Wednesday, November 3, 2010

The Red Belt


I have had this black winter jacket for about 6 or 7 years. Its a nice winter jacket, but a bit plain, so I decided to jazz it up. At first I was going to add a vintage fur collar (which I will probably still do... just haven't gotten around to it yet), but I decided to add this vintage red belt while I was in a rush yesterday. The great thing about adding belts to coats is that you can change them up as much as you want to suit your mood and style.




And since people asked, here is a picture of the vintage mesh collar in action. I didn't do anything too crazy with it... just paired it with a crew neck sweater. Any styling tips would be appreciated!

21 comments:

Ashley J said...

The coat looks great belted! Great pop of color.

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Sara Bentley @ Purses Pastries Etc... said...

The red belt is such a great idea -- a perfect pop of color!

Daniela said...

I'd love to see that necklace under a crisp white shirt with just a bit of it peeking out!
Is it cold enough for u yet?? ;)

HeatherClark said...

love red belts! and love belting my coats too

this free bird said...

I love the belt with it!! It's a great idea and totally changes the feel of the coat.

xoxo,
Carrie

Sarah @ Pandora's Box said...

The belt brightens up the whole coat! I love how a simple accessory can do that.

Emilie said...

wauw that coat is already very beautiful without belt, but with the belt it's absolutely fantastic!! Love it, I'm going to try this myself asap :p

xxx

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minnja said...

LLLLLLLove it !!!!!

xoxo
minnja

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SMASH said...

perfect pairing with the crewneck for the mesh collar! also, the pop of red is classic and quirky--love it :)

xx
MILK TEETHS

thevintagedevil.com said...

Loving the red belt!

Marie said...

I think the red belt was a nice choice.:D

Hmmm.. as for the sweater, pearls would be great with it.:D

***** Marie *****
allthingsmarie.com

the chirpy bird said...

Oh! nothing like a pop of color to turn of the volume on an outfit! Fabulous!
xox tash

Laetitia´s Comptoir said...

Beautiful red one!!!

Marta on cocogroove said...

The vintage collar is so gorgeous! I bet it looks good all the year around :)

Daniela said...

HI! That's so sweet of you :) I have facebook but I never use it so it's not a good contact... Can you send it through email? I've give you my personal email : daniela121383@hotmail.com
If not I'll try to remember my facebook password lol
:*

A La Mode et Plus! said...

Love the addition of the red belt!

Tesa said...

cute blog!
xx

Erika said...

Ooh, that red belt is truly the perfect pop of color - love it!! :)

jessica said...

The coat with the red belt looks great! I love it!

Angelica Ng said...

Pop of red is every fashionista's secret!

http://red-soledfashionista.blogspot.com/

Em said...

Love the belt with that coat, perfect little pop! You've inspired me to try belting a few of my coats. And I have been thinking of buying a faux fur collar for my dress coat. That and opera length gloves, and I would be set for the holidays in a very Mad Men sort of way!