 What do you think about when you think about winter style? Hopefully that's not it. Now, for me, I think about great outerwear, cozy sweaters, heavier fabrics, textures, and the color white. Wait a second, you're saying white? Hey, does white work in the winter? Well, I'll tell you why I think it does, show you how to do it, and show you some more of my favorite winter jackets, sweaters, and accessories right after this. I'm Brian Sakawa, you're watching He Spoke Style, and on this channel, I teach you the principles of dressing well and give you the tools and inspiration you need to develop your personal style. For this first look here, I was thinking about two things when I put it together. I was thinking about what you might wear to a holiday party, and I was thinking about what you might wear if you were going to visit family and wanted to look nice, but not, you know, kind of going overboard. So color palette here with browns and blues, and I'll admit, not very festive for the season, but, you know, still classic and kind of casually cool and dapper. Navy chinos, brown gingham shirt, and then layered over the shirt, we have a really cool striped and textured crew neck sweater in kind of a dark camel or caramel color from Express, who is today's video sponsor. I'm going to feature one piece from Express in each of today's looks, and many of the pieces like this particular sweater, for example, are currently on sale, and links to all of the featured items will be down below in the description. So one of the things that I think is tough when it comes to putting together winter outfits is dealing with outerwear. You know, like if you build your wardrobe around your outerwear, sometimes, especially if it's a standout piece like this leather jacket, when you take your jacket off, the outfit might not feel as complete. That's one big reason why I like layering a sweater over a button-up shirt because even without a jacket, it still looks finished, and it does have a more casual and relaxed feel than if you were wearing a sport coat or something like that. And we're going to stay on the topic of outerwear here with the next look. This look completely revolves around this Express brown pico, which, by the way, is currently on sale for 50% off. Brown obviously is a color that I have a great love for, and this pico just looks and feels so rich and elevated, both in the color and the slight texture that it has as well. So I really wanted to keep that casually sophisticated feel with the rest of the outfit, and that's why I chose a white cashmere turtleneck and paired it with some charcoal flannel pants, as well as a pair of lace-up dress boots. I really like how the color kind of progresses from the top of the outfit with the colors being lighter, and they get darker as your eye moves down the outfit. I think it does a good job of what a good outfit should do, and that is to frame your face. Anytime I do have an outfit like this with this kind of casual, sophisticated feel, I do like to wear eyeglasses. I just think it really kind of elevates and complements and completes the entire look. Alright, now we're going to be moving away from the I've got an event to go to and want to step up my game looks into a couple of outfits that would fall more into the category of what I really wear every day. Side note, if you haven't checked out the video where I do show you what I really wear every day, be sure to watch it, and it's linked right up there. Onto the outfit now, here it is. Super basic foundation of a Heather Grey athletic sweatshirt and light wash denim jeans. Whenever I'm dealing with pieces that are so simple, I always try to think of ways to make the outfit more interesting, and typically in the wintertime, that's through texture and pattern. So for texture, we have this quilted vest, and then for pattern, I layered in a short scarf. Now I like to have a couple shorter scarves because sometimes I'm truly not wearing it to keep me warm, but more like to add in an accent like I'm doing here. And if you have a regular length scarf, you can't really do this because it's going to be hanging down below the jacket, and it's just going to throw off the whole balance of the look. And then speaking of balance, I really do think a hat adds a measure of balance to winter looks, and I love baseball caps. And this hat that I have here from Express is actually wool, so definitely very seasonally appropriate. So no, I haven't forgotten about what I promised to talk about, which is why I think white is a perfectly acceptable color to wear in the winter. We're going to get to that in just a bit, but first we need to talk about this look and specifically this Express Moleskine shirt jacket. I love the dark brown color, of course, super comfortable. It's actually very light, so that makes it a great layering piece. And the best part if you find yourself liking it as much as I do is that currently it is available for 40% off. Shirt jackets are sort of those great in-between pieces, you know, they're kind of rugged, but depending on how you style them, you can kind of dress it up a bit. I tried to have it both ways here with the jeans and wool beanie, more casual, and the denim shirt layered sweater and oxblood boots, making it more dressy. Okay, so wearing white in the winter. Now, first of all, the whole don't wear white after Labor Day rule, that's stupid. Worst rule ever. So I think white in the winter time is great because it's unexpected, it has an elevated and sophisticated feel, the coolness of the white color matches the season. Wait, is white actually a color? And it's a blank canvas that you can literally pair any color you want with, so there are immense possibilities. For this look, however, what I wanted to do was to lean into the elevated and sophisticated part of what I was just talking about. Very casually cool and sophisticated with white denim and a very simple white and brown color palette. I love this express ribbed turtleneck sweater in a light camel color. It's chunky, just has a very luxurious feel to it. And these light camels and whites for some reason to me always project a sense of luxury and sophistication. That, of course, goes for the B3 bomber jacket with the shearling collar and cuffs on the sleeves. And then I added in another touch of luxury with some suede in my belt and also in the dark brown chukka boots. Thanks once again to Express for sponsoring this video and reminder that I've got links to the crew next sweater, the Pico wool baseball hat, moleskin shirt jacket and chunky ribbed turtleneck down below in the description. If you want some more winter outfit inspiration, I've got a playlist for you to click right over there.