Road-testing in the snow with Three [French] Hens!

I believe the snow has hit most of us around the by now, and this weekend Cornwall was no exception. Yesterday I couldn’t get into work, or rather I couldn’t leave my house because of the silly-soft-stuff, as I recall Thomas the Tank Engine once saying. Fortunately I had all the equipment to work from home, and that included a great friend who I could call upon to help me “road test” some Celtic Sheepskin boots in the snow. Walking to her house I managed to avoid all the rogue snowballs, and took the above photograph as I got closer to her home. The beauty of Cornwall in the snow, even in a rural setting was quite breath taking. The drive to work this morning, with snow still covering farmland and treetops was certainly worth driving slow for. I feel very lucky to live where I do right now.

So to the road-test, or rather garden test. House bound we decided to step out into Ellie’s garden each wearing a pair of Celtic Boots. Ellie wore a pair of our Knee High Popper Boots in black and I wore my tall Gum Boots in dark brown.

So Ellie set to opening up the cage of her the three hens (very apt for this season wouldn’t you agree!), who had graciously laid an egg overnight for Ellie. A little wearily, each chicken stepped out onto the snow for the first time –and they needed quite a lot of coercing out from their snuggly warm house. Perhaps they were jealous of our warm boots? ;-)

As you would expect, Ellie’s feet were kept nice and warm in the snow, and no water seeped through. The boots themselves aren’t waterproof as they are hand-stitched together and of course the sides can also be “popped” open. But for the task of keeping Ellie well-balanced on the slippery soft stuff and staying warm, Ellie gave them top marks.

Then came Ellie’s turn to point that camera at me (the bit I’m not so keen on, but I did need to show willing!). Along with my Gum Boots, I had also set out in my Cabra Jacket and Driving Gloves. Usually my jacket is kept for special occasions, but I knew it would keep me extremely warm and I couldn’t help myself!

The Gum Boots are of course totally waterproof, and because I usually spend my time in Celt Sheepskin Boots my feet feel the cold through normal shoes very quickly. This includes our Gum Boots, despite them being cotton fleece lined. So I now add a pair of sheepskin insoles and my toes were kept very warm yesterday, and my feet extremely dry. My Driving Gloves have been in use for the past month, and were purchased many years ago and have lasted extremely well. As they’re made in black I find them perfect for matching with all my coats –and I own a few. All in all, I was kept very warm and completely dry all day yesterday. Although I should admit to wearing two pairs of leggings!

And then there was the third model in our mix, and the reason why Ellie was house bound – the beautiful Sophie Howell-Round. I mentioned her birth on this blog about a month ago, and she’s still as dainty as ever, but clever too. For just as those hens enjoyed their nice warm bed, so did Sophie. Thanks to the help of another Celtic Sheepskin product –the Infant Fleece. We aren’t jealous of your cosy state at all Sophie. Honestly!

We’re getting ready for Christmas!

It’s exactly one month until Christmas. Hooray! As you can no doubt imagine, everyone at Celtic Sheepskin is being kept very busy with either making or sending out our wares, so I wanted to bring you behind the scenes to see it all going on. The shop has been dressed for Christmas, the factory is working doubly hard to meet orders in time and the warehouse is in-undated with parcels going out. Of course, you’ve probably already seen behind the scenes pics before, be it without any baubles in sight, so I thought I’d make the experience a little more enjoyable.

My colleagues however think I’ve gone mad, so for those of you who are already in a light-hearted mood, I’d love you to read on. For the scrooges amongst you, you may find this blog post worth coming back to when you are ready to laugh. Then for all those sitting on the fence, I hope you can see the funny side!

Here we go…

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the factory we are glistening.

A beautiful sight, there’s boxes stacked up high,
Filled with lots of gifts for Christmas time.

Then later on, we conspire,
Making sure, they are finer.

To face unafraid, the plans we have made,
For you to have something special under the tree.

So in the shop we have built a model,
Wearing lots of clothes for Christmas Day.

And in the warehouse we are packing presents,
Filled with lots of gifts for you to play…

So when it snows, ‘aint it thrilling,
Warm your hands, they’ll get chilly.

And we’ll beaver on, sewing through the storm.
Ensuring you’re kept warm in wonderland.

We’re busy at Celtic Sheepskin Wonderland!

