Autumn Treat

Now that Autumn has officially arrived, (small round of applause) I can finally get my new coat. This is one of my favourite things about autumn. There is nothing like pulling on a snug coat when the weather gets a little colder, and crisper! Matching them with cute hats and scarves more than makes up for the dark mornings and the fact that it is dark by the time you finish work!

This season, as you may know, I am revelling in the 60s and 70s theme as I love anything old! And this coat from Topshop feels like a really cute retro jacket. It is navy and retails at £75. This will be my day-to-day coat and then save my larger more heavy coats for evening/snow!

Navy Faux Fur Collar Wool Coat, £75.00 Topshop, find it here

I love the fur collar - I dont know if I am a fur kind of girl, so this is as much as I could pull off before looking a bit 'Lion the Witch in the Wardrobe'. I also think the name sounds so lovely for autumn, could they have made it anymore cutesy? I know many people will want to make a statement with their and may find navy blue slightly boring, but I loved it as soon as I saw it and I think that means more when it comes to your won personal style! It has got a hood aswell which is, as any good Welsh person knows, essential when purchasing a coat incase of a sudden down pour. As I am a little spot of a girl  (coming in at a whopping 5ft3 with size 3 shoe) I can never get away with a long or too heavy coat as I get lost in it, so the fact that it comes to just around the hip is amazing!

Just to be sure I went to visit it at Topshop for a pre-purchase try-on and it went very well!! Check out the photos of me and Lara LaraLainThatsMyName with her Pat Butcher-inspired coat-love. It was a beautiful moment when we were all united.

Beyond excited! Felt like I'd come home and nearly spent  my last savings on it!

Had to check the hood worked properly! Top marks there!

This is Miss Lain's coat. She was initially interested in another, but after realising it maybe a touch on the long side she decided against it. This one though caught her eye and it was love at first sight! I would look ridiculous in it, but LL manages to pull it off!!! I think it is the long mane of hair, my straggly blondness just makes me look feeble against the dalmation spots! 

Contrast Dalmation Swing Coat, £98.00 Topshop find it here