I've been in love with the Freshly Fallen coat at Anthropologie for some time now; everything about the coat (the color! the shape! the rosettes!) screams "CHLOE! YOU! YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU!"
But let's be a little honest here, the coat does have a few drawbacks. First, it's a spendy little bugger. And second...well, that color. I could see myself brushing up against a dirty-snow covered car and that'd be the end of it. And the only freshly fallen thing left after that would be my sad little face.
Right? Right. Am I punny? I am punny. And more than you will ever know, readers; more than you will ever know.
So I was happy happy happy when I spied a similar style coat by Elle at Kohl's- and not only was it cheaper (about 1/3 the price of the Anthro coat!) but it was also black. Yay!
I ordered the coat online (my local Kohl's store is always a hot little mess, so I avoid when possible) and it arrived yesterday and holy moly, readers. Holy. Moly. It's even better than I thought it'd be:
The coat does have a few drawbacks, though. Mainly that the XS is still a teensy bit big on me through the waist (nothing that can't be fixed with a wide, simply black belt if need be) and the sleeves are a touch too long- but these are issues I always have with regular sizes. If the coat were available in petite it'd be perfect, but alas it is not so I will just have to make do with it on my 5'2" frame.
Now the good stuff! The coat itself is thick and surprisingly warm. The fabric it is made out of is fairly soft (it's a polyester/rayon/spandex blend); I'm sure its more expensive counterpart would be even softer, but for being a coat that's less than $100 it is of good quality. It has a sweet, slightly flared a-line shape, is nicely lined, has pockets (woohoo!), and the best part of all? The rosettes are AWESOME. They came nicely packaged with cardboard around each one to help protect them from smooshing while shipping, and they really pop nicely off of the coat with no extra assistance required from me. I am literally wearing the coat straight out of the plastic bag it was shipped in in these pictures.
The Elle Rosette coat is a definite winner in my book, but if you want it you'd better act fast 'cuz it is quickly selling out of sizes online. I'm not sure about the in store situation because, like I said, I try to avoid that scenario at the local Kohl's here. I also haven't yet had the chance to see the Freshly Fallen coat in person so I can compare the two, but readers? I don't even really want to see it. The Elle coat is beautiful and exactly what I'm looking for, done and done.
Now the good stuff! The coat itself is thick and surprisingly warm. The fabric it is made out of is fairly soft (it's a polyester/rayon/spandex blend); I'm sure its more expensive counterpart would be even softer, but for being a coat that's less than $100 it is of good quality. It has a sweet, slightly flared a-line shape, is nicely lined, has pockets (woohoo!), and the best part of all? The rosettes are AWESOME. They came nicely packaged with cardboard around each one to help protect them from smooshing while shipping, and they really pop nicely off of the coat with no extra assistance required from me. I am literally wearing the coat straight out of the plastic bag it was shipped in in these pictures.
The Elle Rosette coat is a definite winner in my book, but if you want it you'd better act fast 'cuz it is quickly selling out of sizes online. I'm not sure about the in store situation because, like I said, I try to avoid that scenario at the local Kohl's here. I also haven't yet had the chance to see the Freshly Fallen coat in person so I can compare the two, but readers? I don't even really want to see it. The Elle coat is beautiful and exactly what I'm looking for, done and done.
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Chloe, Colorful Colorado. 5'8" (only) when teetering in her highest 6 inch Miu Miu platform heels. Likes fashion, broccoli, ice cream, clarifying that she does not eat ice cream with her broccoli as to not cause worldwide panic, hoarding beauty products & pretty shoes, tickle fights with her husband (he would like to clarify that he does not like them back, OKAY?), anything covered in sprinkles, any alcoholic beverage made with Tang, live music, clicking the camera, sarcasm fonts, vases stuffed full of pretty flowers, and laughing hard until her belly hurts. Wants an adventurous life, lots of puppies, to never obtusely wander around with her fly down, and to be an iconic Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress with a bright, festive print when she grows up. This is where she bravely documents it all. (