tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post4558123168351052531..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Spring coats where the season is shortDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-44501079510756104762009-03-24T16:52:00.000-04:002009-03-24T16:52:00.000-04:00My solution to the spring chill is a knee length k...My solution to the spring chill is a knee length knitted coat (aka a huge cardigan). It's too bulky to wear in winter under a coat and too heavy and warm to wear in summer, but in spring (which can be very long in Britain) it's perfect. And to give it a real Italian dressy look I wear it with leather gloves and of course a silk scarf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-45664357527470270152009-03-23T19:42:00.000-04:002009-03-23T19:42:00.000-04:00Imogen, I only wear long woollen coats when it is ...Imogen, I only wear long woollen coats when it is under -5c. I'm very "frileuse" (suffer the cold) so I'd never say we are all tougher than people in warmer countries, but it is so horrible to be always encased in heavy winter coats. <BR/><BR/>Duchesse, the people I was scrutinising yesterday had all stored their ugly winter boots. And they looked very chic indeed. <BR/><BR/>Babette is lovely indeed, though I don't think rose is my thing. I prefer deeper reds, though there is something about the hue of that jacket I do like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-17019403171484816232009-03-23T17:18:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:18:00.000-04:00I love that Pringle embroidered coat! But it woul...I love that Pringle embroidered coat! But it wouldn't really be warm enough unless it was over 10C I think. Melbourne weather is probably much like your spring weather (in mid-winter) and I have a couple of long wool coats for when it's under 10C and then some lighter trench coats for when it's 10 - 15C and I want that extra coverage.Imogen Lamport, AICI CIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796095692232856223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-71188270108263278142009-03-23T15:41:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:41:00.000-04:00lagatta: Black is supreme here, too but with some ...lagatta: Black is supreme here, too but with some I have the feeling they just haven't made the change b/c worn with snow boots, which we haven't needed for weeks!<BR/><BR/>mardel: Check the Babette web site, to see more from this season!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-6372248513336982232009-03-23T15:09:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:09:00.000-04:00The Babette is lovely. I miss going to San Franci...The Babette is lovely. I miss going to San Francisco to check out her store. Really, there are many reasons I need to get into NYC to look around; by the time I get there the need for a spring coat may have passed.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-89830139726798069932009-03-23T07:44:00.000-04:002009-03-23T07:44:00.000-04:00I was in a meeting yesterday overlooking a busy st...I was in a meeting yesterday overlooking a busy street, and observing all the happy people walking by in the sun looking very chic indeed, without heavy winter coats. But of course here in Montréal at least 90% of them, men and women, were wearing basic black. Often with nice scarves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com