There’s nothing I love more than those sweet and fleeting moments when seasonal trends and wardrobe staples are one and the same. The Venn diagram of items worn by both classic dressers and cool kids—from rich-looking cardigans to chic flats to bowling bags—is overlapping more than it usually does this winter, and outerwear is no exception.
I just arrived back home to New York after a few weeks away, and it’s very apparent that long wool coats have become this season’s outerwear du jour. They’re hanging on coat hooks behind the stylish gals who lounge at Casetta on Sunday afternoons reading books while sipping tea, they’re bundled around film students smoking in huddled groups outside The New School, and they’re being relied on for their cozy warmth and easy polish by theatergoers, bankers, and fashion editors alike.
Whether you’re in the mood to invest or snap up a steal, this is the perfect time to buy a long wool coat. Here are just some of the elegant looks I’ve been spotting on locals around the city, plus 32 particularly good options—from Mango to Reformation to Toteme—that are all ready to hop in your cart right this second.
Shop this winter’s best long wool coats:
The Frankie Shop
Penrose Wool Coat
The Frankie Shop is always my first stop for a long coat.
Banana Republic
Double-Faced Wrap Coat
A best seller.
Rue Sophie
Manteaux Robe Coat
Rue Sophie is one of my favorites for minimal, modern pieces. (PS: This cashmere-blend coat is so soft.)
Asos Curve
Longline Formal Coat
This oatmeal coat with dark denim and brown boots feels rich.
Mango
Manteco Wool Blend Oversize Longline Coat
This coat styled just like this.
Reformation
Lucas Coat
The weight and structure of this Reformation coat are so luxe.
Reformation
Lucas Coat
I’m going to have to show it to you in brown as well.
Cos
Belted Double-Faced Wool Coat
Since we’re talking about color, I’m very into the gray on gray.
Mango
Wool Blend Oversize Longline Coat
This color!
Toteme
Draped Fringed Wool-Blend Bouclé Coat
Toteme’s scarf-adorned outerwear has defined the past two winters.
The Frankie Shop
Sabel Collarless Wool Coat
At the other end of the spectrum, collarless styles really deserve a moment.
Ivy Oak
Clara Double Breasted Oversized Coat
Just highly wearable.
Bernardo
Double Breasted Belted Coat
This perfect coat comes in four other colors at Nordstrom.
LPA
Kierra Coat
Nothing wrong with a little shoulder.
Pistola
Prescott Coat
Zara
Long Wool Coat
This just may be the best under-$200 long wool coat on the internet.
Belle & Bloom
Right There Side Tie Wool Blend Coat
The side-tie detail feels fresh.
Rouje
Gaven Coat
Relaxed yet polished.
Madewell
Double-Faced Brushed Long Coat
Ideal for everyday wear.
Mango
Picarol Oversize Double Breasted Wool Blend Coat
Mango really thrives when it comes to great wool coats for under $350.
Rag & Bone
Thea Wool-Blend Coat
This color really has me.
Rag & Bone
Thea Wool Blend Coat
Also perfect in camel.
Avec Les Filles
Button Back Belted Coat
Obsessed with this color and this length.
The Frankie Shop
Mavis Long Coat
The color of the season.
Grlfrnd
The Overcoat
An immaculate silhouette.
Banana Republic
Oversized Wool-Cashmere Wrap Coat
Also in black and camel.
The Frankie Shop
Alida Hooded Long Coat
Bardot
Classic Oversized Coat
This deep plum is really speaking to me.
Pixie Market
Double Breasted Wool Coat
Get her while she’s on sale.
Topshop
Oversize Double Breasted Coat
A great lapel.
Rue Sophie
Gaultier Coat
Not for the spillers among us.
Asos Design
Half and Half Formal Coat
Click in for a little surprise from the back.
