The 7 Biggest Outerwear Trends for Fall

Whether you like it or not, it's almost October, and you're going to need a coat soon. To soften the blow of that reality, there's an abundance of cute options to choose from this year. And to soften the blow even more, let us remind you that cool outerwear makes whatever outfit you're wearing instantly more stylish (sans effort). 

To ensure that you're fully prepared for coat season, we scoured the F/W 16 runways and recent street style looks to narrow it down to the seven most important outerwear trends of the season, along with our favorite examples to shop of each, naturally. Depending on your climate, you may want to choose one of the more practical options like a puffer or one of the more mild-weather-appropriate options like a cape. The options abound, so pick your poison. 

Keep reading to check out the biggest outerwear trends of the year and shop our picks for each.

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Shop military coats:

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Shop puffy coats:

Related: Rihanna Just Wore the Year's Biggest Outerwear Trend

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Shop duster coats:

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Shop pink coats:

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Shop fuzzy coats:

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Shop animal-print coats:

Related: 16 Fall Jackets to Start Wearing Now

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Shop cape coats:

What type of outerwear are you shopping for this fall? Tell us in the comments below! 

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Allyson Payer
Senior Editor

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.