Tapestry Coat

Tapestry Coat: CAbi

Brown Turtleneck: CAbi

Winter White Pants: NY and Co

Brown Pumps: Rampage

Carrying on with showing off my endless coat collection today (I was serious when I said I have a major coat addiction). This tapestry coat is a true "outfit" coat--one of those ones you can't wear every day because it is very memorable. It never ceases to receive multiple comments because of the texture, pattern and colors in it.

I typically wear the coat all day long open with the velvet belt tied in the back but it was pretty cold this morning so I buttoned and belted it for the commute and walk to the office so I took a picture both ways. While I was walking into work, the top button fell off so I'm going to have to attempt a fancy button reattachment. Or talk someone into doing it for me. As thrifty and DIY as so many of our readers are, I'm pretty helpless. It makes me admire each of you so much more when you make button changes or alterations on your own!

I bought this coat 2 years ago and wore it for the Breeders Cup. The Breeders Cup is like the national championship of horse racing and was at Churchill Downs a couple years ago. Ally got tickets in the drawing and took Tracey and I along with our friend Kim and it was a BLAST!! The Kentucky Derby is all about the hat. The Breeders Cup, being in early November, was all about the coat. There were some unbelievably gorgeous coats on display that day--bold colors, patterns, textures, scarves--and this one fit the bill perfectly!