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Inexpensive and Stylish Suede Coats

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Suede. The word alone has so many connotations. Smooth, sumptuous, luxurious…and cheap?

Next to designer pieces, high quality clothes in luxury materials are kind of the holy grail of thrifting. And the better the bargain the more victorious you’ll feel.

Both of us have managed to find beautiful suede coats in our recent thrifting and vintage shopping. Neither of us were looking for one at the time, but when we found them, both of us knew we couldn’t pass them up.

We think both of these fit in nicely with all the 70s revival suede coats we’ve been seeing in street style features lately. Very groovy.

 
Devon’s Collarless Suede Coat
$14 at Goodwill in San Rafael
Full-Price Equivalent – $1,134 from Theory
with thrifted Dooney & Bourke purse and Ralph Lauren pumps

Thrifty Finds: Super Cheap Designer-Style Coats

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Getting bundled up is a pretty rare necessity here in the Bay Area, but we do get the occasional winter storm. When wet weather approaches, you won’t find us headed for Macy’s, Nordstrom, or Bloomingdales for our layers, we’re headed for the local thrift store.
 
Coats are a wardrobe staple, so there are a lot of classic styles that never seem to go out of fashion. That means that even if your thrifted coat is 20 years old, chances are it’s still in fashion (or will be again very soon).
 
Coats are one of those high-ticket fashion expenses that are very easy to find for cheap at the thrift store. Where you might spend hundreds of dollars on a new designer coat, you can find the same designer look in a thrifted coat for a tiny fraction of the price, often less than $20.
 
See how our second-hand coats compare to their designer label equivalents, both in price and style!
 

Brittany’s Faux Coyote Fur Coat

$35 at Buffalo Exchange

Full Price Equivalent: $217 at Adela Queen or $179 at Fabulous Furs

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