‘The proper-belt-over-your-coat gives your look the snap you get from a killer heel, but is way more commute-friendly’
Coats sometimes come with belts, but they tend to be weedy little belts. The kind that are perfect for pulling your dressing gown close with fumbling morning fingers while you make that first cup of tea. But for facing the world, you need something a bit sharper. Relying on the floppy belt that comes with your coat is ultimately unsatisfying: like trying to eat a steak with plastic cutlery.
There is a charming insouciance to the loosely belted, dressing-gown style of coat. But “charming insouciance” works best in kooky contrast to really fabulous hair and spiky heels. When you have a three-days-since-hair-wash ponytail and practical winter shoes, charming insouciance edges perilously close to plain old scruffbag. That’s where the proper-belt-over-your-coat comes in handy: it gives your look the snap you get from a killer heel, but is way more commute-friendly.
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