5 Easy Ways to Elevate Your Go-To Coat
Because why shouldn't your everyday jacket feel a little more stylish?
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When the weatherman is predicting the exact. same. temperature for the 10-day forecast and beyond, you know you're going to grab that same just-right jacket on your way out the door each morning. But we have good news: Your same jacket doesn't have to feel like a boring, default layer. Make it an exciting part of your outfit with these five easy upgrades.
Belt It
Make a boxy coat feel more feminine by tucking one side into the other, and cinching it at the waist with a bold-colored belt (with a decidedly oversize buckle). It'll give bundled-up you a much sexier silhouette.
Old Navy Textured Cocoon Coat, $75, oldnavy.com; Prada Double Jersey Pants, $940, prada.com; Old Navy Classic Oxford Shirt, $25, oldnavy.com; Versace Suede Belt, $783, matchesfashion.com; Karen Walker Orbit Filigree Sunglasses, $280, net-a-porter.com
Head to Cape-Town
Sure, it's the cool way to wear a coat these days (thanks, street style stars!), but there's another benefit to lazily throwing your coat over your shoulders: You can show off a fitted blazer underneath.
Old Navy Textured Cocoon Coat, $75, oldnavy.com; Jil Sander Blazer, $1,910, store.jilsander.com; Equipment Oscar Turtleneck Sweater, $320, net-a-porter.com; Old Navy Patterned Midi Pencil Skirt, $10, oldnavy.com; Efva Attling Bend Over Ring, $8,500, efvaattling.com; Lizzie Fortunato Geometry Earrings, $300,
Scrunch Up the Sleeves
Fake shorter sleeves by scrunching them up to the elbows, then slip on a pair of striking leather gloves to pick up the slack. Weather permitting, you can skip buttoning up and show off your indoor outfit.
Old Navy Textured Cocoon Coat, $75, oldnavy.com; Old Navy Midi Sweater Dress (worn as a shirt), $40, oldnavy.com; M.Martin Scalloped Wool Skirt, $395, mmartin.com; Bloomingdale's Long Leather Gloves, $198, bloomingdales.com; Céline Dot Straight Earrings, $425, celine.com; Jennifer Fisher Brass Medium Braid Cuff, $695, jenniferfisherjewelry.com
Pop That Collar
Don't wrap your scarf around your neck—sling it over one shoulder and keep warm with a chunky turtleneck sweater instead. Upturn the coat's neckband for an even more dramatic double-collared look.
Old Navy Textured Cocoon Coat, $75, oldnavy.com; Apiece Apart Pia Turtleneck, $620, lagarconne.com; M.Patmos Bolado Dickie, $325, mpatmos.com; Old Navy Mid-Rise Harper Trousers, $28, oldnavy.com; Pierre Hardy Alpha Patent Kid, $1,045, ssense.com; Old Navy Patterned Flannel Blanket Scarf, $27, oldnavy.com
Put a Pin On It
The simple way to make your outerwear look super upscale and so 2015: Affix a bunch of glitzy statement brooches on one side. (Big, vintage-y pins were all over the runways for fall.) Now feel free to double down on the skinny belt, knotted the cool Olivia Palermo way.
Old Navy Textured Cocoon Coat, $75, oldnavy.com; Wes Gordon Pleated Blouse, $850, neimanmarcus.com; Old Navy Animal-Print Skinny Belt, $13,
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