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TAILORED MANGO COAT // PLAID FLANNEL OVERSIZED COAT // PINK COAT // LEATHER COAT // FAUX FUR
The perfect coat can transform a look; it is the ultimate power piece in a wardrobe. You might remember Veronica Beard sent me an ivory wool coat last year (exact style here; available in more sizes in gray here; similar current season option here) — every time I wear her, I feel instantly polished. (See above and below – me on Christmas Eve!)
Some styling notes:
01. Think about silhouette — if the coat is baggy/slouchy, it can be harder to pull off a baggy/slouchy pant; I feel sort of sloppy and overwhelmed by it. I’d prefer to pair a big topcoat with a straight leg.
02. Experiment with colors and patterns — I feel like most women gravitate towards a black coat because “it goes with everything,” but colors and patterns on a top layer are more wearable than you think, and can more or less be the entire outfit. Let it do its thing. I’m imagining a faux fur for a date night or a bubblegum pink wool for a Galentines brunch with girlfriends.
03. Texture is key. Layer with materials that afford a bit of contrast — mix silks with wool, wool with cotton, fur with denim, etc. This gives a sense of depth and dimension.
Sharing some inspo below styled with a tried and true base layer of jeans and a white tee.
LESET MARGO TEE // AGOLDE 90s PINCH WAIST DENIM // MANGO TAILORED COAT (FABULOUS AND REASONABLY PRICED) // FATHOM FLATS(ON-TREND AND REASONABLY PRICED) // TOTEME BELTED LEATHER TOTE
LESET MARGO TEE // AGOLDE 90s PINCH WAIST DENIM // PLAID FLANNEL OVERSIZED WOOL COAT (60% OFF!) // MADEWELL DIMES STILETTO HEEL BOOTIE // BERKELEY BUCKET BAG // AIRE APHELION SUNGLASSES (UNDER $50!)
LESET MARGO TEE // AGOLDE 90s PINCH WAIST DENIM // STAUD SANZA COAT // LEATHER NINA FLATS // LOEWE PEBBLED LEATHER BUCKET BAG (LOOK FOR LESS HERE) // FERRAGAMO CAT EYE SUNGLASSES (LOOK FOR LESS HERE)
LESET MARGO TEE // AGOLDE 90s PINCH WAIST DENIM // WHIPSTITCH SCARF COAT (LOOK FOR LESS HERE) // GANNI BOU BAG // STEVIE ANKLE BOOTS
LESET MARGO TEE // AGOLDE 90s PINCH WAIST DENIM // LONG FAUX FUR COAT (LOOK FOR LESS HERE) // STEVIE ANKLE BOOTS // TOTEME BELTED LEATHER TOTE
LESET MARGO TEE // AGOLDE 90s PINCH WAIST DENIM // ARITZIA CONSTANT COAT – WOOL AND CASHMERE // LEATHER NINA FLATS // LOEWE PEBBLED LEATHER BUCKET BAG
LESET MARGO TEE // AGOLDE 90s PINCH WAIST DENIM // TABLOID TRENCH COAT- UNREAL LEATHER // FATHOM FLATS (ON-TREND AND REASONABLY PRICED) // TOTEME BELTED LEATHER TOTE
P.S. More “scoat” options in this post.
P.P.S. Music for household chores.
My friend Katie has an ankle-length plum colored wool coat that I adore! I can spot her from a street away. I spent college wearing a flounced royal purple princess coat from ModCloth everywhere, it was the first coat I’d ever bought, and I had a matching purple cloche and dyed red hair. Not a vintage-y girl anymore but man I loved that coat and got so many comments, and the 60 or so bucks I spent getting it on mega sale was a huge stretch for me at the time. I’m saving it for my daughter!
Aw – what a special hand-me-down!!
xx