A Vintage-Style Floral Tapestry Coat #iwillwearwhatilike

Have you ever had your eye on a piece of clothing or an accessory for years (something that was maybe designer and you couldn’t afford it, or a one-off piece a friend owned) and it never left your mind because you loved it so much?

Something like that happened with this vintage-style floral tapestry coat I was kindly gifted by JD Williams. It’s a very similar type of coat to the vintage tapestry coat I was lent for London Fashion Week several few years ago: the colours are nearly identical, and although that one had a geometric pattern and this one is floral it sort of looked the same to me as I’d remembered it in my head.

Though now I’ve looked back at the pictures of the first coat they’re not actually all that similar, but still – I love this new one! It’s surprisingly lightweight (quite a blessing for a coat like this, they’re usually as heavy as anything), the colours are gorgeous, and then there’s that fur collar. Which is detachable, making the coat soooo much more versatile. I foresee it with different colour scarves or covered in brooches around the neckline.

Noice.

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A FUR-CUFFED SWEATSHIRT IS GOING TO BE A GODSEND FOR ANYTHING WITH THREE-QUARTER SLEEVES THIS WINTER.

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Another something you may have noticed about the coat… the fur cuffs. The same fur cuffs that I wore under my Prince of Wales check blazer a week ago that were on my Zara sweatshirt? I think a fur-cuffed sweatshirt is going to be a godsend for anything with three-quarter sleeves this winter, like this coat. (Maybe I SHOULD have kept it in the other colourway as well… oh balls, I’ve now sent it back.)

In fact the coat looks like it has two different colour furry bits on it now… It’s such a clever styling trick.

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Today I’ll be in Calais for a day trip – come and check out my Insta and see what I’m up to! Then I’ll be in London on Thursday for the Thirty Plus Awards… if you voted for me thank you so much, we shall see what happens (and if my blog really IS that addictive)!

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Coat: JD Williams c/o (the collar is detachable!)
Trousers: Winser London c/o (similar)
Boots: Naturalizer c/o
Bag: Marks & Spencer (similar)
Sunglasses: Lulus (old – similar)

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Disclosure: I was gifted the coat by JD Williams but was not compensated for writing this post (click here for my full disclosure). The post contains some affiliate links which means if you click through and buy I may receive a small commission. All content is original, however, and opinions are my own and 100% honest.

Catherine