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Friday 11 December 2015

The Statement Coat - 1/3 Russet

 Coat (in the sale!): here. Blouse: here. Bag: here | all - c/o Marks & Spencer. Shoes: Russell & Bromley. Trousers: here. Earrings: Dior - alternative here. 

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Merry Christmas everyone!!

 'Tis officially the season, and by 'the season' I mean the season for shamelessly updating your coat collection. I am, and always have been a complete coat fiend. I am that person who has a rail exclusively for coats, and this is something I'm mostly proud but also a little ashamed of. 

Statement coats are my particular weakness because they are, in my mind at least, an entire outfit in themselves. Throw on a pretty basic outfit and top it off with a bold, eye-catching coat and you're good to go. My favourite failsafe combo is a blouse or polo neck jumper teamed with a pair of leather trousers. 

Marks & Spencer has been a longstanding and rather unexpected favourite of mine when it comes to outerwear, and many of my oldest coats that've stood the test of time are from M&S - my personal fave being this pinstripe one I wore to fashion week a couple of years ago. I've also found that my answer to the question 'where's your coat from?' is met with the most surprise when I reveal it's from M&S. Literally, I don't know why this isn't public knowledge. M&S do great coats and I've always thought so. So, when M&S offered to help revamp my winter wardrobe my response was... oh my god YES. I picked out a few, a russet one, a red one and a black one, which I'll be sharing with you over the next week or so. This one is almost certainly my favourite (FYI it's also reduced from £129 to £90.30) The russet colour is so striking and unusual, which contrasts perfectly with the jet black collar. I'm also really pleased with how well it's photographed - I think the rich, warm colour really comes across wonderfully. 

What do you think? Do you like wearing coloured coats or are you more of an 'all black everything' person?








8 comments:

  1. Love the coat, it's gorgeous! Also, your whole outfit is great :)

    Georgia | Beauty Inside Art

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  2. Yeeey, that is such a gorgeous coat! It suits you so much and the color is just perfect! :)
    Simimaus

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  3. The color is so gorgeous! The faux fur on the coat makes the whole coat even more special x

    www.ashrealasitgets.blogspot.com

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  4. Love this coat! I'm a self-confessed coat fiend aswell, I just can't help myself!
    The Fashion Wonderland

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  5. Great post for the season. These are beautiful photos and I love how you styled your red coat!
    <3
    katsfashionfix.blogspot.com

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  6. Hello, my names Vanessa and I am a fellow coat fiend. So many amazing pieces around at the moment, which isn't great.. Because I can't say no! Love this statement coat you're wearing delightfully well xx

    VanessaVonJames | Fashion Blog

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  7. I love this whole outfit! It is perfect for the festive season and the cuffes on your shirt are so pretty! xx

    OliviaCheryl.com

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  8. Another beautiful outfit!!
    Louise | helloteddy.co.uk

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