THE spring coat!

I've been wearing a brown satin-y trench coat for the last 4 springs and well...it was getting a little tired, y'know?

I absolutely fell in love with the 'burnt caramel' version of J Crew's Icon trench in the fall:

Classic trench in deluxe fabric with a unique colour...all I needed was to actually find it available in my size on the website, at a sale price.  nada.  The small sizes in coats are always the first to sell out, especially since I find most coats are oversized anyway.  I hate those that are too big in the shoulders and too long in the sleeve.  Ugh. Periodically I'd type it into a search on the website, but it was always sold out, or popbacks would be in larger sizes.  um, but then one day a few weeks ago, there it was...one sole size 0, burnt caramel colour, on sale.

I went through the shopping cart process faster than ever before, let me tell you!  It arrived a couple of days later, packed in a large box, lovingly wrapped in plastic on a hanger, ready to go.  The fit was perfect.  The weather took a turn for the warmer, and I packed away the winter coat!  Spring has arrived, ladies, and I look forward to many, many more with this lovely classic.

Just for a change of scenery, I tried taking a couple of pictures in the changing room at F21 (nothing too exciting to report, though I am guilty of purchasing a striped romper, with peter pan collar and brass back buttons, to turn into a blouse!)

J Crew Burnt Caramel Icon trench

vintage 70's polyester floral dress, navy J Crew jackie cardigan, Indigo boots, thrifted leather purse ($5!)

 This is an old favourite polyester dress- it has saved me on many the morning!  Though I was also wearing it when I had a nasty fall on the ice a few years back, though certainly not its fault (oh, and you know you're in bad shape when elderly ladies with walkers have to ask you if you'll be all right...I can still feel it in my tailbone!  ouch!)