How to Wear a Trench Coat

The quickest way to update 2010's spring summer wardrobe is to invest in a trench coat,moncler down jacket, but make it short — a hemline that finishes just above the knee. This perennial fashion staple has been given a new lease-of-life, but still keeps its timeless and ageless appeal and easy glamor.

Foxy knee-length crop styles in dramatic hues of pillar-box red, coral, fuchsia pink,prada handbags, yellow and teal are combined with bold patterns and prints.

The trench’s modern makeover includes fancy styling, with fuller skirts, draping, ruching and ruffles. Designers have played with sleeve lengths and proportions and have modified or done away with some of the traditional trench attributes. Gone is the traditional gabardine in favor of lighter more malleable fashion-friendly fabrics like linen, suede and silk.

How to Wear a Trench Coat

• For a casual look wear an above-the-knee trench open rather than belted,jimmy choo shoes, and ruched or roll up the sleeves. Some designs have sleeves already cropped.
• For a 2010 runway look,authentic louis vuitton bags, wear it open (acting like a jacket) but belt up the coat,louis vuitton multicolor, still leaving the trench unbuttoned, allowing the outfit underneath to show through.
• Take on this Spring’s safari/utility trend with a mini trench in neutral beige or nude tone,mbt sale, atop pieces in the season’s ice cream shades. Use bare legs and paired-down makeup as the accessories.
• Use short trench coats are a trendy alternative to a jacket. Wear them over party dresses as well as day dresses, baggy pants as well as cropped. Be it pencil skirt or skinny jeans, the beauty of this coat is that it goes with everything.

The Traditional Trench Coat

This season’s on-trend trench coats are a very different beast to the traditional trench. The traditional coat is usually made of good quality gabardine,herve leger dress sale, and then treated to make it waterproof. The classic trench is belted, often with epaulettes, a back vent,moncler vest, and cuff straps that can be adjusted to help seal off inner sleeves from the rain and cold. A trench may also have a “storm flap” which is designed to give shoulders extra protection and insulation.

The History of the Trench Coat

Burberry was the label that originally gave birth to a trend. The first trench coat dates back to 1856, when Thomas Burberry created a waterproof coat for British soldiers in the First World War. The secret was in the material, one that didn’t allow water to penetrate and therefore protect soldiers in the trenches from the elements — hence its name, "the Trench." On their return from the war, the men continued to wear their trench in normal civilian life and this practical raincoat soon became popular for both men and women.