https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:52:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1453628 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 19:13:08 +0000 LadyLilac 1453628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks so much for this thread! A classic trench is on my list for the spring as well, since I first tried and loved the navy Gap trench from last spring(link below). I've been surprised by how much I've liked the trench below from H&amp;M, as the styling and color (stone, not warm) are close to my ideal coat. Be warned, it is a softer trench, as in NOT made from a stiffer cotton or raincoat-esque material.</p> <p>As far as the length, I prefer mid-thigh, and it seems to work fine with jeans or nicer outfits.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/111590607128?lpid=82&amp;chn=ps" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/1.....038;chn=ps</a>&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1453607 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:51:43 +0000 jackiec 1453607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw, Vivian, feel better soon. That's no fun. Great thread. I'm loving the additional coats that Angie has posted, especially the Zara ones </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1453448 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:30:16 +0000 viva 1453448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, everyone for chiming in! Unfortunately, I was hit with a terrible cold/flu Saturday night and have been pretty much horizontal since Sunday morning - today may be the same. I may not get to my consignment shop until tomorrow but when I do, I will try on the trench one more time, and if it works I will give it a try. <b>Style Fan</b>, your picture really helped: it's that length exactly. And <b>Lisap</b>, it's a lighter weight fabric, which is what I want (fabric matters!). But, <b>Suz</b>, like yours, as I recall it flares out a bit. </p> <p>Still, all your comments will all help me assess whether it's worth taking home. It is only $10 ... on the other hand, I could take the money I have on account and put it towards a longer length trench, which I think is more my style. Although, what I really worry about it exactly <b>what Suz said: too much coat.</b></p> <p>Thank you again, and thanks Angie, for those links! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1453054 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 05:11:12 +0000 Deb 1453054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a pale, light weight short trench and a black wool long trench. They both serve different purposes and seasons. The light, shorter one is my favourite and it is a real work horse in autumn and spring. It looks great with straight and skinny leg jeans. I think personal height and shape has a lot to do with which proportion looks best. You could wear either really well IMO since you are quite tall. Also our Australian climate doesn't warrant a full length coat beyond winter. Does yours? The shorter one you have found sounds like a real bargain if you like it. You can always upgrade to a better quality and/or a different length in the future if you find you love the style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1453023 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 02:59:23 +0000 Suz 1453023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh! This is fun. I would really like to add a lighter coloured trench to my wardrobe but must consider carefully since I do not get a lot of trench weather.&nbsp;</p> <p>I currently own two trenches, both black, if you can believe it. One was gifted to me by a lovely fabber -- it is a Theory mid-thigh, with a slightly fuller, more feminine cut. I love the fabric (doesn't wrinkle)&nbsp;and find the length easy, especially&nbsp;for travelling, but ideally it would not flare out quite as much as it does. Having said that, I often wear it open and the flare is not at all noticeable then.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also have a very classic knee length London Fog. It's a great coat but I almost NEVER wear it. Why? Well...it just feels like too much coat sometimes. And it also feels too black. I think I would wear it a whole lot more in a lighter hue.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for those links, Angie! On the hunt.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1453019 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 02:54:31 +0000 old chic 1453019@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A really classic trench coat can work in almost any length. My 30-year-old navy gab Burberry is several inches below my knee and I just dug it out and wore it with tall boots in roarin' bad weather a few weeks ago. I understand that it's completely off-trend, that nobody has been showing anything like it below the knee for decades. But I just loved the grand sweep of the thing. I'm tall, and it made me feel Garbo-esque. Maybe I won't want to wear it again for another 10 years, but it was fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1453002 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 02:03:59 +0000 Style Fan 1453002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a mid thigh Burberry trench coat and I love it.&nbsp; I wear it with jeans and I find it is the perfect length for me.&nbsp; I think it depends on how tall you are and what you are wearing it with.&nbsp; I am 5'7".&nbsp; I have had my Burberry for 10 years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452910 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 22:22:46 +0000 crutcher 1452910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I liked the London Fog that Angie featured on the Nordstrom spring purchases in her blog...I am tall (5'9") and the longer length looked perfect for me...You know how I love black...couldn't resist the black coat...The reviews were just so praising of this coat...Since today is my birthday, I decided to treat myself with a new trench..Will let you know when it arrives...<br />(Viva, for the price, and since you are just trying to decide how you will style the trench, run for the consignment store and get the $10 one...You can always change your mind, resell it and get a different one...) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452905 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 22:12:11 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1452905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also like the idea of the drama and sweep of long trench coats. But I'm not into traditional trench coat color, or stiff fabric or epaulets. I would probably also want one with a warm, removable liner. A tall order. