10+ Chic Coats To Embrace Trench Season

From brown suede versions at Monsoon to car coat iterations by COS and new shapes at Sézane, there have never been so many ways to love the humble trench …

Perhaps the one boon of the sudden chill in the air is the justification that you can go head-first into trench season with gay abandon. The new shapes! The textures! Such styling opportunities! Not everyone suits a classic trench – you may find them too ubiquitous or you may find the traditional stone beige shade too draining on your complexion. Not all trenches are made equal, either: this is something that has become apparent over the last few seasons thanks to fashion’s preoccupation with luxurious staples. The more basic the cover-up, the more the cut, the weight of the material, or the length, have to be just right.

For autumn, trench options run the gamut from classic to contemporary, by way of playful shapes (and a pinch of To The Manor Born dressing). The current vogue for barn and worker jackets has seen hero utility touches creep into trench dressing, from corduroy collars and moody shades with water-repellent fabrics that speak to a trench and wax jacket hybrid. A retro take on the trend is the classic car coat, which sees stalwart beige coats assume a more polished look with a straighter fit.

Meanwhile, the host of shorter shapes feels refreshing. (Note Sézane’s shorter length Gabrio jacket with its removable hood: it’s sure to be a sell-out.) Lastly, thank the ongoing love affair with suede for the amount of textured options on the market. Suede coats in shades of bitter chocolate are hot-ticket buys for autumn – see Monsoon, Nour Hammour and The Frankie Shop for stylish nods – while the more familiar high-shine fabrications (a nod to 1960s wet look and wipe-clean jackets) are ceding in popularity to technical fabrications. Shop an edit of the best trench coats for AW25 below.