Your winter holiday plans are sorted, from where to stay to what to do. So why wing it with the other most important thing: the right protective gear?
What to wear, buy, do & know now.
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Top Gear: The Greatest Selection of Cool- to Cold-weather Coats
Your winter holiday plans are sorted, from where to stay to what to do. So why wing it with the other most important thing: the right protective gear? This F/W season doesn’t focus on just one of-the-moment coat; it gives you a world of coats – from the utilitarian parka and the chic trench to the decadent fur (real or faux). Some even look like oversized jackets. Check these out, then get even more options from our tablet edition.
From far left: Faux fur, $1,050, Diane von Furstenberg. Mink and goat hair, $11,600, Bottega Veneta. Wool, $3,530, Chloe. Cotton trench, $2,550, Celine. Reversible down, $1,045, Maje. Faux fur, $795, Maje. Nylon, $2,210, Kenzo. Goat hair (price unavailable), Tory Burch. Shearling (price unavailable), Coach.
Top Gear, 2 of 3: The Increasingly Kick-ass Bomber
Ever since Gucci’s Alessandro Michele and Coach’s Stuart Vevers gave the collegiate/flight jacket a whole lot of personality – louder, brasher – no one has looked back, and no one wants to (well, look at what we have here, and you have to agree). For even more loud bombers, see our tablet edition.
Opposite, far left: Michael Michael Kors jacquard, $449, Michael Kors. Opposite, from top: Nylon (price unavailable), Moschino. Polyester, $1,390, Alice + Olivia. Jaded London sequinned polyester, $229, Topshop. This page: Silk and twill with velvet piping, $4,520, Gucci.
Top Gear, 3 of 3: The Sergeant PepperJacket
Everyone, at some point, needs a flashier jacket to freshen up her basics. A military-inspired number has just enough flash without being flashy. For more Sergeant Peppers, see our tablet edition. – BG
Maison Scotch wool (price unavailable), Scotch & Soda. Opposite, from top: Cotton, $179, Zara. Cotton, $119, Zara. Wool, $710, Sandro. Opposite, far right: Cottonblend (price unavailable), Dsquared2.
