I don't need an overcoat — hot fashion keeps me warm. A black lace-up top and leather shorts, cinched with thigh-high boots, cutting through the January chill outside The Ritz London.

Roopsi Bansal in a black lace-up top, leather shorts and thigh-high boots with a woven crossbody bag, posing outside The Ritz London beside red telephone boxes

A cream knit beanie, round sunglasses and boots all from H&M, a woven crossbody bag from Tijn Homelife, and leather shorts from River Island — proof that attitude beats a coat some days.

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