THE TEMPERATURES are dropping which means it’s time to ditch those cosy cardigans for autumn and winter coats.
But before you leave the house in your new outerwear, there’s one thing you need to do – or you risk ending up on TikTok for all the wrong reasons.
At the back of every coat that features a ‘vent’ – where two sections or bits of fabric are sewn together – is a teeny stitch called a vent stitch.
The stitches are designed to keep the coat from being pulled out of shape and getting wrinkled when it’s shipped to the store and hung on the rack for shoppers to snap up.
If the X stitch is not removed it means that the jacket can’t hang as beautifully as it is designed to, and won’t be as flattering on the wearer.
And it’s not only women’s coats that have one of these stitches – millions of men are just as blissfully unaware of it too.
Luckily, the solution is simple. Just snip the stitch with a pair of scissors, pull out the thread, and you’re good to go.
The sneaky X was designed to be removed, so fashionistas shouldn’t run into any issues.
And it’s not just your new coat you should prep before showing it off – the same principle applies to suit jackets and blazers.
When it comes to the colder season, there’s another fashion faux pas to be aware of – leaving suit jacket pockets stitched shut.
Just like with the X stitching at the back of the coats, this is another factory floor trick to make the suit look less bulky on the rack.
With autumn now in full swing, it seems that many have forgotten to snip the stitch, as fashion police have taken to TikTok to warn others of this common mistake.
One social media user, only known as @pipppina, recently announced ”it´s that time of the year” as she spotted a woman whose trench coat looked bulky from behind.
The person, who was strolling around the streets of Prague, the Czech Republic, appeared to have no clue you were meant to get rid of the X.
Posted less than a week ago, the clip has already taken the internet by storm, amassing close to a staggering 436k views.
Gen Z have recently rediscovered the trend of knowing your colour type.
And Fabulous‘ Deputy Fashion Editor Abby McHale, goes back to the original colour consultancy to check hers out.
“My wardrobe looks like a rainbow has exploded in it. You name a colour and I’m pretty sure I’ll have something that shade in there. And while I do like a neutral, I’m certainly not afraid of going bright.
That said, I have no clue what colours actually ‘suit’ me. So with colour analysis filters now popping up all over TikTok, I am intrigued.
But this is far from a new phenomenon. In fact, the trend first exploded in the late Seventies with Colour Me Beautiful, the seminal book on the subject by highly regarded colour consultant Carole Jackson.
Decades later, the Colour Me Beautiful movement is still going strong, with 220 consultants around the country, though they now categorise people as light, deep, warm, cool, clear or soft.
I make an appointment (£160 for 90 minutes) with colour consultant Angi Jones to test it out, and I found the whole experience great.
She tells me gold is my go-to for jewellery, blush pink, ruby red and warmer blues are my winning colours, and to steer clear of cooler tones as they emphasise the bluey undertones of my under-eye circles.
Getting your colours done is an investment that will last decades.
Once you know yours you will never go wrong again.”
Dozens of fashionistas flocked to comments, where one branded the popular mistake their ”pet peeve”.
Another chimed in: ”I wore my new coat out like that the other day, was so annoyed when I realised.”
A mum said: ”I nearly died when my son came home from school an I realised I hadn’t undone his blazer.”
”The number of people I see who forget this,” a viewer commented.
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