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I Just Got Back From NYC and Everyone Was Wearing This Exact Coat Trend

By Swedan Margen

I Just Got Back From NYC and Everyone Was Wearing This Exact Coat Trend

I just returned from a mid-November trip to NYC, and the coats were out in full force, folks. As one does in my profession, I kept constant tabs on the outerwear trends people were wearing, and more often than not, it was one specific style (that's as elegant and versatile as can be). It's also one that I just spotted on Elizabeth Olsen. The trend is chocolate brown wool coats. They were everywhere I looked, and I even packed one of my own—a scarf-attached iteration from Zara. Olsen's coat was oversized and long. She paired it with black jeans and chunky boots, making them look far more elegant than they might've looked if paired with another outerwear style.

Black wool coats have been the go-to for as long as anyone can remember, but given the recent surge in popularity of chocolate brown, it makes perfect sense that the NYC crowd is choosing it over black when making their new outerwear purchases. If you ask me, it's impossible not to look chic in a brown coat, no matter what you're wearing with it. Keep scrolling to see what I mean for yourself, and to shop the chicest brown wool coats I could find.

On Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen wearing an oversized brown wool coat
Elizabeth Olsen wearing an oversized brown wool coat

On Elizabeth Olsen:

A Chic NYC-Girl Example

Influencer Coco Schiffer wearing a chocolate brown coat

The Brown Wool Coat I Packed

Zara brown wool scarf coat

It's the Zara Wool Blend Short Coat With Scarf, and fingers crossed that it restocks.

Shop Chocolate Brown Wool Coats

Soft Oversized Coat

ZARA

Soft Oversized Coat in Brown

Sophia Wool Blend Long Coat

Alex Mill

Sophia Wool Blend Long Coat in Chocolate

Tula Oversized Coat

Reformation

Tula Oversized Coat in Brown

The Alonzo Coat

Madewell

The Alonzo Coat in Dark Brown

By Marianna Melba Wool Coat

L'Academie

By Marianna Melba Wool Coat in Mocha

Selection Oversize Raglan Wool Blend Coat

MANGO

Selection Oversize Raglan Wool Blend Coat in Coffee

Alex Eagle X J.crew Overcoat

Alex Eagle X J.crew

Overcoat in Roasted Espresso

Aritzia, The Embrace Double-Faced Coat Luxe (Re)Wool in Soot

Aritzia

The Embrace Double-Faced Coat Luxe (Re)Wool in Soot

Picarol Double Breasted Wool Blend Coat

MANGO

Picarol Double Breasted Wool Blend Coat in Chocolate

Oversized Wool Blend Coat Zw Collection

ZARA

Oversized Wool Blend Coat ZW Collection in Chocolate

Lara Double Breasted Coat

Reiss

Lara Double Breasted Coat in Chocolate Brown

Rue Sophie, Kerrie Coat in Brown

Rue Sophie

Kerrie Coat in Brown

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