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| Coat: £198, Jigsaw. Jumper: £24.99, H&M. Jeans, £78 in the sale, AG Jeans. Shoes: £220, Marni at Bicester Village. Bag: £32, Next. Sunglasses: £88, Ray-Ban at Asos |
I have been after a classic pea coat for ages. It sums up weekend, off duty dressing for me. Wear with a stripe top, ripped jeans and you’re pretty much close to the Parisian dream. This Jigsaw one is really good quality – you get what you pay for – but it’s also on the reasonable side of the wool coat scale (there is also a super affordable version from Next I borrowed for my Paris trip on instagram). Looking forward to wearing this with a chunky poloneck later on in the season.
I was chatting to my mum the other day, and we both kind of agreed that a coat was where we’d spend our money. A classic coat is something you’ll have for years – and you can’t go wrong with navy, camel or grey. The pea coat is the perfect outerwear piece for our surprisingly warm October, too.
Can we also appreciate this amazing fringed bag from Next? It comes with a long strap too. I picked it for my trip to Paris (where I’m working on a Paris Fashion Week instagram takeover for Next) – but I couldn’t wait to use it!
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| Coat: £198, Jigsaw. Jumper: £24.99, H&M. Jeans, £78 in the sale, AG Jeans. Bag: £32, Next |
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| Coat: £198, Jigsaw. Jumper: £24.99, H&M. Jeans, £78 in the sale, AG Jeans. Bag: £32, Next. Sunglasses: £88, Ray-Ban at Asos. Photographs: Christopher O’Donnell |
Later this week, I will be doing a round-up on the coats you need for A/W…the new, the bargains, the new styles and of course, the classics – see you there!
Perfect outfit, my fringe bag will just need to be a BIT bigger for all the kid-related crap!!
Haha – yes, photo only bag! I always have an eco bag with me to carry my diary, spare pair of shoes, phone charger etc etc…!
Wow, love the shoes!
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You always get it so right Alex, just adore your style! Xx
Thank you so much! Thinking I've been a bit boring always opting for a stripe top – but so easy!
Those metallic shoes really amp up the outfit. Loved it!
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Thank you – so pleased with my Bicester Village purchase 🙂 x
Looking forward to your coat edit – my coat of dreams is a big mohair-y checked/tartan coat but I'm open to suggestions!
Whee from? Or is it just in your head?!
I love the Boden Icons one (and there's a nice toast one), but they're a bit pricey!
I had my eye on the H&M jumper for a while now and it looks great on you. Which size did you go for if you dont mind sharing? Does it come up big?
Lu xx
Hi Lu, I went for size S…quite true to size I'd say (and not too clingy which is always a must for me) x