Come winter, aside from the obvious seasonally appropriate staples (cue wool coats , leather boots and cashmere knits ), my most-worn piece is easily a grey wool skirt. My collection includes one full-length style, with a crossover flap and decorative buttons at the hip; another in deep charcoal, box-pleated and calf-grazing; a mini version fastened with a traditional Highland kilt pin to guard against gusts; and a lighter wool-cotton blend that sees me through those early, deceptive weeks of autumn warmth. All of them are vintage , unearthed in charity shops or found during the depths of resale app doom-scrolling.

For the past few years, these grey woollen skirts have become the backbone of my cold-weather wardrobe, their blanket-like thickness relied upon when the temperatures

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