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Fashion Uniform:
Trench Coat + Jeans + Mules

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Throw on a trench coat and try not to feel like you’re in your own film noir. Can’t do it, right? Cinch it snugly at the waist and you might as well be Ingrid Bergman. Our favorites this season have designy details like contrast belts and unfinished edges. Add in statement mules and virtually any pair of jeans, and there’s no going wrong, especially at this chilly, foggy, mildly gray time of year.

• IT’S A CINCH

  Somewhere between a duffle and a trench is the Garden Trench Coat—sartorial proof that utilitarian chic (waterproof, roomy pockets, snap closures) is not an oxymoron. Wide-leg jeans and an oversized men’s-style shirt lean into the roomy vibe, and a tangle of necklaces and heels fit for MoMA strike a delicate note.

• HUNTER
  Refined Garden Trench Coat Hunter Boots, $445
• NEOUS
  Brassia Leather Mules M’oda ‘Operandi, $665
• HERMÈS
  Vintage Courchevel Kelly Bag goop, $13,000
• G. LABEL
  Mel High-Rise Denim goop, $295
• THE FOREVERMARK Tribute™ Collection
  Diamond Layering Pendants Forevermark, Starting at $698
• MONSE
  Oversized Embellished
  Striped Shirt NET-A-PORTER, $850
• SUPER
  noa sunglasses goop, $180

• LIGHTEN UP

  Lavender is the color of spring, especially this spring, so incorporating a crewneck in this pretty pastel is a solid start. Step two: slick pointy mules in borrowed-from-the-boys pinstripes. And pulling it all together: a double-breasted trench with generous side-seam slits.

• CÉLINE
  Aviator Sunglasses Barneys New York, $460
• MANSUR GAVRIEL
  Chunky Cotton Crewneck Mansur Gavriel, $495
• ROLEX
  Oyster Perpetual 116000 goop, $4,295
• HAYWARD
  Benny Belt Bag Hayward, $950
• RE/DONE
  High-Rise Ankle Crop goop, $305
• ELIZABETH AND JAMES
  Dakotah Double-Breasted
  Trench Coat Matchesfashion, $972
• ALTUZARRA
  Buckle-Stap Pinstriped
  Fabric Mules Barneys New York, $795

• NEUTRAL TERRITORY

  A flattering, asymmetrical cut gives this trench a wink of personality; while soft gabardine means you’ll actually be wishing for inclimate weather. The exactly perfect accoutrements: classic kitten heels, a pretty silk blouse, and a polka dot neck scarf that can only be described as “jaunty.”

• BURBERRY
  Tropical Gabardine
  Asymmetric Trench Coat Burberry, $1,995
• MANOLO BLAHNIK
  Maysale Manolo Blahnik, $745
• STAUD
  Moreau Macrame and
  Leather Bucket Bag Matchesfashion, $375
• KHAITE
  Vanessa High-Rise
  Straight Jeans goop, $340
• SUPER
  Akin Classic Havana
  Sunglasses goop, $269
• LEMAIRE
  Long-Sleeve
  Stretch-Silk Blouse goop, $787
• ZARA
  Pleated Scarf with
  Black Polka Dots Zara, $18