STOP PRESS: amazingly gorgeous girls' navy blue puffa coat in Benetton

[BonsoirAnna]

Have seen two little girls wearing it at school - it is just above knee length, shawl collar, with a sequin belt and costs 59 euros (has real down filling). Totally gorgeous and I am off to buy one for DD for school coat tomorrow. Sadly cannot find a link.

[thedolly]

Is it the one on the far right in the online A/W catalogue under 'Street Song'? There is no evidence of a belt however.

[BonsoirAnna]

No idea - can you link?

[thedolly]

try this

I'm not sure if it will work as it's a downloaded pdf.

[BonsoirAnna]

Yes, I think that's it! It looks fab belted with its sequiny belt!

[thedolly]

It is good to have a recommendation I am on the look out for just such a coat for DD (navy, knee length, showerproof and warm). I am not sure if there's a Benetton near here though .

[BonsoirAnna]

I'm off to get it tomorrow - it has turned freezing here in the past couple of days and DD needs a really cosy coat for the park and the walk to and from school. She has a sweet navy wool one, but it isn't for super cold weather...

[BonsoirAnna]

Monsoon have a nice one too, if that is easier for you to get to.

[thedolly]

The children are off to their new 'state school' for a few taster days next week and I'm going to take full advantage of the much more slack uniform policy, right down to 'sequiny belts' .

[thedolly]

Monsoon is easier to get to but I prefer the look of the Benetton one. I was thinking of giving one of the stores a call and seeing if they would take an order over the phone and post it.

The list of towns/cities in the UK that have a Benetton store is bizarre - I'm sure it tells some sort of story, I'm just not sure what of .

[francaghostohollywood]

Gosh, the benetton catalogue you linked to is surprisingly good. It's not as good as it used to be here in italy.

Anna I thought you hated puffa jackets !

[BonsoirAnna]

The Benetton one is real duvet which is much warmer (and looks puffier and more expensive than the Monsoon polyester wadding.

DD's school has a dress code rather than a uniform - any coat will do, just as long as it's navy blue .

[BonsoirAnna]

I hate them on women as they are so unflattering to the figure. On little girls they are cosy and warm!

[francaghostohollywood]

I thought of you when sil told me she'll invest in a Moncler coat

[BonsoirAnna]

franca - I got her a frighteningly expensive extremely pretty pink wool winter hat from Grevi. Last year she got into trouble with her teacher for not wearing a hat in cold weather, so I thought I would bribe her with a very nice hat. She had better not lose it! I will sew in a name label before Monday

[BonsoirAnna]

Moncler is off the Anna radar for everyone . Moncler in Paris is unfailingly associated with French manicures, skin tight jeans, super high heeled boots and long streaky hair...

[francaghostohollywood]

I'm sure she'll be extra pretty with the hat

[francaghostohollywood]

Yes, it's a bit like that in Milan. Often teamed with those hideous hogan trainers. Weird as sil is usually more sensible.

[thedolly]

I hate puffa jackets on women too.

[BonsoirAnna]

at Hogan trainers.

The Monclers were out in force this (very cold) afternoon. A truly hideous purple full length one on a real life WAG what ought to be a very pretty girl

[Sputnik]

Ooh that coat is quite nice, only a couple of other things I like in that catalogue though. I used to spend loads on DD in Benetton though so perhaps it's just as well.
(off to google Moncler....)

[Sputnik]

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[Sputnik]

OMG, even!

[thedolly]

I bet BonsoirAnna would look fab in that .

[francaghostohollywood]

You can actually team that jacket with these shoes sputnik

[Sputnik]

You've convinced me Franca, fabulous! You could watch the reflections of the two bounce off each other and save a fortune in mind altering drugs.