Waxing lyrical about waxed jackets!

I love wax jackets. There I said it. But I also love fashion, and unfortunately thus far the two have largely been mutually exclusive. Wondering if I have a point? I do. And some fantastic fashion news...

Influential fashion institutions such as Vogue are buzzing with latest in designer collaborations; Barbour and Brit designer Alice Temperley. The modest styled jackets of Barbour have always appeared, at least to my mind, as synonymous for the most part with the countryside elite, their presence in the world of haute couture has been elusive to say the least. However, this recent collaboration I believe will put paid to this fact; wax jackets are so in.

Looking on the Instyle website they suggest that Alexa Chung's festival-grunge trademark look is most likely responsible for spurring on the popularity of wax jackets. I'm thinking that this collaboration will mark the movement of wax jackets into the fashion stratosphere. From the farmer's faithful to high fashion staple; if fashion gossip is anything to go by in 2011 the wax jacket will be settling itself as a must-have amongst the fashion set... I want one!

Celtic Sheepskin, (timeless and yet ever fashionable!), has it's own range of practical yet stylish wax jackets to suit. Made from 100% dry wax cotton these coats will keep out the elements and keep you looking ultra chic. They are superb quality, with a humble price-tag to boot! My personal favourites are the Chelsea and the Hazelwood jackets...

These jackets ooze aristocratic style and are such flattering fits. To top it all, by the start of the New Year they'll be high fashion too. So go on; treat yourself to the next big thing. Your friends will be amazed at how fashion forward you are!

Taking a Celtic day-dress to dance the night away…

For those who have cleverly signed up to our emails, this is one of the subject’s planned to hit your inbox from tomorrow (Friday), so to treat our dedicated Celtic-Sheepskin-blog-reading-fans I’ve put this post up earlier, and I’m including more outfits, so you can see what potential our knitted dresses really have.

I doubt there’s not one person who’s not heard that our future king has proposed to Kate Middleton? It is wonderful news after all. So the subject of dressing-up very quickly filled our heads at Celtic Sheepskin. Now for the majority of us we’re more likely to be dressing up for a Christmas party or after dinner drinks than a royal engagement bash, but we can at least play with the idea of the latter, in turn preparing for the former. This theme instantly reminds me of the infamous Boots adverts –walking out straight from work to your event. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to wear the same dress, exchanging only a few accessories, and voila! Cinderella can go to the ball without being late. Phew.

To show you just how easy this idea can be, I put the outfits on myself, so you can really see what a transformation can be made from an otherwise simple day dress. With your feet relaxed in a pair of sheepskin boots all day long, I can’t see that a few hours in heels that evening will seem so much of a chore. But the great news is that these dresses look great in flat or heeled shoes, so wear whatever you wish!

To kick start this wonderful collection, we begin with the image above of our Scoop Neck Cashmere Dress. Here I’m wearing it dressed-down in the day time with a pair of our new sheepskin Button Boots, Fine Merino Wristwarmers and long stripy Cashmere Socks. For evening, the waistline is nipped in with an Obi Belt, shoulders are kept warm with a sumptuous Sheepskin Scarf, and hands are adorned with a simple pair of short black cashmere gloves. Quite an elegant transformation wouldn’t you say?

Just click on each of these pictures as I take you through them, and you’ll be directed to the products on our website.

Of course, we didn’t stop there…

There’s the Fine Merino Dress. One of only a handful of long-sleeve dresses on our website, and as just as you’d expect from Celtic it’s been designed in the most flattering shape…

…ooo doesn’t that Handmuff pull the whole evening outfit together! And who’d know that your ultra-fashionable, chunky woolly tights are in fact over the knee socks? You could scrunch them down in the daytime, then pull them above your knees at night!

And what about our Sheer Knit Cowl Dress…

…you can have really great fun with it’s neck line. I once wore the cowl neck as a hood, and I love it when it’s pulled down just over my shoulders for an evening. Wearing a cropped cardigan like our Crop Tie Wrap means that your tummy isn’t the focus and of course it allows you to layer by still adding shape to your figure. For the evening I’ve stuck to a theme of nipping it in at the waist, but you could so easily choose a belt to wear on your hips, or a delicate scarf that you’ve stored carefully in your handbag.

