If you like coats, dresses and bags, then Giselle’s closet is the one for you. Today is Coat Day, and when you see the picture after the jump of the little closet in her studio apartment, you will be amazed at how much came out of it. And remember, that’s just coats. Tomorrow is Dress Day.
I’ve written a few notes in the caption below each photo. After the jump, I share Giselle’s and my favorites. What’s yours? (For even more coat options for us, keep reading to the very last paragraph.)
Coat A: Divita Leather Jacket
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| All zipped up. Who says we can’t wear pockets over our chests? Once again, coats prove the exception to the rule. (Remember the “no cross body bags” rule that we can break with coats?) |
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| Nice lines in back show off her shape. |
Coat B: Marc Jacobs Alpaca
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| This is size Medium because Marc Jacobs cuts large. |
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| This is her everyday coat. |
Coat C: Calvin Klein
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| It fastens with hooks! (Sorry, that’s not a button at the bottom, just a spot on my camera; and the material isn’t fur.) This shimmery coat is for “going out”. |
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| She had the sleeves shortened
and the back taken in. When
she worked at Bergdorf, they had 150 seamstresses who completed 6000 alterations
a month, most within 24 hours. |
Coat D: Tory Burch Spring Raincoat
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| Again, coats let us break the “no double-breasted” rule. |
Coat E: Shin Choi Cashmere Coat
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| Size 12. |
Coat F: Flavio Castelani Ski Jacket
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| She doesn’t wear this much because she wishes it were longer. |
Coat G: Mon Cler Ski Jacket
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This one’s long enough! She likes
the diamond quilting pattern.
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| Giselle’s organized treasure chest of a closet. |
Giselle’s favorite is Coat C, the Calvin Klein. My favorite is Coat A, the Divita leather jacket. I just love the streamlined, body-flattering (vs. body-hiding) look. A close runner up for me is Coat E, the Shin Choi cashmere. Something about the horizontal line just below her collar–can you figure out why this is so great? I can’t put it into words. What’s your favorite?
Back in November, Reader MJ gave us a report from the front about her search for coats, updating it periodically in the comments section. Since then, she has posted reviews on her own blog of her TopShop find (see her February 9 post) and her Bravissimo find (see her February 20 post–and sandwiched in between on February 13 is a review of the 4L shirt she purchased from Campbell & Kate!).
?Darlene?, I love you sooo much! I am grateful for the mention. You are ~Fantastically Wonderful!~ ?
Wow, I think I only have two coats and one of them is missing all its buttons! I guess that might be from the time I spent living in SoCal.
My favorites are Coat B and D!
I thought I had a lot of coats with my five (weekend short coat, trench coat, puffy long coat for dresses, classic black wool coat, and functional ski jacket). On the one hand, I can see investing in coats because they're what everyone sees on you in the winter. On the other hand, I have yet to find an amazing look-at-me coat for my figure. I may leave the look-at-me up to the accessories I invest in.
The camel coat is amazing. Love the simplicity.
I love the leather coat and the camel coat. I think the pockets work on the leather coat because the flaps are in that "dead" space, above the breasts. If the flaps were lower, it'd be a don't.
TracyKM, I always appreciate your analytical eye.