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452899 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 21:50:56 +0000 Mander 1452899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a short one in red and I actually prefer it with jeans. Maybe because of my large build I feel that it is more sleek around the thighs somehow?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452888 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 21:17:14 +0000 Angie 1452888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These look fab to me. And am trying a few:&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452876 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 20:49:40 +0000 Anonymous 1452876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In fact, I tried a few on while out and about yesterday and nothing grabbed me. &nbsp;It's also about the fabric too, right?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452875 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 20:48:58 +0000 Anonymous 1452875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so glad you raised this conversation, as I too am hoping to find the perfect trench for spring. &nbsp;Like you , I don't know how much wear I'll really get out of it, but I want to try it. &nbsp;I've had a shorter one from a few years ago, which while really nice, ended up being too awkward &nbsp;(short)&nbsp;a length to wear much . I didn't that flair that you associate with a trench, nor did it have any movement, which is always a cool thing. &nbsp;I have no idea what I'm talking about , just know that I'm in the same boat as you &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452874 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 20:44:29 +0000 Angie 1452874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One last thing, Viv. I am ALSO feeling in the mood to wear a very modern classic trench coat - <i>in the classic colour.</i> Must be a reaction to three years of wearing far less structured clothing.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452873 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 20:42:52 +0000 Angie 1452873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aida, I just measured my trenches. <i>There is less than half an inch difference between the two</i>. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. My citron trench looks longer and feels longer - must be the cut.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've tried on tan trenches, Jackie and Aida. And while the women in Japan wear them BEAUTIFULLY with their complexions - I look like death warmed up. The toffee of the MD style is therefore more appealing - or a stone like Burberry offers.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452870 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 20:34:30 +0000 jackiec 1452870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm right there with you,Vivian, wanting to add a trench at some point. I prefer the longer length of the first one, but for $10 I'd try the BR one! Personally I want a lighter one more cream like Angie's, but I can see how useful these tan colours would be. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452864 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 20:14:00 +0000 Aida 1452864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I love the length of your citron trench. That's my perfect length too, although I think my coats are an inch or two shorter (but not quite as short as your cream). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452861 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 20:07:01 +0000 Angie 1452861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Coming back in to say that many of my clients prefer the shorter length trench actually - especially at 5ft to 5ft 4. Taller clients tend to prefer the longer option. I'm 5ft 6 - NOT tall - but prefer the longer length trench coat.&nbsp;</p> <p>My cream trench coat is in-between the two lengths your linked to, and I wish it was just a little longer. I prefer the length of my citron trench coat (a few inches longer). Here - worn with the same jeans.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452855 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:57:43 +0000 Aida 1452855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I get a lot of trench coat weather and would find both lengths useful. I have two trench coats and both are a mid-thigh length somewhere in between the two lengths you've shown (that second is too short for what you're after IMO), though I wouldn't mind adding an above-the-knee to wear with my longer skirts/dresses. In my case I think that the proportions are better with a shorter coat since I'm short, but really I think anything in the range of knee through mid-thigh will work with jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452854 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:56:52 +0000 Angie 1452854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Personally I much prefer the longer look in #1. More elegant, and versatile for my own style. I'm loving this one from Massimo Dutti and might check it out. I like that colour with light blue and white.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452853 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:51:37 +0000 retailgirl 1452853@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For that price I'd get that trench! I have a short pink trench that I love ( about the same length) and it works with pants and even with a blazer or jacket underneath. Longer is nice, too, but that one looks good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trench-coat-length#post-1452845 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:28:24 +0000 viva 1452845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am planning to buy a trench coat for the spring, and I wonder what you all think about length. I don't necessarily need this to be the trench coat of a lifetime, and I am definitely not making a Burberry purchase here. I'm not even entirely sure how much I will wear it. <b>All I know is that I love the <u>idea</u> of a trench coat and I want to give it a try.</b></p> <p>In my mind, I have been thinking of a very traditional look -- double-breasted, straight to just above the knee, light khaki (see pic 1). However, I just stopped in to my favorite consignment shop and they have a Banana Republic one that fits me perfectly but is shorter than I had expected -- it's mid-thigh length (otherwise, a traditional design) -- similar to pic 2. I could get this one for $10, plus what I have on account at the store.</p> <p>I will likely wear this trench with jeans most of the time -- skinnies, straights, and BFs. <b>What do you think is the right length trench for jeans?</b></p> <p> </p>