parkas and recreation

 

Lauren Santo Domingo, above, put it perfectly on her IG Story this morning: “Happy 2 weeks a year you can wear your lightweight coat to all those who celebrate.” And celebrate I do. Religiously. But in LA? I get more than two weeks—I get April, May (Gray) and June (Gloom). These in-between coats are my favorite kind of fashion loophole: they're polished enough to pass as outerwear, bold enough to be worn solo (yes, nothing underneath—liberating, no?), and perfect for playing the spring layering game. It’s the trifecta of transitional dressing. Lauren opts for a belted parka by The Row. My picks for this extended national holiday: this safari-inspired Blaze Milano (I have in blue denim and love!), the belted Mango trench, below, this Lioness (size up and up!), this overized Theory, this hourglass-shaped Source Unknown, this pinstriped, corduroy-collared Pilcro, this J.W. Anderson,