If your coat doesn’t have much chat, let a statement scarf do the talking
There is only one clothes show in town at this time of year, and that is the coat. Walk down the street and all you see is coats. You could be rocking the chicest outfit and it would go unappreciated, because your coat is all anyone else is going to see. This is liberating in some ways – the sartorial pressure is definitely off – but it also gets kind of dull. Clothes are self-expression. They talk to the world for you, sending out vibes about who you are, what kind of day you’re having, what mood you’re in. And your coat probably doesn’t have much chat.
But a coat can be a “coat-fit”. We all remember the Obamas at the first inauguration. Michelle in a lemon coat with chartreuse leather gloves. Little Sasha, seven years old, in an orange scarf with a pink coat. It was a masterclass in using accessories and colour to jazz up your look without undoing a single button. A jazzed-up coat gives a sense of who you are.
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