WINTER WRAPPINGS

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter.....  Well maybe not lonely, and I know we Brits are quite obsessive about the weather - but I do think it has been a long miserable winter and ages since we had any warmth.  

Our shoot for Winter Wrappings in Ilkley was marred by biting cold winds even though the sun showed its face briefly, but was followed by freezing sleet, which made us run to the nearest cafe for a hearty bowl of soup immediately afterwards (Filmore and Union if you're interested!)

Anne C is wearing her Mango coat bought in the Autumn, so no longer available.  She was worried about the choice of colour - even though it is such a pretty shade - but all the fashionistas predict lilac/mauve will be huge for Spring/Summer, so maybe a good choice after all.

Anne loves her accessories and has more than 100 handbags and scarves, so has just about every colour under the sun to match or co-ordinate with any outfit.  (We won't mention all the coloured jewellery though, but yep, she has plenty of purple bling too).  The wool scarf was bought in Tesco sale some years ago, but is probably one shade removed from her coat, while her fabulous purple leather gloves - with a touch of glitz on the wrist  (bought from her favourite shop, Simply Devine), perfectly co-ordinate with her coat and handbag (bought in the Far East some years ago).

Her black tailored trousers are M&S, of course, while her comfy boots in mock-crock are from Faith's previous season (similar ones here).

Anne H feels like she only ever shops in the same places as this scarf and coat are both from COS. The scarf was a purchase this winter and is a style they do every year, it is really lovely and warm with plenty of material to achieve a great wrap round the neck.  This one is 100% wool but they do lots of different ones including cashmere and wool/cashmere blends. Some are now on sale as you can see if you follow this link.

The Harris Tweed coat is also from COS but is at least five years old now.  It is actually a steal from her daughter Lizzy's wardrobe and is one of those styles that just doesn't go out of fashion.  As Anne is tall the length works perfectly for her.  COS do some great winter coats, but sadly this is not one they have repeated.  She has teamed with jeans from 7 for All Mankind and suede boots from Kurt Geiger.  Her black cashmere polo neck is from La Redoute, who she strongly recommends for their reasonably priced cashmere. It is always worth waiting for their sale or their discount codes that make the purchase even more affordable.