Remember when your mittens were attached by a cord to your jacket? Those days of little-kid winter wear are long gone. Outdoor items such as scarves, gloves and boots have gone upscale.
Wear bulky earmuffs and you’ll look like Princess Leia. Keep it simple with these wool tweed earmuffs that are hand-finished and lined with English shearling. Choose among four colors including dark poppy. $39.50 in J. Crew stores.
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Guys, you won’t want to start a snowball fight wearing these gloves. The pebbled leather glove, lined with 100 percent cashmere, is available in three colors for $68 at Banana Republic stores or at bananarepublic.com.
Finding the right hat can be hard for men. No guy wants a hat that makes him look like a newsboy or an old man. The Kangol Mau hat is the right balance between new and old. It is made with a wool blend and comes in either black or a dark gray. $45 at Nordstrom stores or nordstrom.com.
Scarves are often left on restaurant chairs or dropped on the dirty closet floor. The Lulette “Love Conquers All” scarf is not the leave-behind kind. This stylish scarf is made with wool and acrylic and has the words “love conquers all” written in Latin. Mix and match with more than a dozen text and background color options. $78, at lulette.com.
Put away the Illini sweater and upgrade to a simple rugby stripe scarf, a mature remake of the old collegiate sweater colors. The scarf is black, tan and white and is made with a wool and cashmere blend, $128 at Coach stores or at coach.com.