Many of you were interested in a coat to wear with navy clothes, and I had great fun obliging! Some of these coats cost MANY months of rent, but they are amazingly beautiful, and they give us a look and a level of quality to which we can aspire in our more normal coat shopping.
- The Patterned Coat
Paisley! Subtle, and almost iridescent, This coat doesn’t need much. The hat is divine, the infinity scarf is a subtle melange of the colors in the coat, and the cashmere gloves pick up one of the brighter highlight colors. Feather earrings echo the swirling feeling of the pattern of the coat.
Note: These cashmere gloves are going to show up a few times – they are available in a range of colors, and are a very reasonable price (for cashmere!).
Navy print coat – Stella McCartney, hat – Jacques Vert, teal and navy dip dyed ombre
scarf – Vince,
teal cashmere gloves – Halogen, navy sweater – Closed, feather earrings – LeiVanKash, navy
corduroy
jeans – Uniqlo, boots – Seychelles
scarf – Vince,
teal cashmere gloves – Halogen, navy sweater – Closed, feather earrings – LeiVanKash, navy
corduroy
jeans – Uniqlo, boots – Seychelles
- The Bright Coat
They don’t come much brighter! I didn’t want to get TOO carried away with this bright color, so a navy beret with a bit of sparkle, and navy gloves, help tone down the exuberance just a bit. The soft scarf will be well tucked into the neckline of the coat, but will show if you’ve left open the top button. And the floral motif of the earrings is an homage to the flowered scarf.
Coat – Fenn Wright Manson, beaded beret
– Accessorize, scarf – Yuh Okano,
gloves – Isotoner,
navy sweater – Closed, gold flower earrings – Neha,
navy corduroy jeans – Uniqlo, boots – Seychelles
– Accessorize, scarf – Yuh Okano,
gloves – Isotoner,
navy sweater – Closed, gold flower earrings – Neha,
navy corduroy jeans – Uniqlo, boots – Seychelles
- The Shade or Tone of my Neutral Coat
I took this to mean that I could find a coat in any shade of blue. Paler blues looked kind of odd with the navy outfit, so I chose cobalt. (Turquoise is also an EXCELLENT option…) This is a much more “over the top” outfit – especially the hat with the “cat’s ears”. Trust me, when you start looking for cat ear hats, they’re EVERYWHERE. I was shocked… The marbled fabric scarf includes a bunch of shades of blue – it would be a useful addition to any navy wardrobe. And small blue earrings give you a bit of sparkle.
Blue coat – Stella McCartney, cat ears hat –
Bernhard Willhelm,
scarf – Edition de Luxe,
navy suede
gloves – Dents, navy sweater – Closed,
earrings – Judith Jack, navy
corduroy jeans – Uniqlo,
boots – Seychelles
Bernhard Willhelm,
scarf – Edition de Luxe,
navy suede
gloves – Dents, navy sweater – Closed,
earrings – Judith Jack, navy
corduroy jeans – Uniqlo,
boots – Seychelles
- The Textured Coat
If your wardrobe is centered on navy and beige, this is the PERFECT coat for you! The simple knit cap is also available in a bunch of lovely colors… A traditional plaid scarf, and beige gloves finish off your clothes. The earrings? They have the texture of the coat, and the angularity of the pattern of the scarf! No detail is too small, sometimes…
Tweed coat – Sessun, knit cap – Dear Cashmere, plaid scarf – Y’s,
beige cashmere gloves – Halogen,
navy sweater – Closed, earrings – St. John Collection, navy corduroy jeans – Uniqlo, boots – Seychelles
beige cashmere gloves – Halogen,
navy sweater – Closed, earrings – St. John Collection, navy corduroy jeans – Uniqlo, boots – Seychelles
- The Pastel Coat
You will NOT see a lot of other people sporting about in a coat in this color, trust me! It was pretty amazing to find a hat in the same color! Missoni scarves are always worth checking out if you’re in search of a “Match Maker” item to pull 2 colors together – they are masters of the interesting and unusual color combination. Suede gloves keep things calm and low key. And THESE earrings? Notice the zigzag pattern in them, which is also the signature knit of your Missoni scarf?
boots – Seychelles
- The Complementary Neutral Coat
Mixing of warm and cool colors at it’s finest! This caramel (or tobacco, or auburn) coat, hat and gloves look great with navy, and the amazing pleated scarf makes it all look intentional! For these earrings, I found the best priced amber earrings at a shop that raises money for animal rescue! Amazing….
boots – Seychelles
As always, I’m working with a base of great simplicity. Or great elegance, as I prefer to describe it. A beautiful sweater, corduroy jeans, and navy boots – your options to build upon these simple basics are impossible to count. And that whole “solid dark vertical column” thing is no joke.
I'm still on the lookout for a nice pair of navy non-jeans trousers. Thanks for the tip!
I love the styling of these coats. Just beautiful!
These are terrific choices. Thanks especially for the Halogen tech touch gloves info. Some of the links aren't working for me, however.
Love the pastel coat, it works really well with the navy/beige starting from scratch wardrobe.
Some of the links don't wrk for me either, also the same thing happened yesterday.
Alice
Heavy sigh… House of Fraser has been having ongoing website issues (great, the weekend before Thanksgiving in the US, eh?) and I've written to them AGAIN about it. I'm so sorry that they're not working; it's driving me crazy…
warmest regards,
Janice
That pleated scarf is incredible–thanks for the inspiration.
The Stella McCartney and DVF caramel coat are both gorgeous! Nice choices, Janice.
Love this series! My favorite is the caramel and navy. Swoon.
Love these coat posts. Would you be interested in doing something on puffers? I find cloth coats too heavy these days.
Janice, this is so helpful to me! I was just wondering how to pair my beautiful (old) cashmere coat (German) with my basics of dark navy, thinking that it's color (soft bay leaf) might not work. After looking at the pastel green, I thought it just might. And it does! As always, your focus on accessories that pull it all together is inspirational.
Do you still have the beige coat? I would love to see you break it out and do something amazing. It is truly a classic!
How might one jazz up a black coat if the neutral base is also shades of black from silver to charcoal to black. I could not pass up a beautiful wool coat at the consignment store for $12! Your coat posts are truly inspirational.
Good morning. Each of the selections is exquisite , right down the smallest details. I think that is what makes elegance. However, of course, my compass takes me to the caramel and navy combo. Could you do a similar post for those of us who live in a dark, wet winter climate like the Pacific Northwest/ We need warm but waterproof coats and hats with great umbrellas and boots.
Deb from Vancouver
I love this series on coats. I love what you choose. Very, very inspirational. Though I probably don't need more than two coats, after reading your blogs, I want a dozen at least! You pick the best things. It's such a treat to see what you've come up with each day. Many, many thanks.
Vancouver Barbara
gosh, the cobalt blue is beautiful, thank you for the inspiration. Could I check the link to the blue scarf please? it splits into two when I click on it. I tried to go to the website but they have loads of scarves and I couldn't see this one which is so pretty and useful. sorry to be a nuisance!
xcathy
Fixed it – thanks for letting me know!
and have a glorious weekend,
Janice
Just beautiful, all of them. I would love to find a pink wool coat that is elegant and not too girly. Hard to find! I'd even go for a nice gray one. Wish I could afford a few I've seen at higher price points.
Thank you so much for your visit to my blog and your kind words. And for putting me in your sidebar. I've gotten a lot of traffic (for me!) from your site, I really appreciate it!
Love all the inspiration here. Thank you Janice.