Styling Guide: How To Style a Trench Coat for Every Season

The Trench Coat is like the Siracha of the fashion world. At a certain point in your life, you discover it, and you never go back. It’s a revelation. It’s for life. And it goes with, and enhances, everything - from a lobster salad to a wotsit sandwich. And despite what Hugh Jackman thinks (he has very strong opinions on Trench Coats), you CAN wear it all year round.

Join us on a culinary-inspired, no way at all tenuously-linked, fashion journey through the Four Seasons of the Trench Coat.

Autumn Trench Coat Styles

Autumn is the most satisfying season for the Trench. Like the perfect banana. Or when you get a kit kat stick that is all chocolate. But you already knew that, didn’t you?

You came here to find out how to style a Trench Coat - so you look more Sherlock Holmes and less Inspector Gadget.

Layering

You could wear a classic cool jumper, and that would be perfectly acceptable. But you’re a bit edgy aren’t you? You break the rules. Sometimes you hang the loo roll the wrong way round.

Try layering your Trench with a sweatshirt or even a hoodie. That’s right. A cool hoodie over that smart tailored collar sends out that effortlessly cool vibe. A vibe that says, I’m off to a business meeting, but it’s for a company that makes bamboo ping-pong balls.

Earth Tones

In the beginning, there was beige. And beige was good. But the people wanted more than beige. They wanted Earth Tones. Forest, and Cinnamon. Olive and Navy. And we heard them. And so it was to be.

Winter Trench Coat Styles

Some may say a trench coat is too light for the winter? To them we say, have you ever tried a cup of cold Gazpacho by a roaring wood fire? No? Neither have we, but you get the point.

Here is how and why to wear a trench coat in the winter.

Waterproof

On the rare occasions it may rain in winter, the trench is on your side. Put away your Sports Direct umbrella that you can’t remember buying, grab your handmade leather bound umbrella you stole from that hotel, and hit those soggy streets. The Waterproof Auxiliary Sherlock takes you from a tourist in a binbag poncho to the loveable upper-class rogue in a Richard Curtis movie.

Is it still raining? I hadn’t noticed.

Accessories

Unless it’s from Temu, your Trench should not have a hood or attachable mittens. Therefore you will need, and want to, accessorise.

Wrap up in a burgundy or navy scarf. Keep your ears cosy with a wool beanie. And if you want to feel just a teeny bit Inspector Gadget - leather gloves.

Spring Trench Coat Styles

Trench Coats and Spring go together like peanut butter and pickles. You thought I was going to say jelly, didn’t you? Trust me on this. And trust me on the following.

Lightweight Fabrics

A simple crisp tee is perfect under your trench. It doesn’t fight for attention, it’s a classic, yet fresh look, and most importantly, you’ll stay so cool that you’ll get to wear your favourite new item of clothing (sorry new socks) for the entire picnic/garden party/trip to Homebase.

Pastel Colours

Whether you’ve gone for classic beige or gone crazy with navy, pastel colours will compliment your trench and give you a fresh, carefree, birds are singing, flowers are blooming, anything is possible, kind of look. That is the power of the pastel.

Summer Trench Coat Styles

Just because it’s a sweltering 14 degrees outside, doesn’t mean you have to vacuum pack your Trench and send it to the… LOFT.

A Trench Coat in summer? I hear you cry. Firstly, shhhh, I’m on a call. Secondly, yes. And here is why.

Breathable Materials

The Auxiliary Sherlock is breathable, yet water-resistant. Which obviously won’t be necessary, because the summer weather is so very predictable. It does mean, however, that even if it gets a tad humid on the outside, you will stay as dry as a stale non-branded crispbread on the inside.

Short Length

Not all Trench Coats are designed to make you look like a tower of children trying to get into a PG15 rated film. The Auxiliary Sherlock also comes in a shorter length. Your new shorts and your knees will thank us.