Its a Beautiful Luxury Being Warm When it’s Cold Outside

Who doesn’t hate it when it’s cold, when your toes feel like ice blocks? Ok, some like it, but not many, and even those who do enjoy freezing temperatures do so because they can wrap up warm. Don’t want to go blue with cold, whilst skiing on fresh mountain snow, or chill yourself ill on a morning run? Want to keep Mr Jack Frost at bay? What’s the secret to staying warm in cold climbs? Find out more in Its a Beautiful Luxury Being Warm When it’s Cold Outside

Weather Forecast

When it hits minus in the city, you know it’s going to be a blue day. Especially if you live somewhere that is not usually within that scale. If your home is regularly, year in year out, a snow-filled city, then minus numbers are not cold. But if you live in a town where everyone is moaning at five degrees, then this low ‘temperature’ is somewhat of a shock.

Four Seasons

In many areas, we have a relatively short winter, spring, and autumn are by no means hot, but winter in the UK, for example, should really only be for three months of the year.

Winter Solstice

So on paper it’s December 1st to the end of February that makes up Meteorological Winter, but astronomically speaking, winter starts with the Winter Solstice (around Dec 21st) and ends with the Spring Equinox (around March 20th).

Lose it

Of course, we understand that exposure to cold, wind, or wet conditions makes the body lose heat faster than it produces it. It may sound obvious, but there is significant heat lost through your extremities, so covering them is essential: hat, gloves, scarves.

Old Wives Tales

An idea popularised by old military manuals is that 40-45% of heat is lost through the head. In reality, heat loss is proportional to the amount of skin exposed. The head is about 7-10% of surface area, so it loses roughly that percentage of heat if fully exposed.  On top of that, when we are dehydrated, the body restricts blood flow to the extremities to conserve water, which can lead to feeling cold. And also, a lack of sleep disrupts the body’s ability to regulate its own temperature.

So the best way to keep warm is actually to start with layering your clothes: from your head to your boots, specifically a three-layer approach, using materials that insulate and wick moisture, such as wool, fleece, or specialised thermals.

Layering Tops

Layering traps air between garments, which acts as an insulator, and is far more effective than wearing one thick, heavy layer. Fabrics are important here, so think of Merino Wool, as it has the ability to regulate temperature, keeping you warm even when wet, and is also breathable, or cashmere, which is a soft, high-quality, lightweight insulator.

Then there are the technical fabrics and fleeces. Look for thermals designed with brushed-back interiors for added heat retention. So try starting with your socks.

When temperatures fall, pull on Heat Holders thermal socks from Sock Shop and enjoy the extreme warmth that these seriously chunky socks will provide.  The ultimate in thermal socks, they have a massive tog rating of 2.3, keeping your feet fully insulated with a specially developed extra-heavy bulk yarn.

Inside each sock has been intensively brushed, giving them a sensationally soft feel, while holding more warm air close to the skin, therefore keeping feet warmer for longer. The long pile cushioning means these socks will not only help keep feet cosy but also protect and support.

The reason pile works in clothing is that the warm air gets caught up in the gaps between the threads, working the same as putting on three layers, but here, only one pair of socks is needed.

Also, here it’s not just about the design, it’s about the fabrication 91% Acrylic, five per cent Nylon, three per cent Polyester, and one per cent Elastane. The toes are seemed normally for ease and comfort, and specially developed heavy, super warm fabric for tough durability. From cartoon favourites, patterns to the block colours, so on trend this season.

These socks originally came out in 2008 after an in-house team worked to create their vision of the ‘ultimate thermal sock’. Since then, the range has expanded to include a huge range that includes Heat Holders thermal socks, tights, leggings, thermal underwear, hats, scarves, gloves, joint warmers, dressing gowns, and even fleeces and blankets for all family members, from tiny tots to the grandest family members.

Heat Holders1.7 Tog Dog Pattern Blanket

Just know there is even something for your four-legged doggie friends, because they are part of the family we want to keep warm and cuddly as we feel. Made from HeatWeaver thermal fleece, and of course, there is one for cat families, too.

Heat Holders from Sockshop work by using specially developed thermal yarn, long looped pile, and intensive brushing to create air pockets that trap warm air close to the skin, recirculating and keeping it close to your body for hours and hours, providing extreme warmth, comfort, and insulation from the cold.

In the battle against the cold, as much as layering works, wearing the right layers has to be the most important thing to think about first.

Find the full Heat Holder by Sockshop here Sockshop.co.uk

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.Cent Magazine London. Luxury Mindset