Coat trends for winter 2012/13

Winter coats for women have always been a challenge for the designers. The winter is a time when you need to keep warm, but, as a fashionable lady, you won’t make any sacrifice in looking stylish also. So designers seek to create fashionable models of winter coats, keeping in mind the practical use of this clothing item as well. Passing on the cold season brings up a total reorganization of outfits and the coat has an important place in the winter wardrobe, mainly because it will be likely to be worn almost every day.

The fashion winter season of 2012-2013 brings out some new inspiration sources expressions for the top designers. The lines are straighter, the lengths are longer and the volumes are larger. The key word to describe women's coats trends for winter 2012-2013 is volumes. The sleeves are wider, the emphasis on the waist is lower and the length goes maxi long. The inspiration source comes from men trench-coats’ line, the architectural elements for the stand-up collar and wide sleeves and the military motifs like double breasted fastening and the epaulets.

The masculine style

The trench-coats and coats with masculine inspired design is the most highlighted trends in winter 2012-2013 fashion style. The masculine influences are expressed through the lines cut and the nuances of colors used. For some models for winter women's coats there have been preferred prints, or bright colors and pastels (see the Hermes collection of winter women's coats). Still, the majority of masculine inspired coats for women come in neutral colors like black, brown, gray or dark blue. The masculine coat for women owns some important features like big buttons fastening, wide lapels, and flaps over slit pockets and lack of waist belt. This type of coat can be worn over matched outfits or contrasting, extremely feminine, as well.

Masculine-Style Coat

Rounded shoulders coat

The winter fashion season of 2012-2013 has brought up an unexpected taste for exaggerating volumes and motifs. For the women's coats, this trend translates in rounded shoulders, even with a accentuate aspect (see Jil Sanders and Lanvin collections of winter women's coats). The rounded shoulder trend is more versatile and can be implemented regardless of the design cut, the color palette or the details. For some models, the designers find it edgier to accentuate the rounded shoulders motif through geometric prints and overlaying color.

Round Neckline Cream Coat

The no-button coat

One of the edgiest trends for winter coats in fashion season of 2012-2013 is the no-button coat. While in cold season, one could need a buttoned coat. Still, the fashion designers offered the non-buttoned coats as an opportunity to show the outfit underneath, at least as long as the temperature permits it. At the time when the cold weather enforces to close the coat, a stylish belt came in handy (see the Lanvin collection of winter women's coats). The no-buttons models of this winter fashion season come in a wide variety of colors, from pink rose to black.

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The oversized coats, along with the retro designs and the neon colored models, which last year were at high rank, are not much in the spotlight this year. But here is a hint on how to reinvent your last season coat: wear a fashionable belt.