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10 autumn moods, 20 brilliant coats! From modern glam to boho, we’ve found the most stylish buys – from £85
Style director-approved coats to suit every mood – which one are you?
Coats excite me. I know! It’s a funny thing to get whipped up about, but for me a coat is a big and important buy. One that requires serious research and careful consideration as to which will be the right one to serve your needs in all conditions until winter is over, and again the following year.
If buying a new coat is on your list of investments to make in your wardrobe now, know this: you’re not only buying cosiness, warmth and protection against the elements, you’re also investing in the mood you convey when wearing it – and that, in turn, affects how you feel wearing it. It’s a lot to ask from one garment, but luckily, my fascination-slash-obsession with warm outerwear for the winter ahead has resulted in this very careful edit of the 20 best coats in the shops now, and each one will give you confidence and protection.
These coats can also be separated into the 10 distinct moods that make up the fashion landscape now, with two coats per mood. Here you’ll find British heritage checked coats from Boden and Sézane, and a brilliant duffle coat from Seasalt. Of course, your best option for a winter coat is always to invest in wool, and the mainstay of this edit is chic wool coats with a relaxed luxury in burnished colour tones from Cos, Arket, Phase Eight and John Lewis & Partners.
I’ve nodded to boho with some Penny Lane-inspired Afghan coats from Superdry and Never Fully Dressed; found fluffy shearling coats from Nobody’s Child and Arket; and if you’re happiest on country walks, you’ll love the properly waterproof coats from Lulu Lemon and Barbour.
If a coat for work is something you need, you won’t do better than Next’s checked trench – which at £85 is the best looking and best value coat in the edit – or Marks & Spencer's olive trenchcoat at £110. My favourite? I’d wear them all, but the one calling my name most is the olive green funnel-necked wool coat from Cos.
It might not quite be the right weather yet, but it is the right time to choose your coat.
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