Making Practical Fashionable.

It's getting significantly colder lately, seriously my toes are constantly freezing, and so all the coats are out in the shops. I've tried on several (only one that wasn't red) until I found mine (red). This got me thinking about the practicality of some coats. If I'm honest I wasn't basing the majority of my choice on how water resistant or warm it is, it was mainly on the fit and colour. 

Being at school, it's easy to see which trends are about because all of a sudden everyone has it, literally you are walking in a sea of Pauls Boutique bags or Hollister hoodies. Last year saw the Superdry coat come along. 

Superdry - £59.99

This is called the 'Technical Windcheater'. (Before I go any further, that name is purely amazing. Technical WIND CHEATER. It cheats the wind. Hello selling point.) This spread through school practically overnight, everyone had one. Boys, girls and probably some of the teachers. If I'm honest I didn't think that they were that lovely to look at, don't get me wrong it's not one of the worst but it just always seemed a little boxy and robotic to be, but it kept people dry (they don't actually market it as water resistant though) and also kept them warm. This coat is practical but I don't think on it's own it is that 'fashionable' and to be completely honest I don't think this is why most people in my school were buying this coat, I think they were buying it because it was Superdry. They wanted the brand and not the coat. 

Republic - £54.99

 

Jack Wills - £98

Hollister - £130

I've noticed quite a few of the Republic coat shown above around this year and of course the Jack Wills gillet will once again be a staple in our school. Once again these coats keeps people warm and dry, good qualities to find in a coat, but if you took away the pheasant and the bird then I'm just saying I think there would be a lot less of these coats around. 

I'm not saying this is a bad thing, that we buy things for the brand that it is. In fact, in this case it's probably a very good thing, especially in schools as the kids can wear something that is on trend and will keep their parents happy because they're going to be warm and dry.

So, these brands making practical fashionable is very good in my eyes when we're talking about coats. Maybe I'm wrong and people just found out there is a coat called Windcheater...

Victoria x

It's a must...

After two days, one of which only lasted a couple hours and consisted of just two lessons, of year 11 I'm actually exhausted! So far, my experience of year 11 has not filled me with high expectations for the rest of the year. For example, it's rained both days, neither of which i have had my umbrella with me. As a consequence of this rain, everything remotely resembling paper in my bag is now a big mess of ink and as a matter of face so was my face. Eyeliner half way down my face with hair that could easily have been mistaken for rats tails. Sad, but true. So, yeah, it's not been the best start to the year, BUT rain means COATS, which basically equals love.

As soon as i saw Coleen wearing this on the new Littlewoods tv advert, I came to find it on the internet! It's absolutely stunning! Millitary and glam.

Doesn't it look SO warm, but still stylish. Plus it reminds me of Gossip Girl. One Big Win!

Simple and classy. There isn't much more that needs to be said. Except the fact of the amazingly good price tag.

Last but OH SO DEFINITELY not least.

ME WANTTTTTTS IT! SO SO BAD!

Okay, calming myself down now. Not only is it incredibly pleasing on the ol' eyes, it has a hood! Why is a hood reason to get excited, I hear you cry? I'll tell you. For the days that I will, inevitably, forget to pack my umbrella, again, my hair will have some slight hope of staying relatively dry.

Here's hoping you've had a dryer start to the week than I have.

V xx