Trench Coat

The trench earns its place as the coat for the months that are neither cold nor warm, when a wool coat is too much and a jacket is not enough. Its signature is the belt, and how you use it changes the garment completely: tied, the waist is defined and the coat reads tailored; left open with the belt through the loops, it hangs as a straight column. Choose the trench for a wardrobe that faces rain more often than snow, and buy it with room for a knit underneath, because the in-between months are exactly when layers change from one week to the next.