Which brings me to my fourth, final and favourite transformation of this little mini-series. The Slouchy Jumper Dress…

It’s one of those brilliant pieces you can have in your wardrobe, that’s perfectly flattering and can be styled with possibly almost all the accessories you own to make it never, ever, look the same twice! Now that’s great value for money, wouldn’t you say? The daytime look here is all about the chunky knitwear trend, adding a Cable Knit Waistcoat and nude Wristwarmers with a pair of fluffy sheepskin boots. For the evening, we’ve whipped off the waistcoat and given the top more shape with a gorgeous belt to bring out the fabulous Ankle Warmers (or in our case Boot Warmers that can as easily be worn over a pair of sheepskin boots as your favourite heels). We then jazzed the whole thing up with a gorgeous Tassle Tote, and there you have it. An outfit worthy of only the best styled celeb. Brilliant!

So go on, spoil yourself a little this Christmas. And who knows, maybe you will receive an invite to their engagement party after all!

Here’s to a charitable Christmas…

Let the Christmas fairs begin! Our winter charity celebrations may have begun on 9th October with CLIC Sargeant’s Cornish Dinner and Dance, but Christmas was truly launched last week when we took part in our local Macmillan’s Christmas Fair on Wednesday and Thursday. It’s the only fair that Celtic Sheepskin attends, as logistically getting all our items onto a couple of rails and trestle tables is impossible, particularly when there’s so much options on sizes and colours, but Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas if we didn’t kick start it at the Macmillan’s fair.

It was our greatest pleasure to have the opportunity to sponsor the lunch this year, serving no less than the smoked salmon sandwiches for all the hungry shoppers. And as a stall holder we donated 15% of our takings, so we were really pleased to hand over our donation on Thursday afternoon.

Last year the fair raised £21,000 for Macmillan, a charity who goes out of their way to support the lives of people affected by cancer. The final fundraising figure for last week is yet to be released, and we really hope that Celtic Sheepskin and the remarkable efforts of the committee and other stall holders have helped to surpass that target, adding to the £312,000 raised over the years by the craft fair. And all by people shopping for their Christmas presents!

Here are some pictures of our stall…

And if that wasn’t great enough, yesterday I was forwarded an email from Anna Koska who successfully braved a climb to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world! What a fantastic achievement. Before her climb, Anna approached us to see if we were willing to donate a pair of boots to her cause. We humbly agreed, and received a lovely email from Anna yesterday writing;
“Thank you for your involvement and spirit of play. I had to deal with Safari Ants taking chunks out of my feet and ankles, wet freezing feet, split toenails, blisters and general misery! Believe me, having those soft feet cosseting boots to slip into in my tent every night made such a difference to my frame of mind. One of life's luxuries became a point of sanity after a day of climbing. And I have no chilblains. Result!!”

Anna continued to explain the charity work she achieved as a result of her climb: “To climb this big volcano was quite an achievement, but the next mountain was the press conference we helled in Dar es Salaam. There my team and I spoke to Tanzania's main TV and Radio stations and their major newspapers. They were shocked at the message regarding syringe reuse in Tanzania and vowed to publish and run the message to all their people.

Over 20 million HIV infected injections are given in Tanzania every year.

Villagers in Arusha told me of children with HIV caught through injections received from ignorant healthcare workers in clinics. This is both needless and indefensible.
As we flew home, Safepoint were being sent the coverage and we can now see that literally millions people were told about the dangers of reuse.

And now we have the press on our side. We're able to help these people make an informed choice - something that every parent should be allowed to make.

It makes me feel both proud and very humble to have helped in this way.”

www.safepointtrust.org

Above is an image of Anna at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, wearing her Knee Celt Boots!!

So on that very humbling note, I leave you with the assurance that we will continue to strive to help charities where we can. Next stop is walking with Santa’s Sleigh around our local streets for children to meet Father Christmas… ho ho ho!

Finding out about Tracy Hoggarth, the new garment Technologist at Celtic Sheepskin

Tracy has recently joined Celtic Sheepskin, and as our newest recruit to the growing business we thought we’d set her a short Q&A to hear what being a Garment Technologist at Celtic Sheepskin really means and if she can give us any more info on next seasons range!


When did you start working at Celtic Sheepskin?

Monday 27th September 2010. While it was still warm!


What do your day-to-day duties mainly consist of?

