Welcome to Coat Week on the Strategist, where we’re asking everyone — from New Yorkers to people living in the coldest parts of the U.S. — about their favorite coats and trying out every puffer we can. For more, head over to our Coat Week hub.
As any New Yorker knows, a coat might be a lifeline — against the cold shadow Rachel Antonoff’s Parker. To find out what outerwear New Yorkers are wearing today, we asked more than 50 of them (from the born and raised to the newish to those who find themselves between Los Angeles and New York City) about theirs.
Kelsa Kuchera, artist
“I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel with this one. From November to March, my aim is to survive. The North Face puffer is what you break out when it stops being cute-cold and starts being real cold. When it’s freezing, I’m not trying to stand out; I’m in incognito mode. Look to your left, look to your right. One of you is wearing this. It’s already in your closet. This jacket is the New York standard issue for a reason: It’s warm.”
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Armando Aguirre, interior designer
“No coat is more New York than the North Face Nuptse. It’s extremely warm but compact when needed. It’ll get you through the coldest day in February.”
Ben Kothe, art director
“The way the big baffles compress softly against my body when I zip it up feels like getting a gentle hug. As a shorter guy, the length is flattering, hitting closer to the belt than the thigh. I like the way it looks with wide overalls or Stan Rays on the bottom. It’s great over a plain tee, or I can throw a hoodie under it if I leave it unzipped. I try to keep it out of the snow and rain, but otherwise, I wear it pretty much every day in the winter.”
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Alexis Cheung, brand strategist and writer
“It’s the Toyota Camry of coats: reliable, well made, gets you from A to B in relative comfort, and lasts for years. Recent reviews say the fit has changed, so try it in person.”
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Edith Young, artist behind the newsletter Powers of Observation
“My dear friend Samuel Hardeman started Big Rock Candy Mountaineering in 2024. Last January, I braved the spine-stiffening cold of Alberta, Canada, and then — far worse — the wind tunnels by Atlantic Terminal, all thanks to my Arctic Parka. I’ve worn it ice-skating on Staten Island and rambling on long walks through lower Manhattan. It feels like traveling in an all-encompassing, self-sustaining pod that enables all manner of spontaneous behavior, even if seasonally ill advised.”
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Jalil Johnson, stylist and writer of the newsletter Consider Yourself Cultured
“My favorite coat at the moment is a carryover from last winter: the duffle coat. I really championed it as an alternative to the barn jacket because it has that same hint of novelty and preppiness. My go-to version is from Gloverall, the brand largely responsible for popularizing the style after WWII. The silhouette isn’t far off from your standard topcoat, though the toggle closures and hood give it distinct character. The hood is roomy enough to keep out the wind, and the coat has just the right amount of polish to feel put-together without being too precious for everyday wear.”
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Caroline Weaver, founder of the Locavore Guide
“Someone told me the first day I wore it that it’s a perfect fit for my ‘Mary from Party Girl’ vibe, which is always a welcome comparison. I’m a stickler about wardrobe maintenance, but one thing I love about leopard print is that if you get a weird stain, you can’t really tell. You never know what’s going to happen when you’re zipping around town all day! This coat is kind of thin but warmer than it looks, so it won’t be a pain if I end up in a narrow theater seat or wandering around a museum with no coat check.”
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Abena Anim-Somuah, writer behind the newsletter Your Friend in Food
“I hear winter is going to be harsh. I’ve had mine for five winters, and I feel like I got my ROI after two.”
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Canada Goose Mystique Parka
Jennifer Shanker, founder and CEO of MUSE
“I’ve been Lynnfluenced (getting fashion advice from dear friend Lynn Yaeger) to elevate my game as my business evolves. I can wear this to a breakfast meeting, through a day of appointments, and straight to dinner in the West Village without ever feeling overdressed or underdone. The shape has that perfect drape that works whether you’re walking fast down Madison or standing in line for coffee downtown.”
