Here’s the problem with loving wool: You can have a wonderful cozy winter layered up with your long johns and sweaters and socks and mittens, and then–bam!—the snow melts and you have to pack it all away. But fear not! There are now more year-round wool options than ever, thanks to wool blends, lighter fabric weights, and (I like to think) a greater cultural appreciation for the fiber. If you’ve been dreaming of four-season wool in your life, here are three favorites that you’ll never have to take off.
Woolly Leggings ($99)
Sizes: XS-XXL
Leggings might or might not be pants—blah-blah, debate-debate—but wool long underwear, are decidedly not pants, thanks to their saggy knees and saggy butts. This is sad for me, because I live in wool long underwear all winter and don’t like to give them up. Typically I throw a down skirt over them when I head to town, which works because I live in the Northwoods, where standards for formality are low. But in my heart, I know I’m pushing it.
Enter wool leggings. This pair from Woolly is 95 percent merino and 5 percent elastane, so they have a nice…
