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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 130195" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I can't quite picture Trinny and Susanna on a pig farm...</p><p></p><p>Good luck in finding a blazer.</p><p></p><p>I have my old stand-by - it was part of a suit worn by a woman who later became my online stalker (nasty piece of work) but I will happily wear her cast-off coat, knowing it looks better on me anyway - it's black silk brocade, with wide lapels and knee-length tails. It's uncrushable. I usually look awful in black so I team it with a red polo or red silk shirt and scarf and it lifts it all. It's an amazing coat - sounds weird, but it really catches attention in the right way. Because it's uncrushable, I can keep it stuffed in a bag on the car seat (or stuff it into my carry-on luggage for a conference or TV thingie) and just pull it out and put it on for a quick formalising effect.</p><p></p><p>It had black brocade pants to match, but they've worn out. Back when we were friends (I thought so, anyway) she gave me the pants but said she would never part with the coat. She then gave the coat to my best friend (who she was trying to 'steal' from me - childish, pointless and not possible) perhaps hoping I would hate my friend for owning the coat that I wanted so much (she thought). But when this 'interesting' woman showed her true colours and my friend wanted nothing to do with her machinations, she gave me the coat (which didn't fit her anyway). </p><p></p><p>So for me, not only does the coat look good, but it is a badge of success in triumphing over pettiness, nastiness and spite. It's a lovely coat, it definitely deserves to be cherished. It is the only black coat that I wear, and only on formal-ish, flamboyant celebrations.</p><p></p><p>I hope you can find a coat you like. Failing that, maybe buy some black brocade? It's a fairly simple pattern, I could describe it in detail for you to make your own...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 130195, member: 1991"] I can't quite picture Trinny and Susanna on a pig farm... Good luck in finding a blazer. I have my old stand-by - it was part of a suit worn by a woman who later became my online stalker (nasty piece of work) but I will happily wear her cast-off coat, knowing it looks better on me anyway - it's black silk brocade, with wide lapels and knee-length tails. It's uncrushable. I usually look awful in black so I team it with a red polo or red silk shirt and scarf and it lifts it all. It's an amazing coat - sounds weird, but it really catches attention in the right way. Because it's uncrushable, I can keep it stuffed in a bag on the car seat (or stuff it into my carry-on luggage for a conference or TV thingie) and just pull it out and put it on for a quick formalising effect. It had black brocade pants to match, but they've worn out. Back when we were friends (I thought so, anyway) she gave me the pants but said she would never part with the coat. She then gave the coat to my best friend (who she was trying to 'steal' from me - childish, pointless and not possible) perhaps hoping I would hate my friend for owning the coat that I wanted so much (she thought). But when this 'interesting' woman showed her true colours and my friend wanted nothing to do with her machinations, she gave me the coat (which didn't fit her anyway). So for me, not only does the coat look good, but it is a badge of success in triumphing over pettiness, nastiness and spite. It's a lovely coat, it definitely deserves to be cherished. It is the only black coat that I wear, and only on formal-ish, flamboyant celebrations. I hope you can find a coat you like. Failing that, maybe buy some black brocade? It's a fairly simple pattern, I could describe it in detail for you to make your own... Marg [/QUOTE]
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