Kima and the Leopard Spotted Dream Coat!

I’ve been obsessed with Norma Kamali sleeping bag coats since the first time eyeing André Leon Talley draped in his infamous red cloak years ago.

The style maven, Solange cinched in the same fire red coat on the cover of Elles’ March 2017 issue. 

Then the street style stunner, Rihanna slaying in camouflage. 

Because these puffers can retail $800-$1400, I started searching eBay to see if I could find a vintage or previously owned one in my budget, to no avail. 

My search became even more vigorous after reading The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir by André Leon Talley mid March of 2020.

In late June, as I was searching for various items on Shopstyle.com, I came across this leopard beauty.

Available for $475 Here

Originally $940, it was on sale from $376 at MatchesFashion.com. I immediately saved the image and texted it to my best friend. “I feel like I need this coat, but can I justify spending $400 dollars?” She then gave me many many reasons as to why I needed this coat, because that’s what friends are for! 

I ultimately decided not to buy it. We were still in pandemic quarantine with no end in sight. Making an extravagant purchase just didn’t feel right. 

It still didn’t stop me from sharing the photo and the deal of a price with anyone who would listen. 

Everyone who knows me knows, leopard is my favorite color! So naturally everyone was telling me to invest in the coat. I just couldn’t pull the trigger. 

I was still checking the site almost everyday to make sure my size, M/L was still available. Eventually, there was a low stock warning posted. At the same time I noticed Matches Fashion was offering an additional 20% off  already reduced prices. 

I immediately plugged in the promo code, because the coat was already in my cart, and watched the price go down to $300.80. I went to checkout and received an error message because my size was no logger available. I was crushed. 

Early July,  because I was still very disappointed about the coat, my mother sent a nice “Christmas in July” gift to my cashapp to cheer me up. This gift, prompted me to check to see if the coat was back in stock,  and to my surprise it was.  It was still on sale, and the 20% off promo was stilling going on. I placed my order right away!

I was so hype, I decided to share my good news with my friends who appreciate a good fashion find. Next thing I know, one friend cashapps me and says "I’m going to pay for half of the coat!" Coupled with my moms gift, the coat was almost fully paid for, when my little brother decides to cashapp me as well. Now the coat was completely paid for and I was overjoyed! 

Not only is this my dream coat, in my favorite pattern, but I didn’t pay a single red cent for it. Wow! 

I’m so happy with this piece, it’s a show stopper!