TOP 5 WINTER COATS IN 2020

Winter has come!!!!! We all know that the snowy season is not complete without a good old coat to protect you from the shivers.

Voluminous and Oversized Coats

One of the most common coat silhouettes this season was very large and voluminous ones. These coats swallowed up the body in a way that felt cozy but also very sophisticated and high-class: the kind of coat to wear on the way to a gala or an evening at the opera to conceal a much more glamorous dress underneath. At the same time, these coats definitely offered a layer of space and protection, allowing to avoid too much interaction with the world.  

Versace gave us a few different oversized coats, most of them based on a more voluminous trench coat design, with wider shoulders that gave the wearer a powerful effect instead of just swallowing them up. What we liked is that to change things up, a few of these coats were styled open and loose while others were styled with a belt at the waist to cinch things in. 

Figure-Hugging Coats

Standing in stark contrast to all the oversized coats are the tighter coats of the fall/ winter 2020-2021 fashion trends. These long coats were well-tailored and nipped it at the waist, so though they are still comfortable, they also flatter the silhouette. If puffy and oversized isn’t your speed, you’ll love these.

Chanel gave us the best of both worlds, contrasting larger coats with a few options in black or red tweed that had a high neckline or extra-long hemline, which helped to elongate the silhouette, while the cinched waist emphasized curves.

At Giambattista Valli, a dark gray coat covered in 3-dimensional floral appliqués wasn’t overly tight, but it was well-tailored to fit in close at the waist, giving a pretty, dress-like silhouette.

Ethical Fur Coats

The runways were filled with glamorously big (even oversized) fur coats, but the increased awareness of animal rights meant that the precious material was actually faux fur more often than not.

Miuccia Prada has gone totally fur-free, so the playful fuzzy coats she presented at Miu Miu and the glamorous, soft brown coats she presented at Prada were all faux fur options that vegans and vegetarians can happily wear.

Faux fur coats are what made Shrimps famous, and this season the label’s Hannah Weiland put-together luxurious designs fit for royalty (inspired by Queen Elizabeth herself). The show opened with a vintage-inspired knee-length coat made of brown faux fur, with jeweled buttons at the center, though there were many classier faux fur options on display.

Trench Coats

Picking examples can be a tough job with a few of these fall/ winter 2020 fashion trends, and this especially applies to trench coats. Do we prize simplicity or look for the designers doing something different with the design? Do we profile designers who just gave us a lot of trench coat options? It looks like it’ll be a little bit of this and a little bit of that because nearly every label this season gave us a trench coat or two to consider. 

There was something otherworldly about the minimalist ankle-length trench coats at Haider Ackermann. The show opened with a pristine white trench, and later on, there were a couple more in tan. The length, clean lines, and lack of embellishments made them striking and memorable.

A trench coat is a Burberry staple, so of course, there were plenty to drool over! This season, many of the coats were made of a fabric with a subtle tonal shift that may have been tie-dyed, as well as options that could be cinched with a ribbon instead of a belt.

Capes and Caped Coats

This is another one of our top fall/ winter 2020 fashion trends. Capes are just really cool – they’re old-timey and suggest the beginning of a big adventure, but they can also be really regal and sophisticated. A lot of designers presented capes this season, but unfortunately, we only have the space to talk about a few.

At Celine, a long plaid cape paired perfectly with a long, pleated skirt and high-necked blouse, contributing to a casual, vintage-bourgeois vibe.

If you love the drama of a cape but require the convenience of a coat with proper buttons, look no further than Givenchy, Jason Wu, and Salvatore Ferragamo. The three collections were not overly similar otherwise, but all featured long, gray coats with capes attached to them instead of sleeves.