Indeed it is
very cold outside and a good jacket is a necessity. I was lucky
enough to find this lovely gem from Glamorous Uk. In fact I went on a
short ten minute lunch break at work and came back with a massive
smile on my face, feeling like like the queen of England. Since my
co-workers know that I usually only look as satisfied when I come
back from shopping or the hairdressers, I couldn´t hide my purchase
for more than 5 minutes. Lucky me went to a store and saw that jacket
hanging behind the counter. „Is this the new collection?!“ I
asked the salesman; and as a reply I got a casual nope, old sample,
10 pound and it´s yours. Basically I saved 100 pound on this awesome
fluffy thing and finally had my perfect winter jacket. Sadly it´s
not as easy for everybody. Some people have a hard time on the hunt
for their ideal winter get up. Here are my 4 top tips for the perfect
coat:
1. Fancy
or useful?!
Not
everybody is gonna happily run around in a green fur monster all
winter. Before you buy your coat, have a think! Do you live in a
rainy or snowy area? And more important are you a reasonable person?
Then get a waterproof jacket that´s more on the practical side. I
personally always refrained from buying anything practical but even I
have to admit that there are so many cool useful coats and jackets
around, some of my personal favourites from Barbour and Hunter can be
found here on country attire.
2. How
crazy can you go?!
Who doesn´t
love looking wild once in a while?! But keep in mind! A coat is not a
T Shirt and depending on how much money you want to spend or how many
coats you already own you might end up wearing this every single day
of the season. Are you really sure you want to look absolutely freaky
all the time? No? Than maybe go for a colour that´s easy to combine,
goes with your hairstyle and is something you will not get sick of
after a week. If you want to be on the safe side go for a classical
cut longline coat in black or grey or maybe even a hounds tooth
pattern!
3. Get the
right size!
Nobody likes
buying a size bigger, but keep in mind that it might get colder and
you need to wear your coat with a big cosy jumper. It´s better to
get a larger size if you don´t want to look like your buttons are
going to burst soon. Why not take a hoodie to the store so you can
try how your coat looks with a proper winter outfit?
4. Quality
matters!
Glamorous
The right
coat can accompany you through several winters and is nothing that
disappears in the depth of your wardrobe after you wear it once.
(okay maybe not in my case ;) Spending a few pound more can really
make a difference. You will wear this item of clothing loads of
times, so why get something that doesn´t keep you warm AND looks
ragged after a week? And if you can´t afford it, there´s enough
charity shops around to help out and most of the older jackets are
still a much better quality than all the fast fashion high street
crap.
WHAT AM I WEARING?!
coat - Glamorous Uk
top - Tally Weijl
pants- primark
shoes - topshop
Great coat!
ReplyDeleteRetro-electric
Love the tips, and I'm one of those who is having a hard time with finding this winter's coat! I love too many and have to stick to a budget. :)) The coat looks so good on you!
ReplyDeletexx,
Tania
http://inspiremyfancy.blogspot.com/
Ich kaufe dieses Jahr keinen Mantel, mit dem Babybauch geht eh nur noch meine Outdoorjacke zu, aber insgesamt hast Du recht. Man sollte sich Gedanken machen, bevor man investiert, dann hat man auch etwas länger was davon.
ReplyDeleteDas mit dem Hoodie ist ein guter Tip!
Linda, Libra, Loca: Beauty, Baby and Backpacking
Great tips, I love your coats so much. =^-^=
ReplyDeleteSam | Momentarily Dreaming
What a fab coat and great result - love it when things like that happen! Your hair is looking beaut as well lady! K x
ReplyDeleteThe Quick Red Fox: Manchester Blog
Such great tips, Susan. I think finding balance between practicality and aesthetics is extremely important. I still cannot get over your hair! <3
ReplyDeleteMay | THE MAYDEN | Bloglovin'
ADORE this coat it is amazing and loving your hair! I bought an asos coat in the petite and a size below me omg big big mistake I can't do up the buttons hahah definitely go big or go home ;) xxx
ReplyDeletehaha i feel you sister!
DeleteLove this coat! The whole look you put together looks great, especially with your beautiful hair!
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loved your coar . and a usefull post .Do check out my unisex fashion blog
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xoxo
NEENA
Agree on all your tips!! Definitely need to make room for layers! That fur coat is amazing and I really like your high waisted pants!
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Coat shopping is always tough! I do like getting one which is bigger, they are just so cozy and I mean it is winter so it's all about the layers! x
ReplyDeleteJasmin Charlotte
that furry coat suits you so well <3 loving the colours ^ v ^
ReplyDeleteDas T-Shirt erinnert mich total an das Nightwish Album Century Child (obwohl es eigentlich ganz anders aussieht, war aber trotzdem mein erster Gedanke :-D).
ReplyDeleteHilfreiche Tipps :). Gerade den dritten Tipp konnte ich früher mit süßen 13 nie verstehen, hihi.
so perfect , I pretty love it
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That coat is a wonderful statement piece! I love how it pulled your whole outfit together. I could never wear that where I live though since it never gets that cold :<
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Your hair looks gorgeous! love it!
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Die Jacke ist richtig cool :)
ReplyDeleteFreue mich auch schon meine Flauschjacke wieder rauszuholen!
Liebe Grüße,
Vicky
Amazing post. Well done! Keep going
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Many kisses
Lady Fur
I was drawn to this particular post because of your coat and then couldn't believe it when I read it was £10! I had to scroll up and check where you live because I was thinking 'It sounds similar to a shop in Manchester where I've had Glamorous items for £10 in the past', then I saw your bio - I think I know the one, is it the place below Afflecks? I have had some great garments from there when they have had clearances in the past. I should probably pop in again after seeing this gem.
ReplyDeleteSamio
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Haha I almost only have big, furry coats! I'm not a very reasonable person XD
ReplyDeleteI love to switch between different sorts of coats though! And having more than a few coats also keeps them from wearing down after one season, as you're not wearing them too often.
I used to have a brown coat almost exactly like your, I called it chewbaca <3
This fur is great! Suits to Your hair color:)
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