Usually, when it comes to making expensive purchases, I um and ah over this for a long time. I'm fine making charity shop purchases that cost a couple of pounds (do too many of these) but I worry about spending a lot on one item. Yet, when I do, they usually end up being very useful. Like my Doc Martens last October, they cost me a lot of money but were invaluable through the winter for my 3 miles a day walk to and from school. For a good long time, I've wanted a good raincoat. The cheap raincoats I've been using up till now have not beeen great, they are only showerproof and I get wet, they are unstructured and they make me sweat- especially as I often running 'late' in the rain and want to get there quicker. Enter Seasalt Cornwall, whose products I came across last July when I bought a Seasalt dress in Hay on Wye. I discovered they have an excellent range of raincoats which make use of cotton with a special waxing called Tin Cloth. Not only that, but they look cool too!!!
I fell in love with their Seafolly raincoat, a cotton-based raincoat with Duffle coat toggles and a fun stripy lining but scuttled away at the cost.
Months and months had gone by (about 9!) and I kept looking at them and thinking I really wanted a good quality raincoat.
Finally, we went to Totnes and I saw that there was a Seasalt shop in Totnes so I could go and try on the raincoats. They had a special promotion that day with money off so I bit the bullet and bought it.
It got lots of use in Totnes over the week
I am so pleased with my raincoat- it worked well in the rain and I can wear it when it might rain.
I bought a size 10 rather than an 8 so I can wear a jumper under it. I can recommend it highly. It makes me smile every time I see it! It also kind of completes my rainbow of coats inadvertently!
On this day in Totnes, we were visiting Sharpham Vineyard and I wore it with my Cath Kidston Ricrac dress from my Dad/Step Mum for my birthday.
And should I get lost, you'll see me a mile off!
On the cliffs...
What do you wear in the rain? Do you do lots of walking like me and need a proper raincoat?
xxx