Holly Peplow: Oversized

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Let the coat do the talking

Its easy to get into a bad habit of wearing all black and who can blame you, its a flattering colour. When wearing black from head to toe you still need to stand out from the crowd and the way to do it? Having a statement coat. This doesn't mean the coat needs to be brightly coloured. A coat which is black can still work, it just needs a good fit and cut.

Lets start with the base layer..

Black Top | Black Jeans | Black Boots

Top - Zara | Belt - Primark | Jeans - New Look | Boots - Vintage

With the simplest of simple layers done, lets look at the coats. I have a real love for the Dogtooth print. Its sophisticated and simple.
The first coat is a vintage number from my nans wardrobe. It originally use to be a dress but with her handy sewing skills she turned it into a coat, so its a one off I'm afraid ladies but I've seen lots of similar coats in this style.

In The Style have a few similar.

Coat number two is more of a oversized cardigan and once again its from my Nans wardrobe but I found a corker in Zara which isn't on the website! Zara is on point with its style at the moment.

The final coat is last seasons from Zara but with the leather sleeves its still on trend with no look of going out of fashion any time soon. I have found an American website which seem to be doing an exact match Ali Express

Can you believe it a whole post with no pop of colour and its all Black Black Black.

Black the leading colour in fashion.

Holly x

Thursday, 30 October 2014

OVER SIZED CARDIGANS

Who doesn't love over sized clothes. Even though I'm short this doesn't mean I can't join in the larger than life fun and so can you. At the weekend I have a habit of popping around to my Nan's and raiding her wardrobe. From the early 50's she has kept all of her key pieces of clothing and slowly I have been moving them into my wardrobe. This weekend I got my hands on this over sized cardigan which she wore in the mid 90's and people said she looked so expensive, well I felt expensive wearing it. You will see over time the pieces I have been given from my Nan. She's one in a million and my favourite shopping buddy.