We're already shopping Claudia's first look from The Traitors Series 3
While we love The Traitors for all the backstabbing and those insanely tense roundtables, what we really look forward to each week is Claudia Winkleman's fabulous wardrobe full of sweeping coats, oversized, statement knitwear, romantic blouses and sumptuous velvets.
And with The Traitors Series 3 returning on New Year's Day (it's literally the only thing that got us through what felt like approximately 350 days of January last year), we've already got our first look at Claudia's wardrobe.
It's a familiar silhouette. With a gorgeous black velvet jacket (love the structured shoulders), a white ruffle blouse with rosette collar and flouncy sleeves, skinny black trousers and that signature ‘can she really see out from under that?’ fringe, the gang's all here.
The blouse is from Sister Jane, a favourite of GH's fashion director for its unique and relatively affordable designs. While the one Claudia's wearing is already sold out, we think this one would do a similar job for party season (or, you know, running over Scottish moors).
DREAM Shirley Spotted Blouse
As for the velvet jacket, Claud and her stylist, Sinead McKeefry, do tend to like Saint Laurent, but we'd look to Jaeger at M&S on the high street for similar (Claudia just so happens to be the face – and fringe – of the brand right now).
Cotton Rich Velvet Tuxedo Blazer
£150.00 at marksandspencer.com
Reiss, Whistles and M&S itself also offer great velvet tailoring if you want to recreate Claudia's look. Then just add some black skinny jeans and those classic Doctor Martens boots (we like ours fur-lined).
Who is Claudia Winkleman's stylist?
Claudia is styled by Sinead McKeefry, who also does her Strictly wardrobe (still quite goth but with a smorgasbord of sparkle). McKeefry described last year's inspiration for the Traitors wardrobe as part Princess Anne/part Lady Amanda Harlech/part Ronnie Corbett, which is, spookily, exactly how we like to dress come December/January.
The stylist loves to tap into heritage British brands such as Purdey, Barbour and Dubarry of Ireland that fit with rugged Highlands backdrop to the show. She also studied knitwear at Central Saint Martins, so loves to introduce lesser known knit brands each season – last year, we got that fabulous oversized red jumper from Mr Mittens. McKeefry has recently done a collaboration with cashmere brand, Brora, so expect some of its Harris Tweed jackets and Fair Isle knits to make an appearance in season 3, too.
If you're looking to find out where to buy key looks from the show, as well as coming back to this page (as we'll be updating it after every episode with the new pieces to shop), we recommend following Sinead on Instagram as she often shares her sources.
She's already confirmed on Stories that Claudia's favourite fingerless gloves will be making a comeback this year. If you're quick, we recommend picking up these ones from Uniqlo x Anya Hindmarch, or Jigsaw has some cosy red ones similar to the ones that featured in series 2.
Women's 100% Cashmere Knit Gloves
How to get Claudia's Traitors look
There are certain signature building blocks to Claud's ‘lady-of-the-manor-run-mad’ look.
First of all, you have the skinny leggings and trousers. Last season, these were from one of Decathlon, Dubarry, Spanx or Commando.
Leggings for Women
As well as the fingerless gloves, sweeping tailored coats, trenches and blazers are key to the look. Last year, we saw a gorgeous grey tweed coat from Bella Freud, while McKeefry recommends Reiss for Burberry-rivalling trenches and tailored coats on the high street.
Wool-Blend Houndstooth-Check Coat
And, of course, there are the classic green Hunter wellies – perfect for festivals, winter walks and spotting Faithfuls.
Women Original Tall Wellington Boots)
Then it's all about adding those extra flourishes. For her romantic, ruffle blouses, look to ME+EM or Sister Jane. And for those cosy knits, we recommend Brora (again), Arket for copies of Claud's favourite The Row cardi, or you could even knit your own version of the green jumper that featured on the show last year.
Right, we're off to dig out our cashmere gloves. See you in front of the telly on 1 Jan 2025 and make sure to come back here as soon as it finishes so we can debrief on the clothes...
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