Are winter coats in t' shops yet in UK??

[moondog]

I fancy a v classy red number.
I#m sick of black wool coats which are all have bought for about 12 years.

[EffiePerine]

yes

h&m had some v nice peacoats in all sorts of colours - 30 quid

[moondog]

I need to visit H&M. Haven't done os in yonks. Is it looking good at mo?

Here in Bangladesh am going to big sale of H & M rejects next week.(Lots made her obv.) Everything at £1 I think.

[RustyBear]

Someone was talking about Per Una red coats on here a couple of days ago.

[moondog]

Really?

Are they not floral with artful drapes and carefully placed faux pins and buttons?

[RustyBear]

Surprisingly not

[Anna8888]

They are in France

I bought myself a gorgeous MaxMara coat in early August, and my daughter a fabulous purple coat from Bonpoint.

[moondog]

It's not bad that. More of a mac though, no?
Lets see your Maxmara then Anna.

[Anna8888]

They don't do online sales so can't show.

It's got a sort of reversible bolero with a hood that you wear over the main part of the coat when it's cold or raining. You can wear either the coat or the bolero on its own. So it's 4-in-1 IYSWIM.

[moondog]

Sounds very nice.
Last year there was a fab thread on red coats. I can still see a lovely Hobbs number in my mind's eye.

[EffiePerine]

h&m looked good to me

poss cos I was restricted to a small amount of maternity stuff and couldn't fit into the rest

colours for autumn in general are lovely - deep purple, dark red, rich browns and so on

[Anna8888]

Red coats can look gorgeous but would not go with the rest of my wardrobe so I won't be able to help there

[EffiePerine]

and clarks have some nice purple shoes

www.shoes2udirect.co.uk/Brands/LadiesShoes/Clarks/tabid/2756/CategoryID/2756/List/0/Level/a/ProductI D/1039/Default.aspx?SortField=ISBN%2cProductName

[moondog]

Well, I am thinking long number to use primarily for work with fairly formal stuff. Just sooooo bored of charcoal grey/black.

[EffiePerine]

I have copy of Grazia to hand (cheap £1 offer at mo)

they are rating Reiss for work wear - looks great but on the pricey side

[Anna8888]

[moondog]

Oh, I always know what I want, and believe me, after 6 weeks lounging by a pool with a mound of magazines, I have honed my thoughts!

[Anna8888]

Ah ha, you've been overdosing on fashion porn . All is revealed.

[OllieWollieWoo]

Here are 2 that are on the Next website:

here

and

here too

I got one last year from there and loved it - fitted very well and it was a nice change not to wear black.

Have seen another online somewhere that was also nice but now can't think where - will get back to you when it comes to me!! Was this the sort of thing you were thinking about???

[Jewelsandgems]

I like this:

warehouse purple coat

And I totally agree about the non-black situation. Although saying that, I did just buy a beautiful wool belted super-fitted coat from Zara Woman Collection. But, yes you've guessed it - it is black!

[moondog]

Thanks girls.
All nice but not sure someone with tits can get away with an unbroken plain front.

[ChippyMinton]

That Per Una one linked to below caught my eye in store - it is cordury and more of a long jacket rather than a proper winter coat.

I'm going to buck the trend and get neutral/black because I have red shoes and red handbag for this winter and fear being mistaken for a postbox!

[Jewelsandgems]

How about this for a not-black-but-not-red-option? (and no plain front)

burberry trench

[ChippyMinton]

LOL at 'packaway mac' for £400!!!