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Black H&M Holly Golightly Coat

Black H&M Holly Golightly Coat
Originally uploaded by napalm nikki.

H&M sixties-inspired swingy spring coat. Very Holly Golightly.

Burnt Orange Corduroy Coat

Burnt Orange Corduroy Coat
Originally uploaded by napalm nikki.

My grandmother's. She actually wore it as a dress. Perfect autumn orange, corduroy, button shirtdress with a belt. I wear it as a light coat in the fall.


The label says "Chelsea Girl."

Purple Suede Coat

Purple Suede Coat
Originally uploaded by napalm nikki.

What else to say? It's a purple suede coat -- a no-brainer when I spied it at a vintage clothing store in Inglewood in Calgary. The left arm has been bleached from hanging in the store window. Needs new buttons.

Baba's Fur Trimmed Coat

Fur Trimmed Coat
Originally uploaded by napalm nikki.

This was Baba's coat......and does in fact match the suit-jacket style Holt Renfrew coat, below. The fur on the trim of the long coat is a lighter brown.

Holt Renfrew Fur Trimmed Jacket

Holt Renfrew Fur Trimmed Jacket
Originally uploaded by napalm nikki.

One of the many coats I've inherited from my late grandmother, though they were all gifted to me in her lifetime. She was impossibly stylish, and all too happy to pass on anything she no longer wore to me.

This piece was likely intended as a suit jacket, but I wear it as a coat in the winter. It had a matching skirt, which I didn't take. Baba was baffled as to why I never took the skirts that went with the skirt suits. Mostly it was because they wouldn't fit over my ample hips, but with a piece like this I think it might appear too dated to wear the whole set.

Though the skirt in question didn't fit, either. It must be 50s or 60s - I wish I'd asked her.

Cream Fur Trimmed Winter Coat

Cream Fur Trimmed Winter Coat
Originally uploaded by napalm nikki.

{the coat catalogue: my winter coats}

The fur trim may be a theme. This beauty was also a Village of Value find. Good to wear over a party dress.

-20 C Quilted Puffy Coat

-20 C Quilted Puffy Coat
Originally uploaded by napalm nikki.

{the coat catalogue: my winter coats}

This ankle-length, beige quilted coat was a Value Village special. Fake fur trims the hem and the hood. Perfect for marching through the icy streets......of which we have none in wet Vancouver.

Brown Suede, Fur Collar Coat

Brown Suede, Fur Collar
Originally uploaded by napalm nikki.

{the coat catalogue: my winter coats}

My mother bought this coat shortly after graduating high school, circa 1970. The coat is a brown suede that goes to mid-calf. My mom is three inches shorter than me and weighed a scant 100 pounds when she bought the coat, but I can still squeeze into it as long as I'm not wearing anything too bulky underneath.

The arms are slightly short and expose the wrists. It's a lovely coat for a cold winter's day.