Layering Overalls and Dungarees Into Your Winter Wardrobe

Overalls have a way of solving winter dressing before you have even finished your coffee. One piece, over a base, and you are dressed for a day that might start at four degrees and land somewhere gentler by noon. That is the promise of the season here in Australia: cold mornings, mild middays, and a wardrobe that needs to move between both without a full change of clothes.

The trick is not the overalls themselves. It is what goes underneath and what you reach for when the wind picks up. Get the knit right and the rest of the outfit follows.

Get the knit right and the rest of the outfit follows.

Building the Layer Underneath

The Lichen Knit Top is built for exactly this kind of layering. Wear it under the Emberfall Hooded Pullover on the coldest mornings, or over the Peatfield Wide-Leg Pants when you want the knit doing the visible work. Apply that same thinking to a bib front and the knit becomes your warmth layer, showing at the neckline and cuffs without adding bulk under the straps. The boxy body and flared cuff sit well against a fitted bib, and the two colourways, Oat and Moss, mean you can keep the palette earthy or lean into contrast against a lighter wash.

Reading the Day Before You Dress

On days that start properly cold, the Juniper Woven Vest is worth having close by. It is designed to go over a tee, a knit, or a summer dress, and it does the same job over a knit worn with overalls, adding woven texture and colour without extra sleeves to bunch under the straps. For the mornings that need more warmth again, the Emberfall Hooded Pullover brings a hood and a heavier brushed wool blend into the mix, built for cold starts and slow afternoons by the fire.

Layering only works if you can shed it just as easily. The Nomad Hemp Sling Bag has enough room for a folded vest or knit once the day warms up, so you are not stuck carrying it over one arm through a market or a long lunch. It is a small thing, but it is the difference between overdressing at nine and being comfortable by one.

Browse the full range of women's overalls to find the cut and wash that suits your rotation, or start from the wider women's collection if you are building the layering pieces first and the overalls second. Either way, the same rule holds through the cold months: one strong knit, one flexible outer option, and you are set for whatever the morning does before it turns into afternoon.