I work very closely with Kath, one of the directors and also our designer to ensure the suppliers understand Celtic Sheepskin’s philosophy and creative vision of the collection. My part is mainly about ensuring every item of clothing and footwear that leaves Celtic Sheepskin’s warehouse delivers fantastic quality and superb fit. Celtic Sheepskin has built up a great portfolio of high-quality, natural clothing and it is my job to ensure they fit our customers and make sense.


Where did you move to Cornwall from?

Emsworth, Hampshire. There I commuted two hours each way to London, so I’m really enjoying my now 20 minute car journey each morning and night across the Cornish countryside.


How are you finding living in Cornwall?

Wonderful, the beauty is breathtaking. My husband and I are often found with our walking shoes on, exploring our new surroundings. Hampshire is a beautiful place, so I’m lucky to have had countryside around me for a while now, and Cornwall is so serene, it really ensures I can truly unwind to the relaxed pace down here.


What do you love about your role?

The variety. No day is ever the same. I can’t emphasise enough how beautiful the garments are, and the satisfaction of creating such timeless apparel really gives you a true sense of job satisfaction. I’ve worked very hard to get where I am today, and I am really enjoying my new team.


If you could have anyone’s job in the company, whose would it be?

Alfie, the company’s 6-month-old Brittany spaniel! He just makes everyone happy and gets to take a siesta.


If you had just one favourite item in the current winter collection, what would it be? It doesn’t have to be something for you!

The new Belted Flying Jacket. It’s gorgeous! I mistakenly tried it on and it fitted like a glove making it very hard to take off.


As you work with future collections, what can you tell us about the new 2011 spring range?

It’s bigger! I’ve seen last years spring summer catalogue, and the collection is certainly even more varied this summer. As you would expect, it’s filled with stunning, luxurious yarns and is teeming with whites, blues, smudgy greys and the occasional lifting pastel. We’re busy working with our team on stock delivery times, and I think it’s planned to go on sale in February 2011 – depending on the weather of course. If it’s heavy snow, we will hold the launch our spring collection until our customers want to wear it.


If you only had one phrase that you lived by, what would it be?

I’ve always loved the words: “It’s not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing.” I try to live by this each day, and I think it’s this that phrase which has brought me to where I am today.

- Thank you Tracy!

Choosing your Christmas day outfit in this season’s Country Cool look

I had kept this Saturday clear to dedicate the whole day to the dreary task of spring cleaning, preparing my flat for the diarised gatherings that have now filled evry weekend in my diary from now until the 2nd week of January. Goodness only knows what I’ll look like at the end of it all! So popping out to meet my mum for coffee was an added bonus; a one-hour reprieve treat I allowed myself when the invitation text pinged onto my phone that morning. That was until I began feasting on not coffee, but all the gorgeous outfits my mum suggested would be “perfect for Christmas Day”. And that was it, I was hooked. For the rest of the weekend since, the idea of “what should I wear” has been haunting my idle thoughts. After spending a couple of hours trying on a few pieces that morning, I resolved myself to the thought that I’ll choose something on Monday at work instead. The cleaning had to be completed!

So I thought I’d bring you all into my quandary, and hopefully solve your Christmas day dress strategy as well as mine. My mind has moved with the idea that I’d like to keep it fashionable, but comfortable. As much as I intend to make a special effort on Christmas day, I won’t want to spend long putting it all together that morning. And ever since I bought a flat cap at the market stall, my thoughts have been set on the country trend, which is ever gaining pace this winter.

So yesterday morning I turned on my computer and swatted up on the style pieces we’ve been recommended by anyone who knows anything about fashion on what to wear this winter. And with the excellent help of Net A Porter, I sat back and watched a short video. Put your feet up and enjoy… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3N0q5VDBx8

So let’s start with knitwear. Remembering the “clever layering” tip, below I’ve put together our cashmere dress with a fine knit polo. It’s not quite the silk shirt as seen on the catwalk, but with the cashmere and fine merino I think this outfit achieves decadence whilst still remaining very wearable around the dining room table, and more importantly the comfy couch. Of course, adding that flash of colour in the way of those bold Over The Knee Socks may not be the country look that the designers went for, but it’s Christmas after all and bold colours are fun! Pulling my waist in with an obi belt, and warming my feet with a pair of sheepskin boots gives those finishing touches that every outfit deserves.

