Long coats to consider for fall 2023

Leaving sunny summer days behind can be difficult for some, but for sartorial minds and colder weather has its benefits, and chief among them is an excuse to pile on outerwear.

As WWD's Paris Shoppers Report recently revealed, stores will push the category with even more fervor this time around. From classic camel trench coats and wool duffels to colorful quilted varieties, there's one thing they all agree on: it's officially time to go far.

Sevilla Chow of Lane Crawford, Brigitte Chartrand of Ssense and Simon Longland of Harrods were among those who reported a floor-length coat will be a must-have piece for fall 2023, highlighting those from Dries Van Noten, The Row and Sacai as their top picks.

Joseph Altuzarra showed off some of the most luxurious options of the season during his exhibition at the New York Public Library, which opened and closed with a succession of models holding parkas – some in prints resembling Rorschach tests and others in embellished satin. "I had a very specific idea of ​​the silhouette - I wanted almost everything to be long and have that evening feel," he told WWD Fashion Market Editor Emily Mercer. "The idea with the whole end of the collection is almost like nature taking over the body."

Altuzarra was not alone in his thinking as other designers also used outerwear , not for the primary purpose of keeping warm or even as a punctuation mark for the garments underneath, but to serve as a complete and total look.

Among them was Demna at Balenciaga, who, after months of silence following a controversy over the house's publicity campaigns, returned with a show that "did away from the celebrity hype and its dystopian settings…to focus on 'the art of making clothes,'" reported Miles Socha, editor-in-chief. WWD International. The show ran in three series and "Demna's skills as a tailor and seamstress shone brightly in all three. In addition to the floor-skimming pinstripe coats the designer constructed at From upcycled pants, there were sleek snakeskin wrap styles with rounded puff shoulders that gave no idea what was being worn underneath.

Luckily the Coperni models had pantyhose to keep them from being completely naked in front of the robotic dogs ripping off their blanket-like capes in another viral moment. At Jil Sander, Luke and Lucie Meier showed similar oversized and elongated proportions, "as seen in the tailored double-sided coats and pants, which the Meiers updated with zippers to increase their volumes and amplify a feeling of ease,” wrote Milan correspondent Sandra. Saliban in his review. “Ditto for windbreakers, anoraks and pants in lightweight technical fabrics, which added to the utilitarian vibe,” she continued.

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