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Weekend jacket

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The modern notion, mostly on Instagram, of “weekend style” makes me laugh. Actually no it doesn’t make me laugh it makes me feel faintly angry that I am not embarking on a series of activities that can be performed in a red trouser suit, bubblegum pink sweater and ice white trainers.

Because while you are at brunch in the Wolseley, I will be spending the morning breaking up fights and chipping Weetabix off my surfaces, before taking my kids to the ruinously expensive pottery cafe where they will slop paint everywhere and have a neurotic breakdown if I suggest they might like to make a plate or a bowl or a cup and insist, INSIST, on decorating instead a hideous Hello Kitty figurine or a ceramic dragonfly, which they will then smash five minutes after I have fetched them, post-firing, two weeks later.

THEN there will be a playground where they will run around getting hot and sweaty while I stand in a corner getting cold OR possibly football or tennis or some other hellische organised activity.

Red trouser suit? Non.

I dress for the weekend like I’m going to war. And I’m very pleased with this new thing, which is a sort of hybrid sweater/puffa jacket thingy from White Stuff. I’ve got no problem at all with a puffa gilet, in a tight spot they come out fighting, but the advantage of this is that it also has fabric sleeves, so you can put it on over a t-shirt or over your pyjamas frankly and it does the job of long-sleeved top plus puffa gilet all in one.

Then you can put a raincoat or a smart coat or, hell, even your new Reserved leather jacket over that and you will be prepared for almost anything.

Also terrific for after a spin class, (which I haven’t actually been to for 4 months because of chest infection/laziness), or nipping to the shops or anything. Don’t give me hassle about the blue and the black together – this is a perfectly acceptable colour combination these days. Keep up!

 

 

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  1. Definitely need to get up to speed on a good child-park friendly jacket. I was completely caught out at the weekend and stood freezing my bits off while my cherubs cycled around oblivious to the near storm winds. My gilet and sweater just did nothing.

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  2. I too would pick pottery cafe any weekend with my kid over the Wolsey, thumbs up to you and all the hands on moms out there 🙂 enjoying motherhood with all its trials and tribulations. Red suit trousers can wait till they’re in their teens :)))

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  4. Having actually been to war (twice), I can attest that a weekend trip with a baby requires similar levels of logistical planning and packing admin. Love this jacket!! Would you be able to wear a jumper underneath or would that be Michelin man central?

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    • Mills no not at all. I wore mine over a sweater yesterday and hoodie today. just get a size up. WHERE DID YOU GO TO WAR WHAT DID YOU DO WHO ARE YOU?!?!?!?

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  5. It looks like a great buy… sadly will have to wait until AW18 as I will be rocking maternity wear until next Sping #ThirdBaby

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  7. Sadly the lovely gilet with sleeves is called HOT TO TROT so now I am going to have to set fire to White Stuff and all who sail in her. Who comes up with these ludicrous names?!

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  10. As another Spiker who is also called Elena and is also a lawyer, I just have to point out, if any of my friends are reading this, that I am definitely NOT having a third baby and announcing it in the comments section of this blog.

    Also: HELLO other Elena who is also a lawyer and the very best of luck to you, you absolute lunatic. I mean, I totally understand about retreating to the office (as I also do this) but will this be enough to save your sanity?? Please report back!

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