as in jackets
a warm outdoor coat
put your overcoat on—it's freezing out there!
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Recent Examples of overcoats
See the rounded tweed overcoats atop slithery, double-breasted suits; beaded shirts beneath sweater vests; that same mohair, in a body-con cardigan.
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Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
There were enveloping officer’s overcoats, high-gloss leather jackets, prim gowns affixed with fur accents and stark black suits.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Focusing on building a full silhouette on the models, Armani layered overcoats with baggy trousers, chunky knits under oversized suit jackets and unstructured suits that hang off the models in just the right mix of rakishness and sophistication.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Oversize overcoats, especially in the deepest shades of gray, have taken over showrooms and the streets.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Throughout the collection there was a mash-up of western-Americana rockstar, and 1970s-style dressing, vibrant plaid overcoats, moss green suede suit and fur hides draped against and inside the garments.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The company launched women’s four months ago, including blazers, dresses, trousers, overcoats, raincoats.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
The subversive sweetness of Audrey Horne’s sweaters and schoolgirl plaid skirts in Twin Peaks, or the navy suits and beige overcoats worn in ever-so-slightly wrong proportions by Kyle Maclachlan’s Agent Cooper.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Partygoers did just that, opting for fuzzy knitwear and overcoats unearthed from off-season storage.
—Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
There were enveloping officer’s overcoats, high-gloss leather jackets, prim gowns affixed with fur accents and stark black suits.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Focusing on building a full silhouette on the models, Armani layered overcoats with baggy trousers, chunky knits under oversized suit jackets and unstructured suits that hang off the models in just the right mix of rakishness and sophistication.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Oversize overcoats, especially in the deepest shades of gray, have taken over showrooms and the streets.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Throughout the collection there was a mash-up of western-Americana rockstar, and 1970s-style dressing, vibrant plaid overcoats, moss green suede suit and fur hides draped against and inside the garments.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The company launched women’s four months ago, including blazers, dresses, trousers, overcoats, raincoats.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
The subversive sweetness of Audrey Horne’s sweaters and schoolgirl plaid skirts in Twin Peaks, or the navy suits and beige overcoats worn in ever-so-slightly wrong proportions by Kyle Maclachlan’s Agent Cooper.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Partygoers did just that, opting for fuzzy knitwear and overcoats unearthed from off-season storage.
—Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Overcoats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcoats. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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