For my next outfit I drew my inspiration from the cable knits featured in the short film - didn’t that model look cosy! Of course Celtic Sheepskin have boundless amounts of cable knits, but for this casual ensemble I felt it was necessary to layer with a lighter weight top, as invariably throughout the day there will be moments of shivers and over heating from the time you wake up in the frosty cool December morning, to trying to escape the kitchen for all the warmth it’s giving out. Teamed with a pair of thick woolly socks and pretty sheepskin boots, my trendy/cosy outfit is near complete. And so I pulled it all together with a pair of Donna Karan’s jodhpurs, which I have completely fallen in love with, although at £500, they’re filed away in my dream-only box!

The alternative to the above is the recommended Fairisle knits, which again at Celtic we’ve got plenty to choose from. My favourite is the Fairisle Hoodie because it looks so snuggly and will definitely seek out praise when family pop round for their Christmas day moment. Enlisting the help of Net A Porter once more, I’ve styled this with a Proenza Schouler wool pleated skirt as the film suggested that “different layers of texture and colour add personality”, so I thought I’d try it, and I am quite impressed with the results! Putting the Farisle Socks could be an added extra that is either used or not, but in this case I think it pulls the whole outfit together and will peep out beautifully above the Shortie Boot. I think this collection may well go to the top of my buy list; that is if I could afford £715 on a skirt! Perhaps I’ll just see what’s already in my wardrobe as a substitute for the skirt…

So next to outwear for that obligatory post-Christmas dinner walk. Two coats spring to my mind for this after watching the Net A Porter clip, the first being the very much talked about Aviator Jacket, and for Celtic Sheepskin our latest salute to this trend comes in the stunning form of our Belted Aviator Jacket. Now there’s something worth saving for! I might be tempted to say that you can team it with whatever you want and you’ll look stunning, as I’m sure that is the case, but something so beautiful deserves a little forward thought. So I’ve opted for a pair of our Turn Down Sheepskin Boots and Sheepskin Gloves, to keep the uber-warm theme going. Then by adding a pretty cashmere beret you get that girly edge that is completely necessary to pull off this seasons trend piece.

Not planning to save the best idea ‘til last, I do rather like my final take on the Country Cool trend. After all, countryside chic wouldn’t be anywhere without the obligatory waxed coat. And, guess what, we’ve got plenty of those at Celtic Sheepskin too! Immediately the traditional green version springs to mind, but I rather fancy the more feminine shade of a Werthers Original toffee, or in the case of our Hazlewood Jacket, tan. Fully lined with cotton and sporting elbow patches and a corduroy lined collar, it’s absolutely perfect for Christmas Day. Below I’ve put it with our equally handsome Denver Hat that’s not intended for the light hearted and a pair of our cosy Sheepskin Lined Walking boots and woolly socks for that graceful winter walker look.

So I hope I have helped you in some way to decide what you may wear this Christmas Day. For me, I think I need just a little more time to deliberate, as there’s so many beautiful things to choose from! Perhaps I’ll investigate the Wide Rib Jumper Dress a little more closely...

PS. If you want to see the products featured above, just click on the image and it will take you through to Celtic Sheepskin's website highlighting those particular products

The verdict’s out on capes…

Announced in Vogue amongst many others this August, capes were set to take off from catwalks to the regular foot path. Hitting the fashion shows first for winter 2009 and then returning for another season in 2010 many have since debated how great the cape is. And no, before you start thinking lycra and red pants and hoping you may be able to fly, or planning to fend off a raging bull, I mean to draw your attention to the more practical kind…

Now let us not forget, ladies, that us 21st century girls aren’t the first to wear these beautiful shoulder-skirts, I mean it won’t be long before “a white Christmas” graces our screens again (which reminds me, I must set it to record this year!) and boy doesn’t a dreamy, sheepskin version set aside all critics. And yes, Celtic Sheepskin does have a sheepskin cape to be proud of too. I’ve said it before, and I want to point out again that you can have us make it in white if you prefer, but for our “off the peg” version we’ve got the gorgeous mocca snow tip Toscana cape gracing our winter catalogue’s front cover.

OK, so the image above isn’t straight off the cover, but sometimes it’s fun to play with these things!

