This one is pretty much boring the hell out of me! To the point where I'm giving up and not even looking. I'm not really a strategic shopper, in that if there's something I'm after I will hunt it down in a week, purchase it and job done. I normally quite happily wait until the best is available for the price I want to spend. (I have been known to wait 6 months for a specific perfume I wanted for my birthday until a friend got it a lot cheaper in the States!). That being said, I did think I had struck gold with the Next camel coat. It fitted really well, it wasn't badly made and was the right shade of camel I thought I was after. But it sat in my wardrobe not being touched for a week. I kept trying it on but I almost felt like it was too pale for my skin tone. It was very thin and that also bothered me slightly. Back it went!
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| Ok so maybe the lighting and being a little poorly didn't help the situation in this photo but I did go back to it several times! |
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| A great camel shade, just not perhaps on me |
I also managed to try on some in Gap and Uniqlo. Something was seriously wrong with the sizing though!
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| Uniqlo - great coat but the XS didn't come up true to size! I promise you this was an XS and that I am not that small |
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| Similar story in Gap although it wasn't as bad |
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| I did really like this one in Gap though, incase anyone else is looking, it just didn't fit me |
So the search is on hold until one randomly appears for me! I did find this lovely navy one in Warehouse with 30% off. £90 originally but even at £63 I just decided that it might be in the Christmas sales in a few weeks, I may as well just hold fire until then. I really liked the fit of this one though, the pea coat is a nice style on me as I need some shape. One I will definitely be watching in the sales.
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| Warehouse navy pea coat |
Who else is holding off until the sales or am I the only mad one?!?! I'm not desperate at the end of the day and I'm a firm believer of fate so I'm happy to play the waiting game for the above coat.
Maybe the camel coat just isn't meant to be Natalie....the Warehouse coat looks like a winner to me, especially if you can bag it at a better price in the sales! xx
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that too hence I'm just not going al out on the hunt for it x
DeleteIt's funny, I do a lot of impulse buying, but when it comes to the big important purchases, I'm like you. I'm currently half-looking for a khaki winter-weight parka, but I can't quite bring myself to commit! I'll just leave it up to fate too, I think! Xx
ReplyDeleteOh I did that with a parka too - tried on a load, forgot about them, then one jumped at me and honestly I live in it on the school runs, couldn't be without it. Was only from Miss Selfridge but the fur hood still looks great x
DeleteI did that last year with the camel coat saga - I just gave up. I just wasn't desperate enough and I had/have enough coats to keep me going anyway. I bought the Primark one this year but then eventually decided it was too big in the 10 for me and let it go to a friend and I'm making do with the camel cardigan I got this season which kind of helps with the camel fix. Well put it this way, it fixed my need for a camel coat. When it comes, you'll know.
ReplyDeleteYou know when it's right don't you and I'm not prepared to settle. Can't believe you let that camel go - I thought it looked great on you! x
DeleteI admire your resolve! I'm not sure I could wait for the sales - zero patience! But love the Warehouse one on you so fingers crossed your wait will be worth it!
ReplyDeleteIt depends what it is, sometimes I can, sometimes I can't! I really can wait for that coat although pretty much daily now I'm thinking what I can wear it with - oops! x
DeleteHey Natalie, the Warehouse pea coat is now £63.00. Go, go, go! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for thinking of me - am still holding out for more than 30% though!! x
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