I was zooming through the online – virtual –  aisles at Hush, looking for an entirely different link to something, when I stumbled across the amazing Pelle coat, pictured above. I was genuinely surprised to see it there because I assumed that it would have completely sold out very early on. At the time of writing, all sizes are still available and the coat, which is heavy as a horse blanket and made from the most gorgeous wool, is reduced from £219 to £110.
The reason I assumed it would have sold out is because it’s such a solid classic; the smart longline shape, the sophisticated check pattern – I’ve worn it more than any other coat this winter. (I was sent it to shoot for my Hush advertorial a few months ago.) Mainly over jeans and trainers, so it’s not even one of those coats that you have to save for best, but it looks immensely impressive when you do a bit of power-dressing beneath it too.
And – the true style litmus test! – every time I wear the Pelle coat* I get asked where it’s from. This always pleases me greatly anyway, but a few people have also assumed that it was one of those coats that requires a secured loan to be able to pay for it. And it’s not.
(I very rarely spend ridiculous amounts on clothes, I hasten to add. I don’t know how my friends and family have come to think of me this way… I used to spend quite ludicrous amounts, when I was newly employed (ish) and let off the famili...