The Ultimate Coat Cheat Sheet
From faux fur to perfectly tailored wool, the brands to know for winter coats across every style and price point.
The coat is the one garment that can carry a mediocre outfit all winter, which is why we'd rather overspend there than anywhere else. These are the labels we reach for when it's doing all the talking: DE SAVARY cuts long suede trenches with shoulders sharp enough to hold their line in bad weather, while Nour Hammour works lambskin soft enough that its belted leather trench is really a thing you hand on. AQL&NAFS argues it differently, reviving the Afghan coat in embroidered shearling made by women artisans in Afghanistan, a silhouette with a history behind it rather than a reference. Susanna Chow sculpts suede with shearling trim, Ducie London goes fuller with Mongolian shearling, and Stand Studio and Arakii take the Stockholm route: oversized teddy, wool cut with structure you can read from across the street. Faux fur is where enthusiasm outruns wear. Apparis and Carelli both do it well, but a coat in a loud colour gets photographed more often than it gets worn, so pick the shade you can stand on a wet Tuesday. At the calmer end, Pixie Market's scarf-collar trench does the styling so a jumper and jeans don't have to, Rue Sophie's sculpted shoulder reads more expensive than it is, and Lamarque owns the biker jacket outright. Keep everything underneath dull.
The Ultimate Coat Cheat Sheet
From faux fur to perfectly tailored wool, the brands to know for winter coats across every style and price point.
The coat is the one garment that can carry a mediocre outfit all winter, which is why we'd rather overspend there than anywhere else. These are the labels we reach for when it's doing all the talking: DE SAVARY cuts long suede trenches with shoulders sharp enough to hold their line in bad weather, while Nour Hammour works lambskin soft enough that its belted leather trench is really a thing you hand on. AQL&NAFS argues it differently, reviving the Afghan coat in embroidered shearling made by women artisans in Afghanistan, a silhouette with a history behind it rather than a reference. Susanna Chow sculpts suede with shearling trim, Ducie London goes fuller with Mongolian shearling, and Stand Studio and Arakii take the Stockholm route: oversized teddy, wool cut with structure you can read from across the street. Faux fur is where enthusiasm outruns wear. Apparis and Carelli both do it well, but a coat in a loud colour gets photographed more often than it gets worn, so pick the shade you can stand on a wet Tuesday. At the calmer end, Pixie Market's scarf-collar trench does the styling so a jumper and jeans don't have to, Rue Sophie's sculpted shoulder reads more expensive than it is, and Lamarque owns the biker jacket outright. Keep everything underneath dull.
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Ducie London
Betty Faux Fur Coat
Why it's worth it
Champagne faux fur in long panels with strong shoulders. It looks like a vintage find.
