Blazers and coats? How?

[TheWatersHigh]

I want to get a smart blazer to wear when cardigans aren't quite working over an outfit but is it possible to wear a coat over the top? Or are blazers just for that transitional autumnal stage when a coat isn't needed? I have a couple of daytime winter events coming up where a blazer over a midi dress would look perfect, but to get to the events I'd need a coat and I don't know how it would work! What do blazer-wearers do in the cold and the rain?

If you’re wearing it indoors, then isn’t it like a suit jacket, in which case you’d wear a coat over the top.

Yes like a suit jacket! Ok, I had it in my head this would be some kind of fashion faux pas but perhaps I'm overthinking.

No one can see the blazer when you have your coat on. 😎

They always look lumpy under a coat for me.

Sounds like you need a coat cut like a traditional men's overcoat - they were designed to fit over suit jackets.

Choose an A line raincoat. Or an oversized costigan or wrap coat, but don’t use the belt.

You need an oversized coat with sleeves that are wide. And possibly go up a size to accommodate the bulk underneath. The coat also works then if you are just wearing a chunky winter jumper.
I have the Hobbs Tilda coat in a 14 even though I'm a size 10-12 and it's perfect for over blazers or chunky jumpers and I don't feel all tight and restricted around the sleeves and shoulders.
Luckily a loose fit and oversized is in fashion atm so it's much easier to buy a coat that works.

When younger and thinner I would wear a trench coat over a blazer. These days I would look like the Michelin man starring in a WW2 spy film so I go for a cardigan instead!

Ha, this is my fear!