For me, Coat Season is the most wonderful time of the year. While I adore bundling up for brisk wintery weather, the greatest thrill is covering my coat rack in the outerwear trends that celebrities have already tested.

This time around, funnel-neck finds and cobalt blue coats were the first of-the-moment silhouettes to migrate from more high-profile, cool-girl collections to mine. Now, high-collar coats have been on my Fashion To-Do List since last spring. But at Balenciaga 's Paris Fashion Week show last month, Lola Tung proved the striking shape has perfect-for-fall potential, too. Not only does the dramatic neckline make any layered-up looks more intriguing, but it also keeps décolletage snug when one forgets a scarf.

Once the curtain closed on Fashion Month fêtes, and front-row regulars like Hailey Bieber returned to L.A., the chic coat inspiration didn't cease. Thanks to 2026's cobalt blue takeover, Bieber's trusty trench became the statement piece of the season.…