Every winter, one piece decides whether an outfit works or falls flat, and it’s almost never the shirt underneath. It’s the coat. Walk into any room in January and the coat is the first thing people notice, before the shoes, before the bag, sometimes before the face. This year, celebrities leaned hard into that idea, going everywhere from embellished evening coats to duffle coats built for standing outside in the cold. Here’s a look at the celebrity coats people keep talking about this winter, what makes each one work, and how to actually wear something similar yourself.
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Anne Hathaway Black Embellished Coat
Andy Sachs steps back into the fashion world in The Devil Wears Prada 2, and honestly, her clothes do a lot of the storytelling before she even says a line. This coat is heavier wool, with beading across the shoulders and lapel instead of covering the whole thing. It catches the light, but it never tips into costume.
The shoulders sit structured and sharp too. It’s basically a coat that says she’s arrived, no dialogue required.
Lily Collins Blue Coat
Emily in Paris has always leaned on color to say something about a character, and this blue coat keeps doing that in season five. Double-breasted, strong shoulders, a shade bright enough to pop against Paris’s grey winter streets. Simple as that.
Jenna Ortega Coat
At the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, Jenna Ortega wore a coat that actually made sense for the cold mountain setting instead of just looking good on paper. The fabric has real weight to it, enough to hold shape in wind. Notch collar, fitted waist, nothing bulky about it at all.
It photographs well against snow and press-wall backgrounds alike. Festival dressing is its own thing, honestly. It has to survive outdoor weather but still look sharp for photos, and a lot of red carpet outerwear just isn’t built for that. This one was.
Taylor Swift Black Leather Coat
Out with Travis Kelce in London, Taylor Swift wore a black leather trench with a sharp, streamlined shape. Button-up front, pointed collar, smooth leather with no distressing anywhere on it.
That’s honestly a big part of why the whole outfit reads so put together. Leather trenches have been everywhere this year, and this one proved the style works just as well for a date night as it does for just walking around.
Rama Duwaji Brown Coat
At a ceremonial inauguration event in 2026, Rama Duwaji wore a brown coat with clean, tailored lines. It suited the formal daytime setting without trying too hard, which is really all a coat like this needs to do.
Karoline Leavitt Black Floral Coat
On a Today show appearance, this black wrap coat showed off a bold rose print set against a dark background. Wool on the outside, soft viscose lining inside, tie belt at the front, wide notch lapel, turned-up cuffs.
Florals in winter can go wrong fast. But the black base here keeps things from feeling too soft, and honestly it gives the print more edge than a typical floral coat usually has.
The wrap shape does a lot of the heavy lifting too. It cinches the waist and gives shape even with layers underneath, and that matters a lot on morning TV where the camera catches every angle.
Jean Smart Floral Print Trench Coat
Hacks has always had sharp writing and even sharper clothes. Jean Smart’s floral trench fits right in. The print here is quieter than something you’d wear to an evening event, built into a classic double-breasted trench shape with a belt at the waist.
Keke Palmer Check Coat
The Burbs put Keke Palmer in a check coat with a slightly oversized, structured shape. There’s a preppy, collegiate feel to the pattern without it turning into a costume, and boxy shoulders keep the whole thing from reading too formal.
Keke Palmer almost never gets wardrobe wrong. This coat is proof.
Ryan Gosling Yellow Coat
Project Hail Mary puts Ryan Gosling in a bold yellow coat. Genuinely rare color choice for any kind of outerwear on screen, and it works.
Anne Hathaway Burgundy Leather Coat
Later in The Devil Wears Prada 2, Andy wears a burgundy coat, and it pulls her whole wardrobe into warmer, richer tones. The deep wine color comes from a smooth wool blend, single-breasted, notch lapel. It reads sophisticated on its own, no help needed, and it pairs easily with both black and neutral pieces underneath.
Burgundy has quietly become one of this season’s most popular swaps for plain black outerwear. Makes sense once you see it on screen.
Claudia Winkleman Duffle Coat
Claudia Winkleman’s Traitors wardrobe is almost as famous as the show at this point, and her cream hooded duffle coat gets requested more than almost anything else she’s worn. Heavy, borg-lined fabric. Hood attached. Toggle buttons down the front. A length that nearly skims the floor.
She wore it over knitwear and check trousers, and somehow it looks polished instead of just practical.
Nobody does a dramatic coat quite like she does. It’s become such a signature part of her look that fans go hunting for the exact style after nearly every single episode.
Nicole Kidman Plaid Trench Coat
For Scarpetta, Nicole Kidman wears a plaid trench coat, and it brings texture into a show that usually sticks to solid, moody colors. The plaid is woven in quietly, not shouting for attention, kept to a classic trench shape with a belt and notch collar.
ASAP Rocky Pink Coat
At the 2026 Met Gala, ASAP Rocky wore a pink coat that stood out immediately against all the black-and-white suits around him. Pink is still a bold call for menswear at an event this formal. It paid off, though, becoming one of the most talked-about looks of the whole night.
Emily Tennant Brown Coat
A Season to Blossom gives Emily Tennant a brown coat in a soft, warm tone. It matches the show’s cozy, seasonal feel almost too well.
Tessa Thompson Beige Coat
His and Hers puts Tessa Thompson in a beige coat with clean lines and barely any extra detail. Single-breasted, simple notch collar, letting the color and shape do all the talking. Beige can wash out on camera if you’re not careful, but the structured cut here keeps things sharp instead of flat.
Indira Varma Burgundy Coat
The Night Manager gives Indira Varma a burgundy coat in its second season, keeping up the show’s habit of leaning on deep, moody colors for its characters. The fabric has a slight sheen to it, tailored close through the waist. Fits the show’s tense mood without needing anything flashy at all.
Lindsay Lohan Black Coat
Count My Lies puts Lindsay Lohan in a classic black coat. Simple, reliable, the kind of piece that works for a character moving between very different settings throughout the story.
Dylan Dreyer Grey Ombre Coat
Dylan Dreyer wore this grey ombre coat on the Today Show in 2026, and it gave a color that can look flat on camera some real depth. Lighter at the top, deeper near the hem, wool fabric that holds its shape under studio lights.
Smart pick for morning TV, where lighting is unpredictable and flat colors don’t always show up the way you’d hope.
Rebecca Ferguson Coat
Peaky Blinders returns with The Immortal Man, and Rebecca Ferguson wears a coat that fits right into the show’s usual dark, tailored look. Structured, sharp shoulders, exactly the kind of outerwear the franchise has always been known for.
Zara Dunne Brown Coat
Steal closes out this list with a brown coat for Zara Dunne. Warm, versatile, and it photographs well against pretty much any background the show throws at it.
Celebrity Coats to Keep Watching This Winter
From Taylor Swift’s sleek leather trench to Claudia Winkleman’s cozy duffle coat, celebrity coats this winter cover a lot of ground, and that’s really the point of putting a list like this together. Some go bold with color, ASAP Rocky’s pink Met Gala moment, Ryan Gosling’s yellow standout, proving a strong color can carry an entire look by itself. Others stick with a classic neutral, black, brown, burgundy, and let cut and fabric do the talking instead.
If there’s one thing to take from all of this, it’s that the best celebrity coats this winter each did one job really well, whether that was standing out, staying warm, or just looking effortless while doing it. Pay attention to shape and fabric before color, and honestly, most of these looks become pretty easy to copy. Celebrity coats aren’t slowing down anytime soon, whether that’s on a red carpet, a film set, or a morning talk show couch.