Overshirts Are The Most Important Part of Your Cold-Weather Wardrobe

Let's be honest, summer is just an unnecessary distraction from buying and wearing lovely big coats. Festivals? Barbecues? Both fine, but filling your wardrobe with near-identical outerwear is what life is really about. And thankfully it's almost time to wrap up again, but for one final hurdle: Autumn.
It’s an awkward transitional period that calls for versatile clothing. Chilly September winds can give way to blazing sunshine in the blink of an eye, and you need to be prepared. That’s where overshirts come in.
Heavier than a normal shirt and lighter than a jacket, leading many (lazy, incorrect) people to dub them
To help you out we’ve rounded up some of the best overshirts available right now, from independent British brands such as Albam and Universal Works, as well as global outfitters like A Day's March and Barena Venezia...
1| A Day's March
A Day's March's mission statement is as simple as it is ambitious: to 'perfect the essentials.' Nowhere is that effort more evident than in the Swedish brand's vast and varied range of well-crafted, reasonably priced overshirts.

Original Herringbone Overshirt, adaysmarch.co.uk
2| Aspesi
James Dean ruined red jackets. He looked so slammin' in that Rebel Without a Cause Harrington that he consigned the rest of us to fancy dress tribute territory as a result. But a red overshirt? Go forth and make it your own.

Garment-Dyed Cotton-Twill Overshirt, mrporter.com
3| Universal Works
The ‘Baker’ chore jacket has been Universal Works’ best-selling piece for over a decade, and that should come as no surprise. It’s a modern staple with a storied history. And while the style has been rejigged time and time again in a range of fabrics and colors, this indigo

Bakers Slub-Cotton Overshirt, mrporter.com
4| Séfr
Pinstripes aren't just for guys who put Wolf of Wall Street quotes in their dating profiles. This woven overshirt, from Swedish retro menswear dons Séfr, is laced with a technical mesh membrane that makes it water- and wind-resistant.

Mats Pinstriped Woven Overshirt, mrporter.com
5| Barena
Entrepreneur Sandro Zara was inspired by the functional clothing of his fellow Venetians when he founded Berena Venezia, aiming to bring

Cotton-Corduroy Overshirt, mrporter.com
6| Albam

7| Mr P.
Too much mustard gets up your nose? Nonsense. This

Cotton-Corduroy Overshirt, mrporter.com
8| Topman
You don't need to spend big to get a quality overshirt. Topman has a wide selection in a range of colors, but this khaki two

Khaki Two Pocket Overshirt, topman.com
9| The Workers Club
Husband and wife Charlotte and Adam Cameron created The Workers Club with the aim of creating sustainable clothes that are built to last. So it goes without saying that this oversized indigo overshirt, from the brand's England capsule, will see you right for some time to come.

Bright Indigo Cotton Shirt Jacket, bombinate.com
10| A.P.C.
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Piped-edge virgin wool-twill bowling overshirt, matchesfashion.com
This story originally appeared on Esquire.co.uk. Minor edits have been made by the Esquiremag.ph editors.