12 Months Later, Alexa Chung Is Still Making Us Want This Coat

In September last year, Alexa Chung wore the PVC high-shine trench coat from her second collection for M&S to London Fashion Week and immediately sparked a shiny (quite literally) new coat trend. Fast-forward 12 months, and this season, every single high-street store from Topshop to Monki has its own spin on the vinyl trench. And Alexa is still into the vinyl coat too, as last night she wore her shiny black trench with a Gucci Marmont belt bag over the top and a pair of Victorian-esque lace-up black ankle boots (we love ByFar's similar pair). Keep scrolling to see how Alexa is wearing her vinyl trench this year, and shop our edit of the best around this season.
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Emma is a freelance fashion editor with over 15 years experience in industry, having worked at The Telegraph, Grazia and, most recently, British Vogue. Emma was part of the founding team of Who What Wear UK, where she worked for six years as Deputy Editor and then Editor—helping shape the team into what it is today is one of the biggest privileges of her career and she will always see herself as a Who What Wear girl, contributing to both the US and UK sites. Whether she's writing about runway trends or spotlighting emerging brands, she aims to write about fashion in a way that is democratic and doesn't promote over consumption.
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