Style Challenge: Days Six & Seven

Duffle Coat - Asos, Top - c/o M&S, Leather Skirt - River Island, Scarf - Urban Outfitters.

I don't follow trends as such but I'm all for the leather (I refuse to use the B-word for fear the type of reader it is likely beckon) trend that is everywhere this season. What I am not fond of is the harsh, brazen look that it seems to be associated with. I've already succumb and purchased a leather skirt but this top is the perfect place to start a flirtation with the look without full committal. I like to keep things uniform so I teamed with my leather skirt and toffee duffle to brave the stormy weather. Five seconds out the door and I looked a bedraggled mess!

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Cocoon Coat - c/o M&S

I saved this outfit for the final day of the challenge because I needed to work myself up to it. I adore coats, they are my favourite item of clothing but inside my comfort zone coats do not exists in bold colours and they are almost always fitted. While I like the 60's style silhouette, I fully admit that I just did not know how to make this work for me.

Faced with this particular sartorial predicament I did what I always do, I turned to a fictional character for style advice. This time I asked myself what would Trudy Campbell do? In case you don't know Trudy Campbell is the wife of Pete Campbell in the 1960s based drama, Mad Men. She is young, newly married and has little to do aside from shop and have her hair set. She favours the latest fashions and is awful fond of a jolly hat. Anyway, what I think Trudy would do is this - Rock it with a matching frock, an up-do and a fancy headscarf. Since the matching frock was out unavailable and a headscarf out of the question, I put my hair up and resorted to what Cait Harrington would do - Keep it nice and simple. While I'm not sure that this coat will become a regular feature in my day to day wardrobe but it is fun to dress up a someone else once in a while.

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