Detail your latest clothes and slap related purchases here #2

[Orang Utan]

I've never bought a coat. Good ones are too expensive and cheap ones are crap or make me look like a bouncer nor are too warm.

 

[Ms T]

I wouldn't pay £175 for a coat from Collectif, tbh. I thought twice about getting my latest coat, which is a classic camel one from Jaegar (via TKMaxx) at £119.

 

[spanglechick]

I'd stick it on a Pinterst board with the other contenders and ponder it for a week, if it's perfect then you should get it regardless of whether it's £175. But you're not 100% sure so you probably shouldn't get it. If you give yourself a week to think about it you'll probably find a good alternative

What need i pinterest? I have urban. and multiple browser tabs.

I wouldn't pay £175 for a coat from Collectif, tbh. I thought twice about getting my latest coat, which is a classic camel one from Jaegar (via TKMaxx) at £119.

ah man!? That's a steal! I always remember my mum bought me a winter coat for xmas when i was a student (so between 1992 and 1994?) from Dotty Perkins, and that was £100! I mean, it was wool - but it was 20 years ago and from Dotty P's...!

£119 is not much in the scheme of things for a reasonable quality coat, let alone one from Jaeger.

 

[spanglechick]

Oh ffs - i was just going to buy the short black one and i saw this style abortion on the back:

the placket with the eyelets is sewn on, but it's not likely to come off without fucking the coat up, is it?

 

[Greebo]

Oh ffs - i was just going to buy the short black one and i saw this style abortion on the back:
<snip> the placket with the eyelets is sewn on, but it's not likely to come off without fucking the coat up, is it?

Placket aside, it's badly cut if the hem at the back is higher than at the front.

 

[Ms T]

Go and get yourself a fake fur from TK Maxx.

 

[spanglechick]

Go and get yourself a fake fur from TK Maxx.

Way ahead of you (well, about a minute and a half). Just put a bid on a leopard swing coat on ebay.

 

[spanglechick]

tk maxx has very few proper plus sizes (normally in hideous clothes). Their website only goes up to a 20 - there's occasionally one or two things in a 22 instore but it's a lot of faff to go for a poor likelihood of success.

 

[Looby]

I'm looking for a coat too. I'd chosen a couple of duffle coats off ASOS but they're both out of stock. I tried on a coat in Tesco today but it's really unflattering, impractical and pink. I loved it.
I've now chosen another. They have it in grey and camel. I prefer the grey but my husband has a grey duffel coat so I can't have it as its too similar.

They're really dull aren't they?

 

[moose]

There's 20% off this at the mo - not brilliant reviews, but there never are on Simply Be It looks a bit thin, but it's vintage shaped.

 

[Shirl]

My charity shop haul today consisted of a Zara black fine knitted top and a Nicole Farhi black silk blazer with mother of pearl buttons. Also, not for me but for wolfie, an arran jumper from Lakeland Sheepskin.

Just reading the above makes me a bit scared that we are getting a old and SAFE

I will wear my new silk blazer with ripped jeans and leopard print DMs

 

[spanglechick]

There's 20% off this at the mo - not brilliant reviews, but there never are on Simply Be It looks a bit thin, but it's vintage shaped.

ooh, that is a pretty shape and collar and colour, but more than one review mentions the arms being disproportionately tight, and that's my most disproportionately massive bit (even more than my boobs). I can size up for the arms but then i'd lose the benefit of the small waist/full skirt thing... will see how the ebay thing goes.

 

[moose]

Ah bummer. Fingers crossed for the leopard.

 

[Rebelda]

That's gorgeous sparklefish, not boring IMO. Get the grey, it's nicer with the gold detailing (and I'm a camel fan). Matchy match be damned

 

[onenameshelley]

Treated my self to a lush fix, 1 butterball, 1 bottle of snow fairy and a honeyball.

 

[Biddlybee]

My charity shop haul today consisted of a Zara black fine knitted top and a Nicole Farhi black silk blazer with mother of pearl buttons. Also, not for me but for wolfie, an arran jumper from Lakeland Sheepskin.

Just reading the above makes me a bit scared that we are getting a old and SAFE

I will wear my new silk blazer with ripped jeans and leopard print DMs

Ah ffs, I trawled a stretch of charity shops today and completely forgot I've been looking for a coat

 

[Shirl]

Ah ffs, I trawled a stretch of charity shops today and completely forgot I've been looking for a coat

Get back into the fray tomorrow

 

[Biddlybee]

Can't, maybe next Friday though

 

[Looby]

That's gorgeous sparklefish, not boring IMO. Get the grey, it's nicer with the gold detailing (and I'm a camel fan). Matchy match be damned

I do like the grey but I really don't want to match him.

 

[Cribynkle]

I'm looking for a coat too. I'd chosen a couple of duffle coats off ASOS but they're both out of stock. I tried on a coat in Tesco today but it's really unflattering, impractical and pink. I loved it.
I've now chosen another. They have it in grey and camel. I prefer the grey but my husband has a grey duffel coat so I can't have it as its too similar.

They're really dull aren't they?

They're lovely, not dull at all

 

[Cribynkle]

I've never bought a coat. Good ones are too expensive and cheap ones are crap or make me look like a bouncer nor are too warm.

But how do you keep warm in the winter? Lots of layers?

 

[Orang Utan]

But how do you keep warm in the winter? Lots of layers?

It's never that cold so a jumper and a hoodie usually suffices. I do have a coat that my ex-boss gave me cos he thought I was gonna catch my death (old wives' tale), but I only wear it if it's well below and snowing as it's too warm for other times. Doesn't have a hood either and is a bit bouncery. I once saw a peacoat I liked but it was £300.

 

[Cribynkle]

It's never that cold so a jumper and a hoodie usually suffices. I do have a coat that my ex-boss gave me cos he thought I was gonna catch my death (old wives' tale), but I only wear it if it's well below and snowing as it's too warm for other times. Doesn't have a hood either and is a bit bouncery. I once saw a peacoat I liked but it was £300.

You're a lot more hardy than me!

 

[spanglechick]

Gotcha. Not ultra cheap (£48) but it's M&S collection range, and so should be reliable sizing, reaonable quality and hopefully not a frumpy cut.

 

[spanglechick]

Also, it's has buttons all the way down the front. Lots of furry coats only have a top button or a fur hook fastening.

 

[Orang Utan]

You're a lot more hardy than me!

I'm from the North

 

[Rebelda]

Love it spangles! I'm still waiting for the perfect fur coat. Along with the perfect leather biker jacket. Unless i find either, it's no new coat for me this year.

 

[Orang Utan]

Just realised I've left my hoodie in Leeds so will be coatless out tonight. Shit.

 

[Me76]

Just for this on eBay for £12

 

[Ms T]

Gotcha. Not ultra cheap (£48) but it's M&S collection range, and so should be reliable sizing, reaonable quality and hopefully not a frumpy cut.

Perfect. I also find fake fur coats are on the generous side, size-wise.