The Cropped Trench Coat Is About to Be Your New Spring Outerwear Obsession

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Designers love reworking a classic, and for spring that’s no different. Creative directors and their teams have grabbed their scissors en masse and chopped inches off the humble seasonal favorite: the trench coat. Boxier in the shoulder and with plenty of leg room to spare, the cropped trench coat is in for spring—and in a big way. And while we have certainly waxed poetic about the full-length trench coat, its cropped cohort is both chicer and sportier than many of its traditional counterparts.

From labels like The Row and Bottega Veneta to Favorite Daughter and Cos, cropped trench coats offer a flattering, tailored, cinched-waist silhouette anyone can sport. For spring, we’re styling ours with everything from plain white tees and great pairs of jeans to lightweight knits and polished midiskirts. As with any closet classic, the stylistic opportunities are endless.

Vogue’s Cropped-Trench-Coat Wish List:

• The Catwalk-to-Closet: The Row Herbie jacket, $3,550
• The Cinched-Waist Crop: Favorite Daughter The cropped Charles trench coat, $328
• The Under-$300 Fashion Find: & Other Stories short trench coat jacket, $189
• The Heritage Item: Burberry Waterloo cropped trench coat, $1,990
• The Spring Standout: Rails Lucien belted trench jacket, $328
• The Oversized Option: Frame The Swing Trench, $698
• The High-Street Hero: H&M short trench coat, $70
• The Street Style Staple: Helsa oversized cropped trench, $328
• The Bomber-Like Trench: Theory hooded cropped cotton jacket, $375
• The Fashion Girl Favorite: Co rolled collar jacket, $795

When it comes to choosing your cropped trench, may we suggest starting with Burberry’s heritage hero item? Lined with the London label’s signature plaid print, the double-breasted, belted design is sure to shield you from any looming rain clouds—stylishly, of course. Meanwhile, khaki trenches from Frame, Prada, and TWP are heirlooms in the making, with delightful details including exaggerated shoulders, bold belts, and bomber-like silhouettes. Modern interpretations from Co, Dries Van Noten, and Toteme already have the street style seal of approval, and the same goes for JW Anderson’s funnel-neck, burgundy cropped trench and Veronica de Piante’s classic black choice. When it comes to the high-street, cropped trenches from H&M, Mango, and & Other Stories are timeless with a twist—and deserve a top spot in your spring shopping cart if you want to get in spring’s newest outerwear obsession for less.

Below, 30 of the most standout styles to shop now.