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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jess Cartner-Morley

Cosy, cool and confidence-boosting: how to buy the perfect winter coat

Three winter coats
Photographer: David Newby. Stylist: Melanie Wilkinson. Makeup: Sophie Higginson using Susanne Kauffman and Tom Ford. Hair: Rom Sartipi using Oribe. Fashion Assistant: Roz Donoghue Photograph: David Newby/The Guardian

This is a big decision. Huge. How you feel when you step out of your door, pretty much every time you leave the house for the next six months, is riding on the choice you make here. I mean, no pressure, but you need to get this right.

A good coat is a winter gamechanger. There is a coat out there that will not just make a cold day bearable, but will actually make wrapping up to go out into the cold seem appealing. There is something very satisfying about being in the elements when you are properly dressed for them. You will start suggesting a walk before lunch, rather than skulking out of the room when someone else does.

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