Confession: Though I’ve publicly recommended that others do so, I haven’t purchased a coat this season. Nor did I last year. And not because two years ago I shrewdly invested in some wonderful creation that will last me for 10 years, either. Nope, I’ve been skating by on layering, being cold, or repeatedly dry cleaning an ancient camel hair plucked from the sale rack of now-defunct N.A.C. and a proper English riding coat, which I actually love, but which is black wool, and an attractant to cat fur, rendering it embarrassing to wear most of the time. By most standards I’m long overdue for a proper new, warm coat. So I’m looking. And check it out: Leanimal (Leanne Marshall) was once again a primary highlight of Portland Fashion Week, and all signs seem to indicate her onward and upward status. I’ve been wanting to snag a piece of her line before her star rises way out of my price range. And not only are her one-or-very-few-of a kind coats at Foundation Garments (2712 NE Alberta) right now… they’re very reasonably priced. See them all here, my faves below.