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...I was introduced to his work by the late Joseph Ettedgui, for whom he used to make leather coats, jackets, parkas, gilets and — yes — blousons....
...Knitwear was treated to be thick, spongy and rain-resistant so it could be worn like a coat, while leather was paper-light enough to be worn next to the skin....
...The family farm where the artist was raised provided many; upstairs are installations of heavy sheepskin and wool coats, heirlooms passed down through generations in her family, cut and stitched into new...
...It has been visible at B Corp-certified Chloé during Gabriela Hearst’s time as creative director. This was her swansong show, but not her best....
...Usually I leave it to the expert leather carers, who mend belts, coats, bags and shoes with typical Roman élan....
...In a season of great coats, Armani’s were the greatest — a bunch of swirling balmacaans of impeccable cut....
...or satin coats....
...“His hair a dignified grey, a goat leather bag under his arm, his expression one of a vague ‘deep concern’,” Max says of the man....
...More intriguingly, why not include SmartWater in a motion-triggered sprinkler system, which will coat any intruder in this ersatz DNA?...
...“You can tell it is a fireman’s kimono because it’s made of leather,” explains Jamie....
...The patchwork-style coats by Milena Silvano (from £1,600) are made from deadstock sheepskin – and sell out quickly; the button-front Ebo jumpsuit by young British brand Cawley (£375) is made in London in...
...And on the men, the story was similar: flared jeans and velvet trousers, wool trenches, a patchwork sheepskin coat and little bombers in leather or velvet....
...My personal style signifier is a light sheepskin coat from Ralph Lauren that I’ve had for ages....
...Years later, Ken Tinker, the office boy at the time, remembered a tall, softly spoken gentleman in knee-length rubber boots and a sheepskin coat....
...At university, he once went to a party, popped upstairs to leave his coat and then spent the entire evening talking to the host’s pet mynah bird....
...A double-breasted long military coat buttoned to the hips. Below the crotch? A leather buckle and strap. Just what you always wanted? Please can someone get the house to just relax?...
...There was also a recurrent 1970s vibe: at Tory Burch, a sheepskin-collared coat exuded a more uptown, ladylike polish while Creatures of the Wind’s knee-length gilet was pure Woodstock....
...My mother bought this leather coat as a treat, in the 1960s, when she got a place at art college. She wore it throughout her time there: when she met my dad and then became pregnant with my siblings....
...A long silk dress coat looked better when paired with distressed indigo boyfriend jeans. That’s when it lost the fuss....
...Zip-up leather blousons in pilot blue looked particularly fine with a horizontal stripe of shearling across the chest. Another blouson came in corduroy....
...leather by the Haas Brothers....
...Vuitton’s snow-white fluffy sheepskin coat, which opened the label’s AW15 show, are all likely to be spotted near the slopes this winter....
...Models strode out following a complex grid like they’d been drilled by the marine corps. The clothes were slick and sellable: MA1 jackets, tracksuits, single-breasted tailoring, double-breasted coats....
...Fringes A huge trend for autumn, fringes can be found on bags, hems and coat sleeves....
...And it’s not as if Chinese companies had excelled at sharing their gains with private investors anyway....
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