RENGGLI Cashmere and Trousers: A Quiet Luxury Capsule Wardrobe

RENGGLI is a young label with a very specific point of view. Morgan Stewart McGraw founded it in September 2023, and the name is her middle name and her mother's maiden name. She has said the team works out of New York while fabric and sample options are shipped to her in Los Angeles, with daily design meetings and trips back east every couple of months. In interviews she says she is involved in every detail, from buttons and zippers to fabrics and silhouettes, and that the first trousers took inspiration from Carhartt work pants.

 

That mix of polish and workwear is the whole appeal. The brand describes its clothes as cool, sophisticated luxury meant to make day-to-day dressing easy, and McGraw has described her customer as someone who wants to be well-dressed without fuss. In 2023 WWD reported that RENGGLI denim is made in the U.S. at the same factory as Khaite. This is the closet of a woman who wears trousers to dinner and cashmere to the airport, and who would rather own fewer, better pieces. I built the capsule in three parts: the knits, the bottoms that carry them, and the shirts and coats that finish a look.

Knitwear is where RENGGLI earns its reputation, so this is where I would start. The crewneck sweater in eggshell is the anchor, the one you will wear with every trouser below. The silk cashmere V-neck in flat white is lighter, a sweater you can tuck into a high waist without bulk, and the cashmere silk fitted turtleneck in amber is the warm-toned layer I would wear under a blazer all winter. The embroidered cashmere crewneck in juniper has a tiny logo at the hem, a quiet detail that reads as a brand signature.

 

The Donegal cashmere sweater is a cream polo-collar knit flecked with color, and it is the most personal piece in the grid. The stripe knit polo in midnight and chalk has a little prep-school energy. The V-neck knit tee in pebble and the sheer knit cardigan in sapphire are the transitional layers for warm October afternoons. If you are building out your whole sweater drawer, I gathered more in my sweater weather edit.

 

A rule I keep: buy your first sweater in the neutral you already wear most. What I would skip: three cream sweaters in different weights. One crewneck and one V-neck cover it.

McGraw has said the line started with trousers, and you can tell. The cotton sateen relaxed trouser in onyx has a soft sheen and a wide, easy leg, the pant I would wear with the eggshell crewneck and loafers on a Monday. The corduroy trouser in ecru is the fall piece, a cream cord that looks expensive with a dark turtleneck. The satin pintuck pant in cream has a sharp pressed seam that dresses up instantly, and the chino pant in chalk is the everyday version.

 

The straight leg jeans in bone are from the denim side of the line. For skirts, the cotton sateen cargo skirt in onyx is that workwear idea again, utility pockets in a polished fabric. The brocade mini skirt in ice blue and the organza pencil skirt in noir are the evening options, and both look great with a chunky knit on top for contrast. On choosing a trouser shape, I wrote about how wide a wide-leg should be.

 

The test: try the trouser with the shoe you wear most and check the hem just grazes the top of your foot. What I would skip: hemming wide legs too short. A little break looks better than a flood.

This is the grid that pulls the capsule together. The trench coat in ink is the investment piece, a dark double-breasted trench that works over everything above it, and if I were buying one coat for the next five falls it would be this. The satin cropped jacket in cream pairs with the satin pintuck pant as a suit, or over jeans on its own. The brocade jacket in mint is the statement layer, and it matches the brocade mini skirt if you want the full set.

 

For shirts, the silk georgette button up in margarita is a soft, fluid shirt I would wear open over the rib tank, and the stripe boxy long sleeve button up in hibiscus and bronze is the oversized shirt for weekends. The long sleeve crewneck top in ink is the base layer you will wear more than anything else. The scoop neck rib tank and the organza cami are the pieces to layer under knits and jackets now and wear on their own come spring.

 

A styling idea: the trench, the ecru cords and the amber turtleneck together is my ideal November uniform. What I would skip: buying the brocade jacket before the trench. Get the coat that goes with everything first, then the fun one.