Trapeze coats inspiration: my snowy Vail evening photo with lit trees

Trapeze Coats: The Swing Trench Silhouette to Shop Now

A trapeze coat gives you room through the body without needing a belt to create the shape. The shoulders stay relatively neat, then the line opens toward the hem. A swing trench is the rainwear version; wool, tweed and shearling bring the same idea to a different kind of coat. My snowy Vail evening photo […]

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NYC Holiday Travel: What to Wear and Dinner at the Polo Bar

What to wear for holiday travel to NYC is really two questions: what keeps you comfortable outside, and what feels right for dinner. These New York photos show the skyline from Central Park, holiday wreaths, trees beneath a chandelier and dinner at the Polo Bar. A warm daytime outfit and one polished evening change cover […]

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Ulla Johnson Laureline reversible shearling coat in turquoise

The Best Shearling Coats to Shop This Year

A good shearling coat is the piece winter wardrobes are built around. It is warm without bulk, polished without trying, and the texture alone makes a simple outfit look intentional. This season the options run from classic aviator shapes to long wrap coats and reversible trucker jackets, in real shearling and excellent faux versions. Evenings […]

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Red Puffer Coats and more

The holiday season may be over, but red puffer coats are a great idea right now and will brighten your mood from the daily gloom. It’s January and cold. A pretty ruffle puffer coat in red is just what the doctor ordered if you are in the snow or the rain. Other red puffer coats are also a […]

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Faux Fur Coats

They keep making better and better faux fur coats every year. This year I am obsessed with the micropile feel of the new faux fur coats. They feel so real. Here are some of my favorites: Luxe Faux Fur Coat, $150, Topshop.com Michael Michael Kors Faux Fur Coat, $395, netaporter.com Sunmi Faux Fur Coat, $185, storets.com Wonder Dust […]

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Moncler Baby Pink Puffer Coat

On the wishlist this winter season is the Moncler baby pink puffer coat . There is nothing chicer to wear out in the snow that a light pink coat against a pair of winter white ski pants. This is purely apres ski or in the city kinda clothing, but I love it. What would you do? Would you buy the […]

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Faux Fur Coat – Winter Wardrobe Must Have

When I watched the runway shows this past season, I saw faux fur coats were once again everywhere. The difference this year was the faux furs from designers like Fendi and Marni were the colors. The designers were embracing faux fur with colors that were not natural in nature. I personally love the faux fur […]

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