Back in December 2023, our own Gerald Ortiz declared that there were only two correct outerwear choices for men: drapey topcoats or cropped jackets. A month later, that theory was proved correct by the ever-stylish attendees of Milan Fashion Week. And a full year after that, the sentiment remains true on the streets of the very same city.
On the final day of the latest edition of Milan Fashion Week, there was plenty of both styles to be found—scintillating, sidewalk-grazing trenches and overcoats alongside edgy, waist-exposing bombers and blousons. And given the arctic blasts currently blanketing large swaths of the US, you’d be well advised to pick up one of each.
