Hi, I've been here in Melbourne for over a year and still quite don't know how to dress properly for the weather. Can someone provide some tips? And also I'm looking for some good thermals and Which one do you guys recommend?
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How to Dress up Properly in Melbourne for Winter?
GeniusEvil on 26/07/2019 - 11:58
Last edited 26/07/2019 - 12:05 by 1 other user
Last edited 26/07/2019 - 12:05 by 1 other user
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gotta get those thermals and good socks then
Can recommend Uniqlo’s Heat tech thermals. Great for loungewear at home (I like the extra warm ones) and for under your shirt/jeans when out (the regular ones are fine for this else you’ll probably get too hot)
Just layers.
Scarves and gloves and beanies can help in the frosty mornings. But other than that singlets (heattech works for me), tops, jumpers and coats. Sometimes underlayers for pants but it’s not that cold here.
At home blankets and wheatbags
"but it’s not that cold here." LOL back at my place, max temps in winter is around 14-22. Never had to wear sweaters or anything during day time.
I'm with you; it isn't overly cold in Melbourne.
Today is probably average for Winter, about 14C max. and it was about 10C when walking to work this morning.If you were working on a building site, or on a watercraft of some sort, it might be of concern, but a couple of layers works fine.
Black, like a Goth.
I got all dark blue stuff will they turn me into blue goth?
The trend I've noticed is everyone's wearing the Kathmandu down jackets outside.
Yeah and north face jackets. Are they any good compared to other puffer jackets? I recently bought one at hussh sales for like 15-20 bucks and its not bad.
I find it keeps you really warm/hot. Depending on the thickness (down number thing). I'd recommend you test try one.
My Kathmandu 700 is worth every cents. It’s warm, lightweight, and can be rolled compact. Once I camped in -5 to 0 degree at night and sleep in it.
You probably don’t need something as warm as the Kathmandu and North Face ones. I love my Ultra Light Down Jacket from Uniqlo. It’s thin, lightweight, windproof, and comfortably warm - you don’t break out in sweat when you step inside a building.
Patagonia sweater jacket is a lot better. I wear mine every day. 800-fill beats Kathmandu's 550.
Aldi sleeping bag suit!
Thermals, wool socks/tights, wool/leather gloves, wool lined coats
At home - velour lounge onesie.
Outside - depends… If good looking female, Kashmir leggings, stilettos, a tight dress and trenchcoat. If not, velour lounge set.
As a Sydneysider who's always in Melbourne during Winter: it's not that cold in Melbourne … Just wear thermal layers 👍🏻
if it is after 6pm then a tuxedo.
I can't believe you have made it this far in life…*sigh
or is it only recently you left your childhood home where all decisions were made for you?I recently left my childhood home but all I had to wear all my life was a T-shirt/shirt jeans/track pants. Only sweater in winter nights.
It's a legitimate question for people who have lived all their lives in equatorial climate.
I bet most people here wouldn't know how to dress when tracking through the rainforest.
If OP was a new arrival, fair point.
But OP has been here for over a year.We don't know where OP is from, but I doubt it is equatorial. Those regions do not usually have a 'winter' (usually wet and dry seasons) and OP has stated "…winter is around 14-22…". Could be Sydney.
Ah. A Sydney person. That's explains everything!
Maybe Op is the only person living where he resides and works at, thus can't look around to see what others are wearing.
I lived in Melbourne for 30 years I still don't know how to dress during cold days where the Sun will throw everything out of whack. Then when the clouds decide to steal the show the artic wind will bring misery in no time.
Male or female would help.
I’m a guy and jeans, jumper and a jacket is usually fine for me. You don’t need thermals in Melbourne.
Male. Yeah, I haven't really used thermals before so gotta try them now.
You don’t need thermals. Like at all. Unless you’re going skiing or to the mountains, you’ll get too hot when you go inside buildings.
Thermals are good for wearing around home so you can turn down the heating.
@try2bhelpful: 💰Good hip pocket thinking. Which happens to be great for the environment too. ☀️ Win-win!
This is pointless.
People have given suggestions, and OP continually responds with comments that ignore the suggestions.If someone moves from one country / city / location to another, the odds are that the weather (and potentially a lot of other things) will be different. Not worse or better necessarily, just different.
Melbourne is not a hardship location.
A weatherproof jacket over the top of your jumper is really all you need - if it doesn't have a hood, then carry a beanie and an umbrella.
Leggings that look like skinny hipster jeans.
Mankini all year round
The best thing to do is layer up. Thermals are goodfor wearing around the house, to drop the heating back a bit, and outside if it is really cold. I have a couple of puffy jackets, one lighter and one heavier. They are good when it starts off cold and the arms allow me to tie them to my bag when the day warms up; either that or stuff them in the bag if you have a big enough one. I then wear a Katmandu standard top, which works for both winter and spring/autumn.
At home I also have the fake mink blankets to put over the top of me. In the evenings this is usually complemented by one of the cats snuggling up. You need good thick socks and I also wear my crocs when I'm cooking etc to stop the cold coming up from the floor. If you have exposed wooden floors then a good size rug in your lounge area also stops the cold coming up from the floorboards.
Close off as much of the house as you don't need and then open up the bedroom before you go to bed to warm it. I have a 4 blanket rated down doona - you can fluff them up, or down, depending on how hot the room is.
Move to Queensland, problem solved, boardies, thongs and a singlet,all year round. put a hoodie on when it gets real cold.
Plus 1. Move.
Wear something WARM any time except the middle of Summer
At home - heated throw rug from kmart/bigw.
Outside - merino wool socks and thermals are your friend.