The Winter Weather Essential: The Best Parkas for Facing the Cold This Season
Glorious autumn days are made for bundling up in that most cozy of October-weekend favorites: a casual, embracing, chase-the-wind parka.
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The great outdoors has been on designers’ minds more than usual this season, with interesting coats drawing much of the attention. Natalia Vodianova wears a Hilfiger Collection shearling-lined army-green parka, $890; Tommy Hilfiger, NYC. Edun ribbed-wool turtleneck ($455) and skirt ($345); Barneys New York, NYC. Falke socks. Céline boots.
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Many modern parkas and trenches have their roots in army tradition—and this double-breasted mac in faded olive has an elegance and utility along with its military spiffiness. Belstaff bonded cotton gabardine overcoat, $1,295; Belstaff, NYC. Alberta Ferretti mohair sweater, $885; Alberta Ferretti, L.A. J.W.Anderson moss-and-white-striped silk wrap skirt, $1,290; theline.com.
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Many of the details—waxed cotton to repel rain showers, wool to keep out the cold, colors that mirror the autumn harvest—come from generations of rural life. Balmain cotton jacket, $2,472; select Neiman Marcus stores. Céline ribbed sweater ($3,350) and double-face felt skirt ($2,050); Céline, NYC. Zadig Voltaire fur collar.
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What was once mainly a man’s coat still delivers that borrowed-from-the-boyfriend snugness. Hermès hooded deerskin coat with wool-flannel lining and wool knit pencil skirt ($890); Hermès boutiques. Hilfiger Collection striped cable-knit wool sweater; Tommy Hilfiger, NYC.
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There’s a piquant high/low contrast to a parka with a lush fur hood, especially one paired a bit whimsically with a delicate dress. Mr&Mrs Furs canvas jacket with murmansky trim, $1,115; mrmrsfurs.com. The Row ivory sweater with ribbed trim ($850) and wool mohair dress ($1,450); Barneys New York, NYC. Céline boots. Photographed at Mead Orchards, Tivoli, NY.