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Ashley Reese, writer
“I’ve grown tired of relying on my umbrella when it rains. I just end up … wet. And I hate being responsible for an umbrella. Anyway, this raincoat was my answer. The hood is perfectly baseball-cap-shaped, which helps keep the rain out of my face. I’ve worn this in the rain, but more often than not, I just wear this when it’s kind of chilly out. It’s not a raincoat that screams raincoat. I keep describing it to friends as my ‘absolutely ridiculous monk-mode coat.’”
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Iva Dixit, writer
“To know me is to know how crucial coats are to my existence and how seriously I take them as a garment. I recently unearthed a Joseph double-breasted cashmere coat that I’d purchased from the dregs of Net-a-Porter’s sale section in 2022, but I’d held off on wearing it because instinctively, the timing just didn’t feel right. (Don’t ask me to explain. Every coat chooses when it is worn, and this one’s moment would not arrive until 2025.) The onset of cold weather this year has felt particularly dreary and gray, and I love nothing more than injecting a sharp jolt of dirty mustard yellow into a sea of black puffers and tasteful neutrals when I’m walking on the street.”
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Joseph Wool Trench Coat
“I bought this green vintage L.L.Bean field coat five years ago, and I wear it all the time. The thing I love most about it is that the woolen liner is removable, so it’s great for fall and winter. I got it oversize in an XXL because the cotton canvas has such a nice drape. I’ll even wear it in the club because it feels so good to have it flowing around. I love how it’s worn over the years. I actually wore it through the right shoulder (from carrying tote bags), but I was able to get a tailor to fix it up with a beautiful stitch pattern, and now I love it even more.”
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the Weird Real on Instagram
“We all have that one coat we love but can only wear two days a year. This coat is not that. With the current weather, I’m wearing it basically every day.”
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Tenlie Mourning, interior designer
“There’s something about a coat that works so effortlessly that it just fades into your life in the best way — it’s there for the mundane coffee runs and memorable date nights. It’s become the coat I reach for without thinking. Someone once told me I looked ‘like I belonged in the city,’ which felt like the highest praise. This coat has that effect — it makes you feel at home in New York.”
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Clara Perlmutter, content creator
“I am the biggest believer in a belted coat. When I first saw Fatal Attraction at the age of 19, Glenn Close in that cinched leather trench rewired my brain. Now I want to reserve the right to snatch myself in every coat … for dramatic effect. Obviously, I’m aware that this is a FAR cry from a shiny, shoulder-padded leather trench coat. My style is very playful and bright. When it’s cold out, I try to prioritize walking the street in fun colors and textures. The silhouette of the coat is so feminine, but the hood on this is kind of tough in a boxing-robe or hater-blocker way.”
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Shrimps Dallas Coat
Small Pleasures newsletter
“It’s unbelievably comfy, fits well even with chunky sweaters underneath, and it’s long, so it keeps me ultrawarm. I wore it every day last winter and can’t wait to wear it again this year.”
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[Editor’s note: Sanchez’s exact coat isn’t available, so we linked to a similar version.]
Tyler McCall, freelance editor
“I was wearing this out with sweats to grab coffee just the other day, and another woman apologized for staring, but she just loved my coat. To me, open staring is the best compliment you can receive because people in the city do not like to be caught staring.”
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[Editor’s note: McCall’s exact coat isn’t available, so we linked to a similar version.]
Anna Sale, founder of Sunday Gelato
“Some mornings are chilly but then unexpectedly morph to a warm afternoon. This can account for constantly varying temps.”
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Merie Subryan, design consultant
“I first spotted it on the Zara website but didn’t click ‘buy.’ Ironically, that’s the reverse psychology of online shopping. A few weeks later, I wandered into a Zara store on one of those ‘I’m just browsing’ detours that somehow always end with a shopping bag. There it was, and as I lifted it off the rack, ‘The Lady in Red,’ by Chris de Burgh, started playing in my head. At that moment, I knew this was going to be my ‘It’ suede duster for the season.”
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Alisha Kumar, COO of Sourced By
“I found this coat by literally typing ‘robe but chic coat’ into Google, and this was one of the first results that popped up. It wears like a hug. It manages to feel effortless no matter what the day throws at you — cold subway platforms to warm subway cars, wind tunnels, drizzle, frosty mornings that thaw midday (the Four Horsemen of New York City weather, IMO).”
