Winter Coats

Winter Coat: New Nautical

The fourth and final Winter Coat look for Ballantyne Magazine features this adorable naval meets varsity style coat by Coach.  

If you've kept up with me on Instagram and in various publications this past fall you might have heard me say more than once how much I am loving the direction Coach has been heading with their new head designer, Stuart Vevers.  Instead of the drug store or deli or Coach store on every other corner in NYC as in the early 2000's, Coach's current design mentality seems to have returned to that of its time of inception.  There's a focus on less is more, quality vs. quantity, and amazing Ready-To-Wear designs.

Paired with a bag in a poppy shade of red, caramel colored boots, great shades and a cashmere pom beanie cap, and you've got one darling sailor ready to command!  Shop the entire look below or click HERE if you cannot see the below images. 

Winter Coat: Camel Couture

The third Winter Coat look for Ballantyne Magazine showcases the always classic camel coat.

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This Andrew Gn version, with its over sized fox fur collar, kicks camel up a notch from basic.  Paired with all the right accessories, we're talking full on Camel Couture! 

Seriously cannot even get enough of these Tabitha Simmons velvet lace up booties.

Topped off with a pair of always chic over sized black Chanel sunnies, these available at Innovative Eye Care, and this Rag & Bone floppy brim fedora from Coplon's, your totally set!

Typically I am not much drawn to large logos, but I think Gucci is really having a moment.  The bag featured in our editorial, with it's bold gold double G's doesn't read as overt as I think most logo lathered bags do.  The structured rectangular shape of this bag reads polished and powerful to me.  It kind of reminds me of one that belonged to my Grandmother.  Fashion is so cyclical.  Especially the classics.  And so, I REALLY want this bag. 

See all four Winter Coats featured here in Ballantyne Magazine, and shop the entire look below or HERE if you are unable to see the below images in your reader.

Gift Guide Of The Very Best Coats Ever

Today's Gift Guide is inspired by a client who is on the market for a great cool coat.  It is very easy to just buy any coat, or wear your Columbia ski parka circa 1992.  If there is one thing I believe the value in investing in, it's a fantastic statement coat.  Don't go cheap here. Just like a great handbag or amazing pair of stilettos, invest.  Buy one amazing, awesome, eye catching, head turning, drool inducing coat, and wear it for your entire adulthood. I have a couple in my rotation.  My two favorites are my Pendleton classic plaid handed down from my Grandmother, and my vintage tweed floor length coat, every single inch lined with beaver fur with the perfect collar that I snagged for $150 at a NYC Upper East Side consignment store. It's the way fur should be done, on the inside to keep you warm. Statement making, one of a kind and mine all mine. 

Get yours all yours.  (Click HERE if you are viewing in your reader and can't see the below images)...