So, winter has finally hit New York. [ Besides the snow we had in October ] I went out the other night and literally almost froze to death. I'm not one to check the forecast before leaving my place - i take the elements on day-by-day [ global warming plays a role in this] One day it may be a high of 66° and the next 35° in the city, so I had to actually experience cold temps. at least three days to take the next step to of buying a coat for Winter 11 -12.
I've been in love with exposed metal zippers for quite some time now - being that i add zippers to everything i own, why not to my winter coat? There was no time to order a coat from online, so the next step was to head to my local consignment shop. That's where i found this floor length Harve Benard wool beauty. I've seen this coat before, but since i wasn't black i wasn't too fond of it. Then i thought to myself, "why not try something new this year?" - I've worn black coats for the past three winters.

These elbow-length gloves are actually a project I'm working on as well. You can detach the forearm leather so that they're just everyday leather gloves.