Smashing in shocking pink, this Burberry high-gloss coat is a scene stealer. $1,995, burberry.com.
For her 2018 spring collection for Celine, Phoebe Philo played with volume for her innovative double-layered silk and cotton trench coat. celine.com.
RedValentino riffs on the classic with this part cape, part jacket double-breasted topper with ruffle hem. $850, saksfifthavenue.com.
A very military interpretation from Mango in a khaki green. $169.99, mango.com.
This is aptly named the throwback trench, and I couldn’t agree more. This tobacco-colored coat looks similar to one I owned 20 years ago and wish I still had. $625, shop.harpersbazaar.com.
I’d be willing to break away from my comfort zone in this long windbreaker from Belgian designer Sophie D’Hoore, who trained as a dentist before going into fashion. $617, farfetch.com.
Massimo Dutti clothing, especially jackets and coats, gives you a lot of bang for the buck. Attention to detail and quality of construction are admirable at any price point. Camel trench, $250, massimodutti.com.
Made of faux leather with a glossy shine, Asos’s trench is a chic reboot of an old-fashioned slicker. $119, asos.com.
Rain-resistant and windproof, G1 Goods’ oversized nylon anorak with a hood checks the boxes on practical. $225, store.g1goods.com.
For those times when you require a more softly tailored look, this silky, lightweight trench with a draped fit fills the bill. $795, coach.com.
FORGET THE weather. The arrival of Daylight Savings Time has turned on the spring switch in my head. If my mother were around, we’d hop in the car and head to Loehmann’s in search of a spring coat for me and a suit for her. Those days are sadly gone, but that reflex to shop for a new coat remains.
Although spring toppers in jolly pastels are sweet, I’m in a more practical mood—for a coat that’s not only good-looking but also functional, as in keeps me dry and protected in unpredictable weather. And feeling some closet nostalgia for the trench coats of Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and Catherine Deneuve in “Belle de Jour.” Although Hepburn’s famous little black dress was designed by the late, great Givenchy, her Burberry trench is as memorable in the film as Deneuve’s Yves Saint Laurent’s black patent one in the Luis Buñuel classic.
While I’m a sucker for traditional, I’m also open to other options—in shape and style. Like the most stylish anorak ever that Charlotte Rampling wore in “45 Years.” Of course, that could well be Rampling’s famous attitude. But never mind, enough talk.
See the photos above for ideas on classic and not-as-classic spring coat buys.
—Janet Kelly
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