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Julia Stevens, interiors stylist
“On a random trip to Hudson back in 2021, where my main objective was to come home with life-changing antiques, I struck out at every shop. But I did walk away with something even better: a $250 100 percent wool Max Mara coat that I’ll be wearing well into my 80s. I found it at Nina Z on Warren Street, and it singlehandedly kick-started my obsession with brown. I sometimes even wear it with brown trousers and a brown sweater, and my friends tell me I look like a Hershey’s bar — I’ll take it.”
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Elisabeth Weiss, dog trainer and owner of DogRelations NYC
“I have worn it a million times. What I love: It drapes very well. You can layer as little or as much with it. Like sometimes, if you wear a sweater with bulky sleeves, they scrunch up inside the coat sleeves … hate that! The cape has deep pockets (for treats when I walk with a dog). The lining feels great! The color literally goes with everything. It gives great freedom of movement. It’s also warm enough in the fall or winter and cool enough to wear at night in the summer.”
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Max Mara Tebe Teddy Cape
Alexandra Gurvitch, senior creative director of the RealReal
“I got it secondhand around ten years ago. It’s classic: black, double-breasted, quite long on me because I am five-three, and in the softest virgin wool. I have not been able to replace it for something newer or better. It has caught a few stray cigarette holes, and I’ve accidentally stepped through the lining going up the subway stairs, but I maintain it as much as possible because I love it. It’s quite romantic, actually.”
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[Editor’s note: As Gurvitch’s exact coat isn’t available, we linked to a similar version.]
Havard Cooper, architect
“I picked it up in Miami at a sale during Art Basel a couple of years ago (even though it was too warm to wear then). I design homes for a living, mostly for people who care a lot about materials and proportions, so maybe that’s why I noticed this coat. It just felt balanced — quiet but solid.”
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Carrie Courogen, author of Miss May Does Not Exist
“I found this vintage Anna Sui carpet coat six years ago at Beacon’s Closet in one of those rare, overly fortuitous, ‘not looking for anything specific but coming out with gold’ afternoons thrifting. I’m guaranteed at least one ‘That’s a beautiful coat!’ from a stranger any time I wear it on one of the maybe ten days a year it’s seasonably perfect for. I’ve worn this coat to an opera at the Met, and I’ve worn it to a punk show at Bowery Electric. I have many, many other coats in my closet, but none can do that. I’ll never forget wearing it on an unseasonably mild afternoon in January 2020 to visit with Lee Grant at her apartment only to unexpectedly accompany her on what can only be described briefly as a screwball buddy comedy zipping around Manhattan.”
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[Editor’s note: As Courogen’s exact coat isn’t available, we linked to a similar version.]
Jennifer Alfano, jewelry designer
“This fall, I’m going to live in this new rich-brown Emote World coat, designed by my friend Ryan Lobo. It’s elegant and easy, and it offsets all the black and gray I wear. Ryan’s unisex clothes are designed with travel in mind; the fantasy of wearing this in Rome or Vienna is the kind of romance that I fall for, even if my reality is wearing it to the Diamond District to run errands.”
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Liana Blum, visual director
“I’ve resisted puffer coats my entire life for various reasons. I’ve also never been one to prioritize function over style when it comes to outerwear, but now that I have a child, I find myself appreciating utilitarian details more. This Hikerkind Packable Down Puffer feels like the perfect balance for me at this moment. It’s not your basic puffer — the collar detail and diagonal quilting give it a prim, park-ranger vibe, and the palatial front pockets are actually life-changing. Currently, they contain two pacifiers, a pack of Gushers, wallet, phone, my Ole Henriksen lip treatment, and Sophie the giraffe — with some room to spare! The jacket is lightweight, very easy to layer, and surprisingly warm given its relative lack of bulk. I wear it to the barn (pockets stuffed with horse treats) and to set (so I can have everything I need on me without carrying a purse). The collar conceals a stowable hood, and there is an additional kangaroo pouch in the back — though I admit I haven’t used either yet! It also packs down into a travel pillow, if you’re into that.”
