David Platt's Fashion Tips

September, 1982

It's no big secret that the topcoat/overcoat industry has been given the cold shoulder in our recessionary economy as more and more dollar-wise consumers make do with last year's models. If your coat is on its last, threadbare legs, however, we recommend two style directions. The first is to check out coats that have a removable liner for obvious all-weather versatility. The other is to look again at what used to be called car coats (or three-quarter-length coats), as they're re-emerging with mo...