Winter Coats for Spring coloring

Find yourself stuck when you're looking for Winter coats for Spring coloring?

When you've exhausted the beige and the camel; the winter white just isn't practical and the black is taboo - where do you look next?

This is just the problem one reader posed to me recently. 

I suggested Grey - an elegant and sophisticated color and one that I know will suit this particular lady.

However, I find that this has been going round in my mind.

We don't always want sophisticated, don't always need elegant - there are times when we want some 'fun' color in our lives and what better time than the 'wrap up warm' days of Winter.

So let's start with the classic shades

 Shop from left:  camel | tan | gray plaid | fur | blue       

All the classic neutrals from your Spring color palette are superb offerings once the winter chills begin to bite. And they are worth spending a little more on as they will last for many seasons. 

The shades are Light, they're Warm and they're surprisingly rich and Bright! There's no need to settle for dull with a classic shade. 

Gray can be a forgotten color but, using a plaid fabric, brings it to life.  

Why not choose the brightest tones? 

Shop from left: | lime | red | teal | blue | orange

Although the neutral colors will give you a classic Winter coat to last, why not choose one of the brighter tones for the drab months of the year.

Choose the most vivid tones from the Spring palette - the zingy lime, bright orange red and orange! the brightest navy - they'll all maintain your brightness throughout the coldest months. 

And, of course, they will all blend impeccably with everything in the Spring color swatch. I've actually poached the strong teal color from the Autumn palette because it sits so happily with the lighter Warm colors. 

If you're up for Winter White, there is nothing that looks more luxurious on the most dismal of days.