Tag Archives: coats

The Season of Extreme Dressing

Posted on October 25, 2018 by aftercarrie

This weather is all very confusing isn’t it? You’ve packed your t-shirts and flip flops away and replaced with knits and boots and then what happens? We’re basking in sunshine and feeling overdressed in jeans and a leather jacket. And … Continue reading →

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Be Cool in the Cold

Posted on November 16, 2017 by aftercarrie

Click on the images to link directly to item! It’s getting colder. You’ve got your jumpers out, your scarves, gloves and hats are by the front door and your boots are in a huge pile in the bottom of your … Continue reading →

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It’s a Cover Up!

Posted on April 13, 2017 by aftercarrie

At school it was so simple wasn’t it? Autumn Term meant overcoat and tights and Summer Term meant blazer and short socks, even if it was still really cold in the mornings. But back in the seventies and eighties the … Continue reading →

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A Winter’s Wail

Posted on December 3, 2016 by aftercarrie

Autumn looks so glamorous in the movies doesn’t it? Couples in cashmere beanies laughing with rosy cheeks as they joyfully kick at the leaves on the ground, mugs of steaming hot chocolate waiting for them at home. Then there’s winter … Continue reading →

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How Do You Find Your Prints Charming?

Posted on September 17, 2015 by aftercarrie

I blame the dreadful uniforms of my youth – from the summer dresses worn to school to those horrible nylon things bank and supermarket staff were kitted out in – the patterns were enough to put you off prints for life. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Save it for a Rainy Day

Posted on August 31, 2015 by aftercarrie

Was that the wettest August bank holiday on record? If it wasn’t then it certainly felt like it. I actually resorted to jeans and a hooded puffer jacket today and who wants to be wearing that sort of thing on … Continue reading →

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The Coat – How Will You (Finally) Wear Yours?

Posted on November 6, 2014 by aftercarrie

I think we can safely say the autumn has arrived. I’m relieved as all this betwixting and betweening was a real effort each morning. Not really cold enough for a coat and yet a little too crisp for just a … Continue reading →

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The New Season Iced Gems

Posted on October 2, 2014 by aftercarrie

According to the latest Starbucks promotion, their new Spice Pumpkin Latte is ‘worth leaving summer for’. Well I don’t know about that (although I highly doubt it, pumpkins are for putting in your window at Hallowe’en, not putting in your … Continue reading →

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The British high street is wise to this interim period where the new season’s clothes are inappropriate for our weather and yet we yearn for something new and fresh. Here are just a few of the new coats arriving in-store … Continue reading →

Posted on February 21, 2014 by aftercarrie | Leave a comment

The Lie-In, The Itch and The Wardrobe

Posted on September 11, 2013 by aftercarrie

At this time of year, in the UK at least, whether you’re interested in fashion or not, thoughts inevitably turn to winter clothes. As I write, the weather has slipped, in a matter of hours, from last glimmer of summer … Continue reading →

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