What is the point of a trench coat?

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I don't get it!
They don't seem warm and cosy and there is no hood!

I commute by public transport. I wear mine on days where it’s not cold but it might rain and it’s not appropriate to wear an anorak eg I am going to a smart client meeting. Not all coats need to be warm and cosy as anyone has taken the central line will attest!

Absolutely love mine, I have them in black and navy. I wear them in spring and autumn. pretty obvious really!

The belt has always bothered me.

There is always a buckle, to buckle it up neatly.

But no one does. Not even the models modelling them for sale. They always just tie the two ends together in a loose sloppy knot.

I love mine, it's my office coat; perfect over trousers and a lightweight jumper. Always looks smart, I don't overheat, easy to have layers underneath. I don't really want to wear an outdoorsy/hiking jacket if I'm in the city, and I don't want to turn up at a meeting with a playground coat over my formalwear. If it's rainy I wear a hat or have an umbrella. Trenches are awesome.

Some of the fashion ones are not waterproof which I find irritating. I think they’re more stylish than most hooded coats you see but you can actually buy waterproof hoods that you can carry separately and wear with any coat.

I love mine. I am tall with broad shoulders so had to get one without the shoulder flap thing so I don't look mannish.

I have a long beige one, and two mid-length ones in navy and pale pink.

I wear them to work because they make me feel smart and put together.

You west this kind of coat with a natural-fibre jumper and leather clothes.

I wear a wool coat, so not trench. But I don't feel cold. If it's chilly, I put layers under it.

Oh fgs, that's leather gloves😑

I think they look smart on other people, but I look like a washed out sack of potatoes in them. The usual colours they come in (beige,camel, navy, black etc) don’t suit me and I’m short and chubby. The ones without a hood would be useless as my hair frizzes like crazy if it gets wet. I look and feel much better in other coats and jackets.

I'm not sure but the belts are always irritating, never look quite right and often come adrift

I've got one from Mango which I really like wearing to elevate a casual outfit which would otherwise make me look shabby / like I'd not bothered (and I actually haven't)! Eg wearing over leggings & hoodie or jeans, sneakers and a plain sweater.

Whilst I have a smart warm wool camel coat (which serves a similar function in terms of style) I found in recent years I've barely worn it due to lack of cold winters, rising temperatures / climate change / perimenopause

I love them, I've got at least 5, they are perfect midseason coats and always smarten up an outfit.

@pokebowls ah, I see. Public transport to me means having to walk 15-20 minutes after you get off the bus/train, often in the wind and rain - we aren't blessed with convenient transport networks where I am and so can't enjoy the swish of a stylish trench coat!

They aren't supposed to be warm and cosy, they are for spring/summer.

They are useful if you need a smart office coat

A hood messes up your hair and it is casual. A trench coat is more stylish. You would use an umbrella. An umbrella doesn't stop your coat getting wet all the way down.

I like mine, it looks stylish for a city/public transport day/evening. I wear a thin down packable jacket underneath if it's cold (that can go in my bag if I then get too hot). Mine is more olive than beige, beige makes me look washed out.

I used to have a beautiful one, many years ago. Navy blue and good length and thickness, with a quilted liner which buttoned in, for the chillier days. Loved that coat, but it was ruined by the dry cleaners.. 🌹

I wore one today (to the office) and when I went out for my sandwich at lunch someone stopped me in the street so say they loved it and I looked absolutely fabulous! 😍

It's a raspberry coloured Ted Baker one I bought in a charity shop. I love it - makes me feel dressed up and adds colour to black/grey/navy office wear.

God I miss that programme! And yes she did.

I'm in Scotland. I have different coats for different purposes, including 2 bonded cotton Mackintoshes - as in the coats made by Mackintosh ever since Charles Mackintosh (a Scotsman) invented his eponymous bonded cotton fabric in 1824. Up until about a year ago they were made in Cumbernauld. I think the factory is now in England. I have the Kintore and a straight, non belted one in navy. I'm wearing the Kintore today. I wear both of them a lot.

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Mackintosh Kintore

I love my trench coat, I mostly wear it in spring and autumn when it’s not raining. I do also have one with a hood.

That is exactly the sort of thing my DH would say 😡🤣

Actually LOL!!! 😂

I’ve tried and tried to make them work over the years but they just are t made for big tits

I wear mine on the days I go to the office (quite formal, central London) as a big coat is too hot for the train/Tube and popping out to get lunch. My Seasalt raincoat is what I wear for the school run or to go to the supermarket on a WFH day but doesn't feel smart enough for work.