Ageless trench
IN FASHION terms, the trench is as classic as a T-shirt, as universal as jeans, and, just like those eternal items, the traditionally long, stone-coloured mac is an ageless design — suitable for anyone aged from 18 to 108.
A word of caution before you dust off the one at the back of your wardrobe — designers have tweaked the trench’s proportions, pigments and embellishments.
If you’re tall, tackle the oversized trend at And Other Stories (£ 155, andother stories.com). If you’re petite, go for Marks & Spencer’s voluminous puff-sleeve mac (£89, marksandspencer.
com). And we can’t fault the ultimate classic stone ‘Saskia’ by Hobbs (pictured).