Think coat season is almost over? Think again! Zara Tindall’s LK Bennett coat is perfect for fresh spring days - and on sale

We’ll be wearing coats for a little while yet and Zara Tindall’s LK Bennett coat is now on sale and would be so elegant in spring.

Spring is edging closer and closer and it’s easy to get a little carried away dreaming of how we want to dress for the warmer weather and forget that in the UK March and even April can be fresh to put it mildly. On those chilly spring days we’re often still reaching for our best cashmere jumpers and warm coats and Zara Tindall’s black and white checked LK Bennett coat is one of those timeless pieces that’s perfect for that time of year. Like many of the royals she regularly champions the best British clothing brands and her coat was an example of the exquisite attention-to-detail LK Bennett designs have.

Zara wore it on 25th January when she attended Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham and although it’s always going to be an investment item, it’s currently reduced in the sale down to £329 and is available in a few sizes. We’re not surprised it’s selling fast as it’s one of those coats that you’ll have in your wardrobe for so many years.

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It has a regal Prince of Wales houndstooth check pattern which is very appropriate for Zara and the striking black and white tones are softened slightly by the chocolate brown faux fur cuffs and collar. Everything about this coat is in moderation as although its design incorporates plenty of trendy details like faux fur trims and checked prints, it does it in a very understated way.

The coat falls to just below the knee and this is both elegant and practical as it gives you more coverage in cold weather. It’s single-breasted and has gold coin buttons and a tie belt which Zara made good use of at the races in January. Many people will have very wintery puffer coats and jewel toned coats in their collection, but a checked coat like this wouldn’t look out of place in early spring at all as tailored and very neutral.

If you’ve never considered adding a checked coat to your collection, whether Zara’s LK Bennett one or another more affordable design, then it might be because patterns seem inherently quite hard to style. However, whilst you might have to consider your outfit a bit more than when you wear a plain coat, checks are classic and keeping the rest of your look pared-back and either neutral-toned or all one colour works well.

Leather or suede boots are great options and Zara wore Fairfax & Favor Regina heeled knee high boots in mahogany brown leather to Cheltenham racecourse. She coordinated her footwear to her bag and carried the Fairfax & Favor mini Loxley bag in conker leather too. Incorporating different but similar shades of brown into her outfit looked stunning and tied in with the faux fur.

She also layered up with brown leather gloves, a brown Camilla Rose Millinery velvet headband and tortoiseshell sunglasses. When the weather finally gets milder in the UK she could ditch her gloves and wear a lower pair of boots and we would love to see Zara Tindall re-wear this outfit to Cheltenham Festival in March. In the meantime, her January outfit is still giving us a lot of inspiration for how to wear a checked coat.