How to layer a black shirt for winter without losing the shape

A shirt gets treated as a summer piece more often than it should. Layered right, it holds up through winter too, and it's a better base layer than most people give it credit for.

Start with the shirt fully buttoned

A collared shirt buttoned to the second-from-top button gives a jacket or sweater something structured to sit over, instead of the shapeless bunch a t-shirt collar leaves underneath.

A crew-neck sweater over the top

The collar peeking out above a crew neck is one of the cleanest layered looks there is, and it works whether the sweater is fitted or slightly oversized.

Under a jacket, not instead of one

A shirt this weight isn't meant to be the only layer once it's genuinely cold. Treat it as the base, with a jacket or coat doing the actual warmth work, rather than piling on extra tees underneath that bunch up at the collar.

Watch the cuffs

Push a jacket sleeve up over a shirt cuff and it looks intentional. Let a bulky knit sleeve bunch the shirt cuff up inside it, and the whole outfit looks messier than it needs to. Fold or roll the shirt sleeve neatly before adding a layer on top.

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