Beware the black coat
December 26th, 2006Black – stylish, chic, versatile, slimming and sophisticated – is often our first choice when it comes to a woolen winter coat. However, for pet owners, busy Mums and frequent travelers, there couldn’t be a less practical choice. Black shows dog and cat hair, lint and drool more than any other colour. Not a good thing when our goal is to look polished.
What are the alternatives?
Choose printed patterns, tweedy weaves or mottled plain colours instead. These choices will divert the eye’s attention away from the odd stain you are bound to incur. Lint and pet hair are barely noticeable on fabric that is already busy.
Keep your black coat for special occasions and invest in something more hard-wearing for everyday use. Keep it tailored and you will still look chic.
Practical and stylish: “mottled” grey (Marc Jacobs) and plain brown (DKNY) herringbone tweed coat selections, available at Nordstrom.
December 27th, 2006 at 8:35 am
Angie,
I am most impressed with your blog, the design, the look and feel. Great work! Please keep it up. I am working on a new project to aggregate some great blogs. You’ll be in our list for sure.
Cheers,
Samuel
December 28th, 2006 at 6:29 pm
Hi Angie, I’m Julie, Jemma’s mother. I am coming to the US with Jemma and Tom in March 2007 and would love some shopping ideas. I have read your entries on Autumn trends and guess that they will be appropriate for NYC and Boston in early Spring! I am a 58yo size 14/16 US, 5′8″ tall. I want the perfect trench coat ( at the perfect price). I like your article about trenches and would love to find the “business” style and the “formal” style; I just need to find a style to flatter me! Hope you can help Angie. I enjoy your site and follow your ideas often.
cioa
Julie Purdey
October 26th, 2007 at 6:51 am
[…] you have an eye-catching orange or purple winter woolen coat on your shopping list. And remember: beware the black coat if you are challenged by lint and pet hair. Nothing is more hard-wearing and camouflaging of stains […]
July 17th, 2008 at 10:21 am
One time when I was at my mum’s house one of her cats slept on my black wool coat. Of course the cat had extremely long fluffy light gray hair. It was a NIGHTMARE to clean!