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Friday 18 September 2026 · Issue 214
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Fashion, read slowly

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Trends · Long read

The coat that outlived three seasons of trends

A trench made in 2019 by a two-person workshop in Northampton has been copied by four high-street chains and one luxury house. The original still sells out. We found out why.

  • By Clara Voss
  • 12 September
  • 11 minute read
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