September

This September we name our ‘Fave Five’ in tweed coats.

Time for Tweed.

So now you’ve perused our catwalk looks and the highstreet trends, you know Tweed is the big story. Of course you could be treating yourself to a tweed suit or even a tweed bomber jacket and culottes but there are other ways to wear it to harmonise with items you already have in your wardrobe.

A tweed coat will give the rest of your clothes a new look. Add a cord skirt and forties peep toes shoes even a corsage and you have a ‘fresh off the catwalk flavour’ with no effort at all. Or wear it with your jeans and boots and get a rustic country look just as easily.

So which coat do you go for to give you maximum impact, well profiled below, are our five favourite tweed looks which will see you through the cold and dark and out the other side to the daffodils.

From Dorothy Perkins comes our favourite coat at £70.00

in sizes up to 22 - they also offer tall and petite ranges. Sumptuous in pinks and plums, this is a perfect example of a coat that will work just as well with jeans as it will with a forties flavour - shown here. To ‘funk it up,’ further, try brown patterned tights and T-bar shoes in pink or lavender.
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From Per Una is the new Collezione Italia range – now in its second year designed in Italy using Italian fabrics, it is a sophisticated mix of high fashion and highstreet. This lime green single-breasted coat with large revers will do all the work for you and is great for formal and laid back dressing. This coat is priced £120.00 and is available at selected Marks and Spencer stores.
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For a look that has catwalk written all over it, we love this design by River Island £99.99shown with the current hot colour - an aqua green slim-fit turtleneck knit. To add to your tweed statement match your tweed stilettos and vintage crystal jewellery – also by River Island, for a perfectly styled look.
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For a luscious and lavish approach to outerwear, this beige single breasted coat with faux fur trim at the collar by Country Casuals comes in sizes 10 -18 and is £199. The fur collar gives a forties spin but is detachable. Load up with pastel pink bag and shoes for an up to the minute feel and enjoy.
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Under pressure to keep their ranges as price competitive as possible this great coat from Marks and Spencer comes in at £69. Trench coat style tweeds were also big catwalk statements so as usual, courtesy of design director Yasmin Yusuf this coat has all the touches.
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