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Justine Lee, a freelance food writer
“I bought this Ganni coat last year at a department store in South Korea, and a more expensive coat in my closet remains to be seen. But when you go a decade of New York winters without a good coat and then you finally find one that gets you — that fits so comfortably across your broad shoulders, drapes past your bottom, and supplies ample full-body warmth without squeezing — you make it yours.”
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[Editor’s note: As Lee’s exact coat isn’t available, we linked to a similar version.]
Katie Stone, Strategist contributor
“I call it my sleeping bag because it truly looks like I’m standing upright in a sleeping bag. Because it’s essentially a sleeping bag, it acts like a protective armor against the wind, which makes venturing to windier areas (cough, Tribeca) less painful in the dead of winter. It keeps me so warm. I love the slanted pockets with zippers (I never lose my gloves), and the buttons at the collar act as neck protection, so a scarf is more stylistic than necessity.”
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[Editor’s note: As Stone’s exact coat is nearly sold out, we linked to a similar version.]
Alex Crowder, owner and lead florist at Field Studies Flora
“I’ve been wearing this new jacket by Camiel Fortgens almost daily since it started getting cold. The height of the stand-up collar hits exactly where I want it to, and I love the exposed zips, irregular topstitching, and raw edges of the wool fabric. Beauty in imperfection is a powerful calling card, one I employ in my own practice. I feel like a Londoner headed off to the horse race when I wear this zipped up with the bungees pulled to create a baggier appearance.”
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Alvaro Ucha Rodriguez, designer
“This belonged to my father and was passed down to me. The smell of the waxed canvas instantly takes me back to childhood — and being picked up in his arms.”
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Lucie Franc de Ferriere, baker behind From Lucie
“I own a ton of vintage coats, which aren’t the easiest to track down unfortunately, but one coat that I have and has been a staple in my wardrobe coming from the countryside is my Barbour wax jacket. It’s the perfect coat for any situation. Just roll up the sleeves and make it touch chic, or keep them down and cover yourself from the rain.”
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Ohad Meromi, visual artist
“I love my Barbour Bedale from the J.Crew collaboration a few years ago. I wear it all the time — on its own before it gets too cold, and layered over a sweater once winter arrives. I like the relaxed fit because it leaves plenty of room for a thick knit underneath. The red-blue combination always makes me happy.”
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Editors’ note: Because the J. Crew collaboration was limited-edition, we’ve linked to the regular Barbour Bedale.
Kylie Harrington, a public-relations representative
“I am one of New York’s dreaded West Coast transplants, and the concept of fashionable outerwear is still a bit foreign to me. In the Pacific Northwest, we just buy an eye-searing Cotopaxi and call it a day. This is up-to-date enough to not look stupid, warm enough to get through another awkward Prospect Park date without needing to stop in the bathroom to warm up your hands (never works), and the loose fit makes it look like you didn’t try too hard (a secret of cool girls everywhere, or so I’ve been told). It also complements the yellowing pin oaks and gingko leaves at this time of year (not to mention all the Zohran merch).”
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Nia Thomas, brand owner
“I truly love this piece, as it offers a relaxed, oversize fit; practical pockets; and a high collar to protect me against the wind. It’s versatile enough to be styled up with heels and a skirt or worn casually with Acne Studio jeans and Wales Bonne x Adidas sneakers for running errands.”
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Christine Gachot, principal at Gachot
“What I love about this jacket is that you can wear it with almost anything — it goes from denim to black tie very quickly. The leather adds an elevated edge to the preppy and feminine elements of my wardrobe, and the oversize shape is perfect for layering. It’s a great investment piece.”
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Khaite Odin Jacket
Alia Ssemakula, costume designer
“Meet my new obsession: this R13 black oversized jacket. She’s got that perfect mix of edge and effortless cool — all high-shine drama and sculptural shape. I actually thrifted her with another costume designer while working on a commercial (thank you, 2nd Street!), and at the end of the project she was gifted to me — truly a dream find. Made from 100 percent virgin wool, she’s warm, weighty, and basically feels like a couture hug. I’ve been counting down since August to finally take her out for fall — because honestly, she’s not just a jacket, she’s a moment.”