When considering this topic as a blog post, I looked around to see what debates were out there on “the cape”, and I found Fashion Writer and Deputy Fashion Editor at The Independent almost at loggerheads on the topic. Writer, Rhiannon wrote in favour and Carola wrote against – although by Carola’s own admission, they have a “certain dramatic, and sometimes sweetly eccentric charm” cancelled out only because they are on trend. Hmmm, yes but so were sheepskin boots and we all know that we all bought them because they’re comfortable and warm, not just because a beautiful skinny bean on the catwalk had them put on her feet. To read the article for yourself, click here.

So what other lovely capes can I suggest to you from Celtic Sheepskin I hear you ask. Two more to be precise! Both of which have tiny arms, which you may think is cheating a little, but we wanted to make sure you wore them and not only looked great and stayed warm, but that they remained functional. After all, what is clothing if it’s not at least functional, right!

Just click on the image to take you through to the product page on our website

So I’ll leave you with the my final thought that whether you follow fashion religiously, want to pretend you’re starring with Bing Crosby or are simply bored of your old rainproof mac, then I think you should seriously consider trying on one of these beauties. There aren’t that many coats around that can transform you to the same standards of Cinderella’s fairy godmother!

We’ve got some gorgeous new pieces in...

That’s it, the clocks have changed and my workday now ends in moonlit darkness. Winter duvet time is getting ever near and I’m buying thick tights. Thank goodness thick tights are fashionable this season! Of course, when you work at Celtic Sheepskin the cold only means one thing – more people start asking for our knitwear! I was delighted to nip to our local Morrison supermarket yesterday and see a lady standing at the Royal British Legion table, giving out poppies to all who supported their appeal. As she stood there in her Drop Back Fisherman’s Jumper and Celtic Boots, a complete stranger, I felt a certain sense of pride that Celtic Sheepskin’s woollies are going to be warming many folks this winter. What a well turned out group we’ll all be!

Which brings me onto the exciting task of talking about FOUR new jumpers that we have just introduced, plus a new, ultra fantastic style Aviator Jacket , a BELTED Aviator Jacket to be precise. And may I say now that if you do want one of these gorgeous on-trend jackets this winter, it’s certainly worth paying a little bit more on one that will do “what it says on the tin”. Now, I’m sure very few of you have plans to re-enact Top Gun, but boy is this jacket worth wearing out in the open air. Perhaps in a topless car or even just an open top bus. In fact, it doesn’t matter if you strut around the alps after a day on the slopes, or just need to walk the dog in the howling wind; imaging how gorgeous you’ll remain in it!




But I digress. I began with discussing the snuggly, and utterly heavenly jumpers (and one cardi) that have just been launched this week. We’re sending out new catalogues to all our devout, and wonderful customers so you can not only drool over these knits online, but also in a beautiful tactile book. So with the help of our famed puppy Alfie, let’s take a look at the newbies...

Take the Button Kimono.

Knitted in a moss stitch, that gives an almost waffle effect to this kimono, the cardi is made in a very wearable oatmeal that will compliment almost every skin tone. And with dramatic wooden buttons, it is bound to impress your friends.

Then there’s our new Button Cuff Cowl. With a wonderful ribbed cowl neck that neither sits to high like a polo or too low like a scoop, you’re bound to be kept uber warm in it this winter.

Or why not opt for the Super Chunky Cashmere Jumper? With cashmere in its name you can guarantee two things; One, that it’ll be one of (if not the) softest jumpers you’ll own, and two that you’ll need to pay a little bit more for this exceptional fabric. And I can assure you; every penny is worth it. It’s totally heavenly, perfectly cosy and wonderfully adaptable to so many outfits. Need I say more!

Which leaves me with the final jumper from the “new list”, our Fairisle Sleeve Slouch. You may have spotted this one in the Autumn catalogue, with Amelie wearing it as she lay across one of our enormous leather beanbags. It was more of a suggestion of what’s to come, so I’m delighted to confirm that it’s now arrived! Here we’ve put it with our cashmere Fairisle accessories, so if you’re thinking of making a gift of this, then these could make ideal accompaniments. If rather you’re looking for this to wear as you shop for presents, then I think you’re on to a stella idea. It’s so comfy, and made in Lambswool you probably find you don’t need to lug a winter coat around as you nip from shop to shop. Perfect!