How to style the coatigan this season

Is it a coat or a cardigan? The oversized cardigan. The classic cardigan seems to have grown longer, wider and fuller this season. A new word has also been invented “The Coatigan’. Coatigans are a handy coat/cardigan hybrid. They combine the best bits of the coat and cardigan, discarding the not so good aspects. It is lighter than a coat, warmer than a cardigan. They make a great transitional piece. I have been wearing one since July. See it in a previous post teamed with white. It is still going strong and I now wear it with charcoal and navy.

The coatigan above is by Boden  //  White shirt by Boden  // leopard bag Boden  //  brown belt Boden //  Straight leg jeans John Lewis. There is a lovely long cardigan at MeandEm (available in grey, black & navy 100% merino wool 30% reduction in their sale)

The images above were taken last year so I guess I was ahead of the game. I wore this blue cardigan often, outside when the weather was mild and indoors to keep cosy when it was cold.

Good selection of coatigans at Boden and Nordstrom

 

PS. On another subject I am greatly honoured to be featured on Vicki Archer’s magnificent blog. If you are not familiar with Vicki or her blog I would highly recommend that you check it out. Vicki’s style and elegance is faultless and her blog reflects the way she lives. She runs a great series “Her point of view” where she shares the lifestyles of her readers. It is very inspiring.

SHOP COATIGANS

 

 

Chicatanyage

I write a fashion and beauty blog for women over 50 with the aim of inspiring mature women to continue to enjoy and have fun with their fashion choices. I have spent most of my working life in some way connected to fashion. I started my career in Fashion PR and then trained as an Image Consultant when my children were young. I subsequently worked in the corporate world running seminars, doing private coaching and speaking at conferences. I started my blog in 2009 as I wanted to share my years of experience working in the world of fashion. I truly believe we can continue to have confidence in the way we present ourselves. Our style may evolve with time and changing lifestyles, yet with a little knowledge and inspiration, we can all continue to have fun with fashion. As women of a certain age we are a growing demographic let us prove that we can also be a chic one.

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  • Great look Josephine, looks super belted too. Thank you for recommending Vicki Archer, I have checked her out and subscribed, so hopefully more French chic.

  • That is a lovely post of you on Vicki Archer's blog. I have just subscribed----I had not seen her before.
    You do French Chic so beautifully yourself, Josephine.

  • I love the way you styled yours. I purchased on about 2 months ago at of all places Foever21. I was really surprised by the quality.

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