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The Best Trench Coats for Women: Fabrics, Fits and Lengths to Know Before You Buy

October 15, 2026
The Best Trench Coats for Women: Fabrics, Fits and Lengths to Know Before You Buy

The best trench coats for women, and how to buy one: the details that make a real trench, how to read the fabric label, Burberry's fits explained, the right length for your height, and the best classic, short, leather and wool trenches....

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The Best Spring Jackets for Women, and What to Wear at Every Temperature

October 13, 2026
The Best Spring Jackets for Women, and What to Wear at Every Temperature

The spring jackets worth buying, in the order to buy them: a lightweight trench for rain, suede for cool dry days, then cropped tweed, field, denim and light cotton or nylon jackets, with what to wear from 45°F to 75°F....

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The Best Leather Jackets for Women: Bikers, Bombers, Blazers and How to Judge Quality

October 12, 2026
The Best Leather Jackets for Women: Bikers, Bombers, Blazers and How to Judge Quality

The four leather jacket shapes worth owning, from the biker to the leather blazer, plus how lambskin, calfskin and goatskin differ, the quality checks we make before we recommend a jacket, how it should fit and how to care for it....

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The Best Cashmere Coats: Camel, Wrap and Double-Face, and What the Label Must Say

October 8, 2026
The Best Cashmere Coats: Camel, Wrap and Double-Face, and What the Label Must Say

The best cashmere coats by style and budget, from Max Mara, Loro Piana, Brunello Cucinelli and more, plus what US labeling law makes a coat label tell you, how double-face construction works and what really makes a coat warm....

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The Best Designer Weekender Bags, and How to Choose One That Fits the Overhead Bin

October 5, 2026
The Best Designer Weekender Bags, and How to Choose One That Fits the Overhead Bin

The best designer weekender bags for holiday travel, from Chloé, Saint Laurent and Brunello Cucinelli to duffels for him, with the carry-on sizes Delta, United and American allow, how many liters you need and how to pack for two nights....

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The Best Designer Loafers for Women, and How to Buy a Pair That Fits

October 5, 2026
The Best Designer Loafers for Women, and How to Buy a Pair That Fits

Penny, horsebit, lug-sole, quiet, shearling-lined and velvet: the best designer loafers for women by style, with how to convert Italian and French sizes, how a new pair should fit, and how to care for leather and suede....

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The Best Designer Belts for Women, and How to Choose the Width, Buckle and Size

October 4, 2026
The Best Designer Belts for Women, and How to Choose the Width, Buckle and Size

Which belt width works with trousers, jeans, dresses and coats, how to belt a coat, how European belt sizes work, and the best designer belts from Alaïa, The Row, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta and more....

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The Best Designer Jeans: How to Choose the Rise, the Leg and the Denim

October 1, 2026
The Best Designer Jeans: How to Choose the Rise, the Leg and the Denim

Our editors' guide to the best designer jeans: how luxury jeans should fit, straight, wide, barrel, slim, bootcut and flared legs, rigid versus stretch denim, each house's own sizing notes, and how to hem and wash a pair so it lasts....

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