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The leather biker jacket has always been a cool-girl wardrobe staple (especially after its resurrection by Acne Studios and Hedi Slimane-era Saint Laurent), but the leather trench coat has been considered a little too much for some.
Long leather coats are heavy, bold, and occasionally, very expensive, which makes a vinyl trench coat a happy medium.
As a material, vinyl is much lighter than leather, and carries a natural shiny gleam you wouldn’t find otherwise. It’s also become the trench coat-of-choice for It-girls the world over, and is a mainstay front row at fashion week and on the streets of stylish cities like London and New York.
Scroll down for a handful of vinyl trench ideas you should adapt to your wardrobe before winter ends.
The dependable black iteration (a guest at New York Fashion Week autumn/winter ’18).
A tan version (a guest at Oslo Fashion Week spring/summer ’19).
A vibrantly hued statement colour (a guest at London Fashion Week spring/summer ’19).
