Forget your puffer jacket and ditch your dog-walking scruffs. It’s time to… Pull on a Power Coat (from just £49.50)

Coat season is well and truly upon us, with all thoughts of an Indian summer banished along with our floaty frocks and espadrilles.

But before you reach for your puffer jacket, ready to envelop yourself in its comforting clouds, take a moment, because something new is in the air.

After several years of dressing down and indulging our cocooning instincts in joggers, fleeces and big duvet coats, it’s finally time to smarten up, pull ourselves together, and remember just how delicious it feels to go out in a chic piece of tailoring.

That doesn’t mean you have to forgo the pleasure of snuggling into a warm coat on a chilly day. But there’s no reason that coat shouldn’t be cosy and glamorous, luxurious and tailored — and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune, even if it looks a million dollars.

Meet the Power Coat — here’s our pick of the best from just £49.50.

TIME FOR A LITTLE TARTAN

Coat, £349, hobbs.com; jumper, £29.90, and jeans, £34.90, both uniqlo.com; shoes, £295, meandem.com; bag £99, jasperconran.com; earrings, £28, orelia.com

Nothing says classic winter style like a thick, warm tartan.

This tailored, double-breasted coat from Hobbs is made of a cosy Italian wool mix, and with its velvet collar and pocket flaps has something of the Sloane about it.

Cut with a neat, flattering silhouette, there is enough flare to fit over a midi skirt or palazzo trousers, but it would look just as good Crombie-style over cropped cigarette pants with some brogues. Team with a fine knit and a slick shoulder bag.

SUPER CHIC IN SILVER

Coat, £49.50 and jumper £22.50, tesco.com; dress, £409, lkbennett.com; earrings, £28, orelia.com

This coat might look like the vintage Max Mara wrap of your dreams, but it actually costs less than fifty quid from Tesco.

With its long-fibre, silvery, mohair-style texture and slightly oversized fit, it’s as cosy as it gets, with plenty of room underneath for a matching jumper.

It has enough structure to be a stylish throw-on throughout winter, whether you’re shopping and commuting or heading out to a party — and those shoulders reflect catwalk looks. It certainly beats squashing your new frock under an old ski jacket.

GET AHEAD IN RED

Coat, £339 and jumper, £99, both baukjen.com; trousers, £175, meandem.com; earrings £28, orelia.com

The colour of power and seduction, red is guaranteed to lift your mood. Combine it with a strong, single-breasted cut and bold, wide lapels, and you’ve got a coat that tells the world you’re not to be toyed with.

This Baukjen coat is made from a recycled wool mix and is fully lined, so it’s easy to wear a cosy jumper underneath without it bunching up — and why not go for a matching red to really radiate confidence? With a pair of simple, super-wide black trousers and black loafers, it’s a graphic look that requires minimal fuss and offers maximum impact.

COSY IN CAMEL 

Coat, £575, sweater vest, £125, shirt, £295, and trousers £195, all meandem.com; earrings, £28, orelia.com

Tailoring doesn’t have to mean fitted, as this beautiful oversized camel coat proves.

It has lots of clever details, making it the most versatile coat you’ll ever own — such as sleeves lined with camel so you can turn them up without ruining the look; lapels that look good turned up, turned down and fully fastened; and two perfectly placed buttons.

And it has not two, not three, but four pockets! With lots of room for layers, it looks great open, sleekly fastened or resting casually on your shoulders.

POSE IN PURPLE

Coat, £280, and trousers, £140, both jigsaw-online.com; sweater vest, £129, baukjen.com; earrings, £28, orelia.co 

If you’re going to take this power – coat moment seriously, what better colour to choose than imperial purple?

And it’s not just the hue that makes this Jigsaw wrap coat luxurious. It is handfinished in doublefaced wool, so feels soft and light but is extremely warm and snuggly — like a big, sumptuous dressing gown.

In fact, it’s just the thing to replace that old duvet coat, if you’re not yet ready for structured tailoring. Worried about whether it will go with your clothes? Don’t be: just own that clash with confidence.

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