How to Style a Camel Blazer For Autumn/Fall #iwillwearwhatilike

Here I am yet again, wheeling out the longline camel blazer for autumn. I make no apologies as this is my go-to outerwear piece for this time of year…!

After having featured a pink coatigan last week, I’ve realised that this style of lightweight coat/blazer/coatigan is probably one of the most versatile for cooler weather. It’s almost like a perfect cover up to make old jeans look smarter, and too-smart trousers less stuffy.

If you’ve followed the blog for a while you’ll have notice that I’ve worn this coat so many different ways (with culottes and snakeskin boots, with mixed florals, with preppy style Breton stripes), and I can’t see myself getting tired of it anytime soon. The colour and cut are just, well – perfect.

THIS WEEK I DECIDED TO BREAK OUT THE SECOND FELT HAT OF THE SEASON: THE VINTAGE 60S BAKER BOY HAT I GOT FROM EBAY.

This week I decided to break out the second felt hat of the season: The vintage 60s baker boy hat I got from eBay last year.

SHOP THE LOOK:

 

All the colours of this outfit scream autumn, which is no bad thing when you’ve finally succumbed to the fact that summer is well and truly over (though I wish it wasn’t!) – the Elvis & Kresse firehose bag and red bandana add the colour that I always so desperately need.

It won’t be long before gloves are needed. There’s only so much resistance to the cold mornings and evenings my poor hands and fingers can take…!

As always add your outfits to this week’s link up and if you’ve added a link to here or my button to your post you may be featured next week!

WHAT’S YOUR GO-TO OUTERWEAR PIECE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR? TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS OR TWEET ME @NOTLAMB!

ASOS blazer (this M&S coat is similar) | La Redoute sweater (similar black cashmere sweater) | ASOS bandana (similar) | Levi’s jeans – DIY cropped (similar raw hem flared jeans) | La Redoute boots c/o (these are similar) | Vintage hat (LOVE this vintage-style baker boy hat, you could always add a vintage brooch) | Elvis & Kresse firehose bag c/o

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Thank you for joining the #iwillwearwhatilike link up! This started as a campaign on Instagram in August 2015 where women over 30 wore everything on a journalist’s list of “inappropriate” items for 30+ women (including leopard print, short dresses and oversized sunglasses. Yes, really). It was so popular that I decided to carry it on weekly where women of all ages link up their fabulous style, never mind what anyone tells them not to wear!

The link up goes live every Monday at 3pm UK time and will stay open for a week. Whilst the original article was of course aimed at the 30+, you can be ANY age to link up. The only criteria is that you’re wearing whatever you damn well like!

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Linking up etiquette…

CLICK HERE to read the rules of linking up (and to grab the #iwillwearwhatilike button). Basically it’s just good manners to link back to here – to leave a comment is even nicer!

 

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My favourite outfits from last week’s link up:

(L-R) The Rich Life in Wine Country | Happily Howards | What Lizzy Loves | Living on Cloud Nine

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