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Emily May Jampel, filmmaker
“I wore this to a film festival screening and someone asked me if it was Sandy Liang (which to me is the ultimate compliment).”
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Anne Whiting, writer and copywriter
“This coat can take you anywhere: uptown, downtown, Brooklyn, Connecticut. It’s cut so well, simply, not too long, not too shaped. I can wear it to Cafe Carlyle and I can wear it to a grimy dive bar and not look out of place in either.”
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Anupa Otiv, music selector
“Over the years, this coat hung in my mom’s closet in near-perfect condition, but time and newer purchases pushed it to the back. When I saw it in her biannual donation pile, I knew I had to save it. Truly the perfect coat for looking hot and mysterious while stomping around the city and listening to a new album in wired headphones (my greatest passion). I lost a button last winter, which was my fault entirely for ignoring the frayed threads, but have been hunting for a replacement ever since. I’ve pulled it out of storage earlier than usual this year for my newly implemented 6 a.m. walks, and wearing this while catching the sunrise reminds me why I still live here.”
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Editor’s note: As Otiv’s exact coat isn’t available, we linked to a similar version.
Megan O’Neill, designer at Nayla
“My mom, who is not a rich woman, bought me this coat — it’s 2014 F/W Celine — back when I was interviewing for my beauty editor job at Elle. Confidence comes from within, as we all know and dutifully rehash, but on that day, when I strode into the big, glittery, terrifyingly corporate Hearst office building and killed my interview, it was because of this coat. I love its old-world elegance, that A-line flair, the elongating silhouette that made me appear streamlined, even when I was super-duper pregnant. I might be waiting on the filthiest, scummiest subway platform, but if I’m wearing this coat, I feel like an absolute princess, and my dingy surroundings are inconsequential.”
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Céline Runway Peacoat
Grape Juice author
“I bought a vintage men’s wool Margaret Howell coat at Sorbara’s in Williamsburg a while back. There were a few initial draws beyond the perfect wooly brown color. I’m a sucker for coats with good internal pockets (if I had business cards, which I do not, I would relish in producing them from an interior pocket in moments of need). Needless to say, this coat has inside pockets large enough for a wallet or a passport, and outside pockets large enough for a book or a beanie. On top of that, it’s just the right amount of oversize. Not too boxy or broad shouldered, but roomy enough to fit an egregiously dense cable-knit sweater underneath. And last of all, I find snaps so much more satisfying than buttons when it comes to coat closures.”
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Editor’s note: As Dumais’s exact coat isn’t available, we linked to a similar version.
Kathleen Sorbara, owner of Sorbara’s
“I find a bunch of vintage Giorgio Armani, Barneys, and Saks cashmere coats for the store during this time of the year — but the men’s silhouettes are the best and coziest. This one I reach for the most as the silhouette is the least offensive, works with everything, can be layered in the colder months. The cashmere blend keeps me warm from October to April.”
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Giorgio Armani Coat
Editor’s note: As Sorbara’s exact coat isn’t available, we linked to a similar version.
Anja Tyson, writer
“I don’t have to think about putting it on, but I don’t have to worry about looking thoughtless when I wear it.”
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Davitta Niakani-Bartlow, operating partner of Ernesto’s and Bartolo
“I had my eye on it for years before finally buying it, and it’s one of those pieces that feels even better than you imagine. It’s unbelievably warm — the kind of warmth that actually stands up to brutal wind tunnels — yet it still feels effortlessly cool. It’s perfectly in tune with my style: clean, minimal, a little bit androgynous. Every time I put it on, I feel like myself — just a little more put together.”
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Eryc Perez de Tagle, wedding photographer
“This will be the third or fourth season I’ve had it. It’s done with really clean, minimal lines. Even my boyfriend will wear it if I’m not.”
