Puffer coats have been enjoying a style moment for the past few seasons, but for this winter, they’ve really come into their own. From long to cropped designs, black, khaki or bright, the high street is awash with padded and down coats to keep us cosy as the colder temperatures set in.
I’m in Istanbul having my gum stitches removed, so cannot resist sending my pen friend a photo of the bar where I’m staying with its fresco on the ceiling, and a snap of the outside of the hotel. He replies, ‘It doesn’t get much better than that.’