which I have found to be better than one thick one.)
Sheepskin insoles in all knee high and ankle boots - buy boots a size up to accommodate.
M&S Vest under top or dress.
HTH

[blodynmawr]

Oooh and forgot to say I like a velvet scarf come winter as it is both warm and quite dressy when kept on indoors. I have a few in different colours from Boden, which are quite old; not sure who has them this season?