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Carly Witteman, digital editor and executive assistant at CR Fashion Book
“While I was in college, I used to work at Anthropologie as a sales associate. The day I saw this coat arrive in shipment, I had to have it. When I tried it on, I felt so confident, like I could be the type of girl who could wear a coat that chic. Since then, the coat has travelled with me to different countries, across oceans, and multiple fashion weeks, becoming my go-to jacket on multiple occasions. I lost its thin tie belt, but I still wear it frequently and cannot imagine my wardrobe without it.”
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Jenny Lei, founder of Freja New York
“It’s such a great cut and so sleek. I like how simple it is (I’m not a fan of extra hardware on anything from our bags to my clothing), and I personally love a boxy silhouette as it’s great for layering. If you zip it all the way to the top, you’ll have a lovely funnel-neck silhouette as well. Every year I wait patiently until I can break it out again. I’m eyeing the deep red and brown colorways as well.”
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Hadley Sui, commercial food stylist
“I gravitate toward colors that give me energy. When I saw this coat in the Longchamp store window, my reaction was like a moth to light.”
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Longchamp Duffle Coat
Sarah Isenberg, social-media strategist
“It really needs no introduction other than it’s exactly what it sounds like: a puffer jacket with a farfalle pasta print all over it. I think of it as a fun play on the New Yorker’s ‘big black puffer jacket.’ But the best detail on it is the red gingham zipper pull, which mimics the classic Italian restaurant tablecloth.”
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Lauren Paige Goldstein, marketing consultant
“I love a loud print, specifically a food print — my grandfather and great uncle had a business in the garment center designing and printing fabric for women’s clothing, so I like to think it’s genetic. There’s a little bit of a sisterhood around people who have it. I get so excited when I see another woman wearing this coat out and about.”
Marie K. Stotz, host of 99 Minutes
“I love that it instantly makes me feel more polished with whatever I wear under. My cashier at Trader Joe’s told me I was giving Katherine Hepburn energy in this (while I was wearing my pajamas underneath).”
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Alex Mill Jamie Coat
Vanessa Krooss, senior director of brand at Merit
“Anyone who’s lived through a New York winter knows that for five-plus months of the year, a coat isn’t just a functional item you need to keep warm, it’s also almost the entirety of your personal style expression when you’re out and about. For me, that meant I could justify a larger purchase.”
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Editor’s note: As Krooss’s exact coat isn’t available, we linked to a similar version.
Tasnim Ahmed, writer
“I was at La Garçonne one day and spotted a pomegranate-pink canvas jacket by 6397 on the rack. I immediately put it on, and of course, it was love at first sight. Most of my outerwear is secondhand, so if I buy something brand new, there’s a long deliberation process, inspecting every angle and thinking of ways to wear it. The waist can be cinched, so it can be worn really nipped in like a bit of a diva. I don’t own many pink things, but I enjoyed how rugged and utilitarian the jacket is in contrast to the preciousness of pink.”
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6397 Teton Jacket
Alexis Badiyi, stylist
“The 6397 Mac Coat in Ink has become my seasonless staple. I’ve styled it here wrapped with a Gemsun pareo. It’s made from a heavyweight Japanese twill with a subtle sheen and structure, so it layers beautifully without ever swallowing you. It’s water-resistant as well, which makes it a great, versatile coat to travel with.”
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6397 Mac Coat
Daniel Solomito, founder at YKE Worldwide
“Lately I’ve been living in this brown Stone Island Ghost down coat. It’s merino wool, so it feels like the grown-up version of the nylon bubble jackets I had when I was younger. It’s super-comfortable, works well both casually and when dressed up, and I recently found out it’s water-resistant, which was a nice surprise. I also like that everything’s monochromatic — no shiny zippers or buttons. I think of timeless, well-made pieces like this as investments that I’ll have for the rest of my lifetime.”
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Jen Monroe, chef and owner of Bad Taste
“I highly recommend buying a vintage Tommy Hilfiger puffer on eBay. There are tons of them and most are very reasonably priced. The men’s ones tend to have better designs than the women’s (systemic misogyny), which is great if you like a big oversize puffer, which I do. My eBay hack is to use “(vintage, vtg)” in your search, which will run either or both as search words. Not to brag, but mine is reversible. Uh-oh, I am seeing so many great coats that I want now.”
