{fig.1} Model Hanne Gaby Odiele (via touchpuppet) {fig,2 & 3} Alexa Chung in Burberry trenches, love the ombre! (via CharlesAnastase1979 and IWantToBeAlexaChung) {fig.4} Rachel Bilson in a casual look on a rainy day. (via fabsugar) {fig.5} LA street style, I spotted this lovely gal at the downtown LA Artwalk and had to snap her pic. Check out the puff-sleeve detail on her jacket and that perfectly jaunty beret. {fig.6 & 7} My trench interpretation. H&M mod trench coat, Rokara polka-dot blouse, 7 for All Mankind jeans, Kristen Lee for Tenoversix shoes, Luella sunnies {fig.8} Alexander Wang silk trench from the Spring '11 runway (style.com) {fig.9} Opening Ceremony's unique take on the classic trench. (available at www.OpeningCeremony.us)
I am a shameless trench coat aficionado. Perhaps it's because the trench strikes me as mysterious, the uniform of secret agents and mod super spies. Maybe it's because the classic Burberry silhouette is timeless and elegant, bringing to mind perfectly rainy London days with Big Ben in the background. It may just be a simple coat, but it is easily romanticized, even on the silver screen- think Audrey Hepburn in Charade, Inspector Clouseau, or even Bogey in Casablanca. The trench may have had humble beginnings as a military raincoat created by Thomas Burberry in 1901, but today the options are endless. Take a cue from Alexa Chung's ombre effect coat, Alexander Wang's spring runway version in flowing silk or get funky with Opening Ceremony's oversized design. There isn't a more perfect transition piece for spring when April showers will be bringing May flowers.
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