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This season, bigger is better, louder is louder, and more is certainly more.
The internet will tell you that fall is cuffing season. (Go on, Google it.) But for the fashion minded, it will always be coat-shopping season. And this year, it’s a particularly exciting one.
Outerwear in slick plaid (at Fendi), in boldly supersize shapes (at Balenciaga) and in puffy leather (at Prada) provided the big, fat exclamation points at the end of each label’s fall 2018 statement on the runway. Bigger was better, louder was louder, and more was certainly more.
A Trench to Swim In
Even the trench, that paragon of classic style, got pumped up this season. The best way to wear one now, it seems, is to be swimming in it. Sizing up not only imbues an ensemble with a certain borrowed-from-the-boys cool, but also provides extra room to pile on the layers.
Clockwise from top left: Mijeong Park cotton-blend trench coat, $380 at no6store.com; Acne Studios cotton trench, $1,450 at La Garçonne, lagarconne.com; Y Project cotton-blend trench, $1,840 at farfetch.com; & Other Stories cotton-linen trench, $179 at stories.com.
The Puffer Grows Up
The update on last season’s ubiquitous puffer: Swap a nylon version for one in supple leather. It’s a good deal more sophisticated than its nylon predecessor, but just as warm. It pairs as well with black slacks for the office as it does with your favorite sweatpants and sneakers.
Clockwise from top left: Prada leather puffer, $4,600 at modaoperandi.com; Free People leather puffer, $498 at Free People, freepeople.com; Nanushka faux leather puffer, $625 at mytheresa.com; Scripted faux patent leather puffer, $235 at Saks Fifth Avenue, saksfifthavenue.com.
A Not-So-Classic Plaid
The traditional men’s wear print is often treated as a neutral, but there’s nothing low-key about the multicolor, oversize plaids appearing on some of the season’s chicest coats. Pick one in a slightly off-kilter color scheme.
Clockwise from top left: Tibi oversize wool-blend trench coat, $1,095 at shopbop.com; Giuliva Heritage wool trench coat $2,760 at net-a-porter.com; No. 6 wrap coat in oversize buffalo plaid, $695 at no6store.com; Sea wool-blend coat, $1,150 at net-a-porter.com.
Give It Texture
Playing with texture, with nubby wools and slick patent leather, can make as much of an impact — sometimes more — than an attention-getting color palette. Take that lesson to heart and wear your sensory-pleasing coat with contrasting textures. Think: a velvet duster with denim and patent leather boots, or an iridescent leather jacket with supersoft cords.
Clockwise from top left: Collina Strada quilted robe coat, $750 at collinastrada.com; Sies Marjan metallic leather and shearling jacket, $2,295 at mytheresa.com; Chen Peng goose down coat, $1,472 at Opening Ceremony, openingceremony.com; Ulla Johnson wool-blend tweed coat, $1,150 at net-a-porter.com.
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