Baa baa black sheep.

Double-breasted coat, $198, French Connection.

When Christopher Bailey sent his first shearling coat down the Burberry Prorsum fall 2010 runway, it sent the flock of assembled fashion editors into a Twittering frenzy.

There was just something so right about the oversized collar, the military cut and, here in Canada, the potential warmth it would provide.

While a Burberry coat costs about the same as three months’ rent, French Connection’s shearling coat ($198) is a more affordable alternative.

Yes, it’s black, but in this fleecy number, there’s no way you’d ever be a fashion black sheep.

Words and some images originally published in The Toronto Star (thestar.com), October 26, 2010. Written by me!