Wfh -no heating what to wear

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Professional - on video a lot.

I had the heating on a lot last winter and don't want to do that this winter.....

Looking for warm clothes ideas

So far I've looked at some thermal layers, slippers, a big knit cardigan - but lacking knowledge of truly warm clothing. Haven't been camping in years, for example!

So professional...video conference, I would say, tailored wool jacket, vest, long sleeved blouse, v neck jumper, wrist warmers. Whatever warm trousers skirt you like, thick tights, socks. Blanket over knees.

Hot water bottle for lap and feet.

quite honestly some of luxury items people recommended would mean you could have your heating on half a degree warmer ! 🤦‍♀️

Layers of anything will suffice. You don’t need cashmere or pure wool..use what you have. Move frequently and vigorously

then, I’d suggest as a nation, if you’re in a job that hasn’t given you a raise anywhere in line with inflation , you go onto calls with scarves, hats, gloves and a coat - to make the bloody point that you can’t afford heating. I bet your senior bosses aren’t sitting feeling cold..stop trying to hide it.

Oh no, what I’ve found, as someone with a chronic illness who feels the cold, is that 100% wool and cashmere are so much warmer, they’re worth the investment. And real sheepskin as opposed to faux. I don’t have a huge amount but the stuff I do have I really rely on.

You can get recycled cashmere stuff.

There is no warmth in polyester or viscose.
I buy men’s second hand cashmere/wool jumpers from ebay/charity shops. Warm and soft!

I got a 100% wool jumper off eBay for £3 last year. I got another, brand new with tags, 100% merino wool jumper for £13.75 including postage off a Depop deadstock seller last week - it’s still selling brand new on some sites for £70. You have to hunt around a bit, but you can get some really warm clothes for not much - you just need to expand beyond shop websites and be prepared to trawl through a lot of listings to find something good.

I have army surplus softie trousers, kind of like a wearable sleeping bag, can be had for about £20.

@Unforgettablefire it's this one:

www.debenhams.com/product/dreamland-snuggle-up-warming-large-teal-throw-120x160cm_p-5e1e42aa-4ebc-4656-9876-3652cde49f26?istCompanyId=76f7277d-6e78-4dc2-aaff-1eb77fae16b0&istFeedId=258a4886-8f3c-47ef-9369-d1eda8d84501&istItemId=rxrrrppta&istBid=t&gclid=CjwKCAjwx7GYBhB7EiwA0d8oe32dugrSnwWuptnobZfCb3DOccJj0k11SBrJq6q_DabZ6uqt7gaLYRoCQNIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Good ideas on here, thank you.

I've got the same make. They're selling really fast.
I'm just going to spend most of my time in my bedroom with my warm blankie I think.

Natural fibres are best for warmth- cotton with wool/ cashmere over the top.
Buff also make really nice lightweight lambs wool things to go round your neck. Fingerless gloves are useful too. Wool socks and sheepskin slippers are great
Acrylic, nylon, fleece and the like won’t keep you warm, are derived from oil and shed microplastic into the environment.

https://www.buff.com/gb/
merino wool section on here. Some are in the sale. They machine wash really well.

Make sure there's something fluffy under your feet if you have hard floors (and especially in an old house with wooden floorboards like mine). Last year my feet were freezing even with sheepskin slippers on. This year I have a cheap Ikea sheepskin rug under my desk, covering the gaps between the floorboards. I haven't needed the slippers yet but then I'll have two layers of sheepskin between me and the cold!

Heated throws are not 10p an hour! They are 0.14 pence an hour. Even a 100% increase would still be only 0.28 an hour. So 1p in over 3.5 hours.

My best jumper of last winter was one I pinched from DH, a thick wool fisherman jumper with a polo neck. If you can wear wool, men's jumpers are often 10 x better than womens ranges. it was an All Saints bargain from TK Maxx but Woolovers do similar ones.

Also polo necks do the job of a scarf, jumper and cardigan without loads of flapping layers and gaps.

Lakeland do a heated poncho you may be able to cover with a jacket or cardigan.

Lakeland heated throw is rated at 110W but has six heat settings so that will likely be the maximum.

Sitting in a sleeping bag.

Layers - so fleece-lined tights under thermal leggings then fluffy socks and slipper boots.

Thermal vest and a fleece top, then a gilet and a scarf (could be a nice pashmina type if you're on calls).

Wrist warmers, ideally cashmere - you can pick these up second-hand quite cheaply - and a fleece blanket over your lower half, with a warm heat pack or hot water bottle wrapped in a towel at your lower back or on your lap.

The most important thing is to get dressed as quickly as possible - don't let yourself get cold! It's much easier to expend heat by removing layers than it is to generate it.

Merino jumpers from uniqlo are warm but thin, so they fit underneath smarter tops. Team with cashmere wrist warmers from Turtle Doves. Scarf on top.

Thermal leggings/fleece-lined opaque tights underneath trousers.

I survived very cold classrooms last winter like this (doors and windows open because of covid).

Another vote for Uniglo Heattech - the joggings bottoms especially are ridiculously warm!

When it's super cold, chuck a hot water bottle in the bottom of your sleeping bag and you'll be golden!

I also got some heated socks last year, for horse riding in winter, little rechargeable batteries on the side. They were amazing for padding round the house when out of the sleeping bag!

Am looking at a heated gilet for this year. I find blankets aren't that helpful if you are in lots of meetings and have to keep taking it off, plus I find typing awkward with it round my shoulders.

Working in freezing classrooms with open doors and windows during Covid, I wore a thermal vest, with a merino long jumper over it, and a Primark quilted gilet over the top of that, plus a big wool shawl/scarf, and Turtle Dove wristwarmers or fingerless gloves.
And frequent star jumps.

I’m thinking of getting something like this Women's Warm Sherpa Lined Athletic Sweatpants Winter Active Running Jogger Fleece Pants amzn.eu/d/cmlZC6n Sherpa trousers
for bottoms when I’m on camera and then an oodie type things from John Lewis (half the price of an oodie) for when I’m working. I was also thinking of getting a heated clothes dryer and have that drying clothes in the room I’m working in so it will heat the room also.

Even better than M&S wool tights (hard to find too, I often can't find them stocked in local branch) are the merino wool tights sold by Snag! And they go all the way up to just under your bra, too.

Hat for in between
slipper boots
dressing gown