3 Ways To Dress Up a Winter Coat!

I don't know about you, but in Missouri it's already jacket weather most days. Winter seems to last forever here in the Midwest, so Emma and I put together three fun ways to dress up a winter coat! With these tips you can add cute details and "spice up" your winter coat throughout the cold weather season. We used this yellow coat c/o Francesca's Collections. It's adorable and warm, while still lightweight. See the above photo for a look at the coat before any accessories are added.

Tip 1: Tie a silk scarf around the collar of your coat. You can keep a small stash of scarves that coordinate with your coat in your closet and wear different ones for different occasions!

Tip 2: Don't forget vintage brooches. I love collecting these enamel brooches! They are perfect for a winter coat because they can be heavy and a coat is durable enough to support them. They're so cute and add the perfect bit of vintage to a winter outfit!

Tip 3: Add a bow tie. You can add any clip on bow tie to a winter coat. I made this bow myself using this method! If you don't have one, try making one with velvet ribbon for a super cute nod to the 1960s!

Have a lovely day! elsie

Comments

[Marisa]

Thanks for these great ideas. Sometimes wearing the same winter coat day after day gets boring, this will help mix things up a bit!

[Lindsay]

I love that coat!!! And...great ideas. I hadn't thought ab wearing a scarf like that. I'm planning on wearing my grandma's enamel flower pins like that :)

[Rhianne]

Love the yellow, especially with the bow tie!

[Caroline]

Those are adorable ideas. Is this really your winter coat? You wouldn't last very long with a coat like that in my city (Ottawa) during winter!!! In January and Feburary it can drop as low as -45 celsius with the wind chill. But fortunatly I have a nice coat on which I can easely pin vintage brooches Yeeee!

[Weronika]

Winter does seem to last forever over here! I'm always on the lookout for cute brooches for my coats, maybe it's time to add a bow tie :)

[Kathryn]

What a great coat, and the ideas aren't to bad either! I'm accessory challenged myself, but I'm working on that!

[Tonya]

I love the brooches! The color of the coat is also great

[Jacqueline]

Too cute ideas, Elsie. I love the scarf one the most :)
Love and Turtledoves,
Jacqueline

[Hannah @ Sparrow+Spark!]

Love the brooches and the scarf! I actually have quite a collection of both so this is really perfect for me!

Thanks!

[meesch]

I love the brooches and the bow! Very cute because I generally just dress up my coats with scarves, now I have a new project!

-meesch
http://www.aperfectkindofday.com

[Stephanie]

that's so clever! And that yellow looks so good on you!
Hope you have a good day
XO

[hisglorygirl]

So cute! Great ideas!

[Kristen]

Love the color of that coat with the red scarf! So cute!

[Georgia]

Cute! love the jacket - in the UK it always seems to be jacket weather! haha

[Lauren Hairston]

Fun ideas! I was just thinking about how in the winter nobody ever sees anything but my coat. Now they can see my scarf and brooch collections, too! :-)

[grace]

love the broaches - so so cute!

-grace

http://herumbrella.com

[Rebecca-Monique]

I love the bow! Adds an extra feminine touch and the mix of warm autumnal colours really complements the winter coat! :)

[Pilar]

Great and fun ideas to customize your coat! I'll definetly try to do a bow!. I've jus bought a cheap blue antracite dress and I am so excited about making a nice brooch to spice it up.

Besos from Spain!

Pilar

http://secondopilar.blogspot.com/

[Emilie]

I'm a huge fan of tying my scarves in a bow on my trench. You can change it to co-ordinate with your outfit and it adds that "je ne sais quoi" that people really notice. Plus it's supper cute!

Love the broach idea!

Emilie
www.liveeatsmile.blogspot.com

[Coco]

Well I'm definitely inspired to begin the search for vintage brooches now. I'm excited!