A Big Coat and an Even Bigger Scarf: The Outfit Combo That Really Is the Moment

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A big objective when it comes to winter dressing is to not look frumpy. And when you're wrapped in layers upon layers like a thermal onion, it becomes less about creating a fashion moment and more about not freezing your face off. But alas, the fashion community has found a way to make even ginormous layers look intentional. Popularized by Scandi It girls like Matilda Djerf and Pernille Teisbaek, it involves wearing a huge scarf with an even bigger coat, and this styling combo is the moment. 

The concept of wearing a coat and scarf is nothing revolutionary, but what sets this trend apart is its monstrous proportions. Although simple in essence, there's a little more thought that goes into making this work. The scarf must be big (made of brushed wool preferably), and the coat must be wool and tailored to perfection. If you're a true fashion person, you'll have a pair of earmuffs or AirPod Max headphones and a cup of coffee to accessorize the look. The style pairing is definitely one of the approachable trends of the season, so even the most fashion timid can get in on the action. 

Below, I've gathered all the ways fashion people are taking on the trend along with the perfect coats and scarves to pull it off. 

How the Fashion Crowd Is Wearing It

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This look is the definition of cozy.

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A palette of gray on gray always looks supremely chic.

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This scarf is so big it's almost touching the ground, but it's a risk we'll take.

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Put this outfit on your mood board for casual Fridays.

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The addition of ballet flats feels so Parisian.

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Throw in a pair of Uggs and you have the cozy-girl trifecta.

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A non-fringed scarf works just as well here.

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And to transition into the spring, try this pairing with muted pastels.

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Fashion Market Editor

Indya Brown is a fashion editor, stylist, and writer living in Los Angeles. While going to school at Columbia University in New York City, she got her feet wet in the fashion industry interning at Elle magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and New York magazine's The Cut. After graduating in 2016, she joined The Cut as a fashion assistant, eventually working her way up to fashion editor. There, she worked on a multitude of projects, including styling inbook feature stories for New York magazine's print issue, writing and pitching market stories for The Cut, and serving as fashion lead for The Cut's branded content. While New York has been her home for over 10 years, she moved to Los Angeles in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 for a new chapter. Now she is a fashion market editor for Who What Wear, focusing on emerging designers, rising trends on and off the internet, interior design, and BIPOC creatives and brands. Aside from her duties as a fashion market editor, Brown is also a freelance stylist and writer, working on national print and video commercial campaigns for Sephora, The Independent, and Cadillac. Her bylines also include Harper's Bazaar, Vox, and The New York Times. But once the computer goes down and the emails turn off, she's likely eating her way through Koreatown, hunting down vintage furniture, scoping out new outrageous nail designs to try, or taking a hot cycling class.