Capsule wardrobe for consultants

White Oxford shirt

No shirt earns its slot harder: under a sweater it layers, into chinos it tucks, over denim it hangs untucked — one garment, three registers.

Light blue Oxford shirt

A half-step more relaxed than white, more forgiving of a working day, and it takes navy and grey exactly the way the white one does.

Navy chinos

Nine office days out of ten, these stand in for dress trousers — the slim cut is what keeps the line sharp enough to get away with it.

Grey wool trousers

No dress trouser colour flexes further: mid-grey sits under navy and camel alike without a second thought.

Navy blazer

The unstructured shoulder is the trick: cardigan comfort on the body, suit-jacket credibility in the room.

Chelsea boots

In mid-brown suede or leather, it steps from dark denim to wool trousers without breaking stride.

Brown leather Derbies

The open lacing sets the register — under Oxford formality, above Chelsea ease — in suede or grain leather.

Field watch

38-40mm dial, NATO strap, indiglo.

Weekender duffel

Waxed canvas, leather trim. Replaces three single-use bags.

Navy crewneck sweater

Fine merino runs cool in heat and warm in cold, sits cleanly over an Oxford, and refuses to clash with anything worn below it.

Turtleneck sweater

Worn alone or slid under a blazer, the clean roll-neck line reads quietly self-assured without a word of effort.

Camel overcoat

Worth its price in optics alone: the long camel line reads taller and considerably more grown-up than whatever it covers.