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Spring? We’ve got it covered

Spring 2010 will be dominated by the trench, from designer to high street.

January 28, 2010 12:40
Buttercup lemon trenchcoat, £299, Jaeger by Jaeger

ByJan Shure, Jan Shure

2 min read

As we pull on our fur-lined Uggs and zip up our Moncler padded coat against the Arctic chills we must, nevertheless, turn our minds to our key spring fashion needs or risk missing out on the most desirable and essential pieces. You can bet your bottle of Chanel jade nail polish that if you don’t grab them now they will be gone forever, because in this credit-crunched climate, brands and retailers are not prepared to risk over-producing.

And what we least want to miss out on is the perfect spring cover-up, the coat or — more likely — raincoat we will yearn to pull out of the closet come March or April and which will look fabulous with our entire spring wardrobe.

There are, in theory, two options this year: the trenchcoat or a more formal coat. Realistically, however, in the world of cover-ups, spring 2010 will be dominated by the trench, from designer to high street.

This, in our meteorologically confused country, is not entirely surprising. A trenchcoat looks equally good over tailoring or with jeans, can be whisked out as soon as the temperature rises a couple of degrees (and can accommodate an extra layer of knitwear when it drops again), and continues to be useful through a typical British summer. You can’t, however, just put on a trenchcoat. To look on trend you must push up the sleeves, turn up the collar, and tie the belt — even when there is a buckle.