Bouguessa Sally cotton-blend jumpsuit, £505, Net-a-Porter (net-a-porter.com); Blockchain loafers, £245, Russell & Bromley (russellandbromley.co.uk)Take the Bouguessa one I’m wearing here: I love that it doesn’t rely on a waist tie to give it shape; plus, it has a proper trouser fly, which means it sits flatter against the stomach.
It’s the same with Cefinn’s Jensen boilersuit – you only have to use the tie if you want to. It’s also made from “techni linen”, so it doesn’t crease as much as regular linen.Boilersuits are intimidating, though.
Perhaps you’re a size 12 on your top half and a size 14 on the bottom. Maybe you’re particularly tall with a longer torso, or shorter, and require a more petite fit.
Finding a boilersuit that, well, suits can be daunting.It’s worth putting in the time, however. Or the investment and effort of taking a high-street bargain to a tailor, who, with a few small tweaks, can make it fit like couture.
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