Friday, January 11, 2013

Wrapped Up: Pre-Fall 2013

I went into this season ready for the coats. Ready for my New England roots to wash away all sense and for my thoughts to be taken over by coats and more coats and even greater coats. After the malaise that set in during the Spring/Summer 2013 season, any excitement was welcomed.

Many of the themes this year were the same as those from years past. That is expected. And though I'd like to buy heaps and bundles of new coats every year, the point is to invest in a piece that lasts, that can see you through the ever-changing (and ever-repeating) trends.

There were, of course, the black coats. But none of them were basic. All had a detail that drew the eye. Larger than life buttons. Soft leather. A hint of fur.

At Burberry Prorsum


At MaxMara


At Chloé


At Calvin Klein


At Lanvin


Then there were those classic coats in classic colors. Peacoats. Trenches. Some stayed incredibly true to their roots while others were deconstructed to the point that only from head on were their origins recognizable.

At Belstaff



At Gucci


At Tory Burch


At Chloé


At Burberry Prorsum


At Jean Paul Gaultier


At 3.1 Phillip Lim


Some of the coats, like so much of fashion, were about playing with extremes. There were those that were stripped back and almost austere.

At Sportmax


At Thakoon Addition


At Balenciaga


At Reed Krakoff


At Stella McCartney


At Narciso Rodriguez


They played side by side with the oversized and the exaggerated.

At Gucci


At Carven


At Jean Paul Gaultier


At Céline


At Costume National


At Rochas


At Louis Vuitton


At Donna Karan


The prints and patterns that appeared this season were bigger and bolder than those seen last year.

At BCBG Max Azria


At Sonia Rykiel


At Burberry Prorsum


At Stella McCartney



At Louis Vuitton



At Belstaff


At Carven


And every variation of every color could be found, from the pastel to the neon to the richly saturated.

At Ports 1961


At Jenni Kayne


At Balenciaga


At Honor


At Chloé


At Carven


At Misha Nonoo


The malaise has officially lifted.


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