Voluminous, cropped, embroidered, monogrammed. The pea coat&mdash;a double-breasted classic dating back centuries&mdash;seizes the spotlight.

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This year, due to its built-in practicality and chicness, fashion houses have declared the peacoat as the outwear you need lined up in your <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/master-summer-to-fall-dressing-on-your-next-trip-by-layering-breathable-silhouett">fall wardrobe</a>.&nbsp;
While the Dutch invention was once exclusively a staple of naval duty outerwear, it has since evolved from a durable outer garment to a highly wearable statement piece. Designers have technically elevated it with innovative materials and embellishments and impeccably controlled silhouettes, while preserving its clear-cut utilitarian quality. On the one hand, the modern peacoat can is endlessly practical: goes with everything while protecting you from the elements. However, its availability in a mosaic of colorways, fabrics, and styles also renders it the ideal staple for the sartorially bold.
In their Fall/Winter 2024 collections, brands established a fresh wrap-port with the peacoat, reinventing the classic sophistication of the double-breasted, welt-pocket piece with exquisite craftsmanship, enticing textiles, and rich colors. <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/celine-fall-winter-2024-collection-hedi-slimane" style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Celine</a> imbued refined daywear with new meaning with its finely-cropped pea coat that exhibited intriguing directional proportions. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/bottega-veneta-fall-winter-2024-mfw-show" style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Bottega Veneta</a> created a sense of drama with its exaggerated silhouette, and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/yves-saint-laurent-fall-winter-2024" style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Saint Laurent&rsquo;s</a> voluminous rubber peacoat added conspicuous energy to the ensemble. <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/gucci-fall-winter-2024-mfw-show-runway-images" style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Gucci</a> also refused to tailor to expectations with its mustard yellow slouchy-shoulder variant that carried a relaxed and whimsical attitude.
Whether you opt for a cocooning, toasty wool form or or a more fitted, embossed leather adaption, the peacoat is the anchor piece you need for any occasion. It can offer balance when worn over a sultry mini dress. Or it can allow you to be playful and establish visual interest by mixing a boldly colored silhouette with an otherwise neutral outfit. Pair it with timeless <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/shopping/the-ultimate-guide-to-mary-janes">Mary Janes</a> for the daytime or <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/slingback-heels-to-shop">slingback stilettos</a> to transition into nighttime territory. With its compelling range in depth and dimension, the peacoat will flawlessly pull together any look this fall.

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