Why you absolutely need a new coat this season!

Dolce & Gabanna Fall 2008 RTW

Making your coat your calling card, especially when and if one may have to reign in spending is the one investment you are not likely to regret.

With your coat, first impressions count and the right coat will make the right impression whether you throw it over a dress, jeans and a tee or anything you happen to be wearing underneath.

This season, coats come in a variety of styles. Fur, Military, Leather coats, Peacoats, Trenchcoats, Puffer coats, Sweater coats. If a full length coat is not your thing, then perhaps a vest, fur vest, puffer vest will do the trick. All you have to do is pick a style which appeals to you the most.

Remember if your coat is meant to be an investment that will last forever, keep unnecessary details to a minimum. Like fringes, as popular as they might be this season will simply look dated or trap you in a certain image after a while.

Necklines range from  bateau, to shawl collared, collarless, The details to watch for on Military coats include frogging, Epaulettes, buttons etc. Keep the tones neutral so that these details can stand out and not look cluttered.

Nanette Lepore

Plaids work big time this season as well and so do Winter whites, if drycleaning your coats is so not an issue.

Here’s what to look for when buying a coat.

 As an investment, you no longer have to sacrifice style for practicality. Pick a coat that gives you a balance of both and will last for ages. If printed coats are too much for you, keep the print on the inside (the lining) and still maintain the wow effect of the coat.

If you have a fairly comfortable budget, although for a coat, you must always spend as much as you are able to. For those with no money concerns or for the more adventurous, spend on acid brights, graphic prints, animal prints and embellishments. Watch yourself and your outfit transform instantly.

For those of us lucky enough to live on the West Coast, a sweater coat or a lightweight wool almost always suffices for winter.

This may be the season for the shoe or the shoe boot etc but one fail safe fashion item has always been the coat. Never have the options seemd so endless and just fantastic. If there is one item I will invest in this season, in a  neutral color this year as I am that woman you see on the road in a red, orange, purple or green coat, it will be a very fitted coat and I am actually going to try belting it for once and hope I dont resemble a potato sack.  

Ralph Lauren Fall 2008 RTW

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