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Dalya Benor, writer who runs The Pleasure Lists
“Even though it’s quite a classic style and silhouette, it still feels designed and contemporary. The double-breasted lapels, structured tailoring, and buttons make you and your outfit look ten times fancier. I feel that it’s an investment piece that will last through the seasons — and transcend trends, without being at the merciless wear-one-season-cycle.”
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Sarah Brown, founder of Auto
“My favorite coat is the one I wear the most, which is a Schott 630 Highwayman in size 46. I stole it from my husband, who is a far more dedicated eBay shopper than I am. I feel like I’m in a Godard movie when I wear it. I like that it’s a cool black leather jacket but doesn’t feel as try-hard as a motorcycle jacket. It weighs about as much as a small bowling ball. I like that I can dress it up or down, wear it with a hoodie or a fur scarf, with a dress or jeans. It’s perfectly worn in and one day I will go to the Schott store and get a liner for it — I like that I have the option to do that.”
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[Editor’s note: As Brown’s exact coat isn’t available, we linked to a similar version.]
“My favorite coat is my Dries Van Noten 2024 (2025?) wool gabardine jacket. It has the military epaulettes, which are critical if you want to evoke the state-sanctioned masculinity of a European policeman. I like pairing it with some structure-y denim and pretending I’m doing a quiet-luxury take on Hamish Macbeth, the ’90s British dramedy starring Robert Carlile as a rakish detective in a seaside village in the Scottish Highlands. This jacket was very expensive, although it’s probably half off now on some random website, and my mother bought it for me at Dover Street Market. It’s so important to have parents.”
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Max Berlinger, fashion writer
“I’m lucky enough to be invited to the Prada sample sale, and I’ve purchased a few great outerwear pieces there at a price that I’m comfortable with. I just snagged this Re-nylon blouson style coat — it’s slightly cropped and boxy, a silhouette that I like, and is in a good mid-weight padded material, an inky navy blue color with taped seams and is water-resistant (not -proof). It’s a great thing to layer over a sweatshirt and will definitely be a versatile go-to for most cold days above 30ish degrees. It has a little branding on the side, which is subtle but still kinda flashy in the way that I like (sadly, I am a tacky label whore). It’s sporty, low-key, and super-versatile.”
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Nimay Ndolo, actress and influencer
“I first saw this coat on the runway at the Destroyer of Worlds FW25 show and developed an obsession with it. I kept playing the Price Is Right theme song while looking at pictures of it after a good gummy, so I had my stylist friend help me track it down. I wore it for a premiere, but I’m currently working with Cole Durkee (creative director) to add the exact runway coat to my collection. It’s the most psycho coat ever. I feel like a futuristic game-show host in it.”
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Christina Chaey, recipe developer and cookbook author
“This past summer I did color analysis in Seoul and it rocked my world — I found out I’m supposed to wear soft pastels and neutrals, not the white and black I’ve worn like a uniform my entire adulthood. This chic, beltless trench coat was the first piece I bought post-analysis, and I’ve since gotten a ton of compliments on it — coincidence? I love the smart, subtle details that no one else notices (I notice) like the welt pockets and the way the back vent drapes just so. I also appreciate that it’s extra-long — it falls at mid-calf on me, which is hard to find in outerwear for my five-ten frame.”
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CeCe Conner, brand marketer
“I imagined myself wearing it over sweatpants for a Saturday stroll around the neighborhood — with an inevitable stop at Joe Junior’s for pancakes and hot coffee. But now, this coat comes everywhere with me: on my morning commute, to a casual dinner at friends’ apartments, to spontaneous hangs on my beloved Saint Mark’s Place, or to an afternoon at the Met.”
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Sable Yong, writer
“I got this in a gray herringbone color two years ago because I didn’t have a ‘fancy’ winter coat I could wear over a dress, and it’s made me a long-coat convert! Who knew your little legs didn’t have to freeze just because of some silly necessity like mobility (or an unencumbered stride)? Don’t watch me going up stairs wearing this because as a I’ll often step on the hem. I usually just wrap it around myself and tie the belt like a bathrobe and it stays snug on me.”
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