A grand exit: why four-figure coats have become a high street fixture

From John Lewis to Cos, high street stores are selling coats costing more than £1,000 in a move to cast themselves as ‘luxe’ brandsIf you were given £1,000 to splurge on the high street, what would you buy? Perhaps a head-to-toe new season wardrobe from Zara? Enough knitwear to see you through several winters, or maybe a lifetime supply of socks from Marks & Spencer?Whatever you decide, you’d need to factor in the cost of a taxi to lug all those bags back from t