The Trench Reimagined

Five stylists, three styles refreshed, one icon. Captured in a new portfolio of images by Thurstan Redding.

Jack Borkett Rúben Moreira Anders Sølvsten Thomsen Victoire Simonney Danny Reed

The Heritage Trench Coat refined into three modern fits: The Chelsea, The Kensington and The Westminster, and five refreshed colours, evolving the classic. Inspired by the archive and updated for the future, the enduring piece anyone can make their own.

Jack Borkett

‘My signature is proportion and texture with an undertone of washed-up glamour. I like a bonkers character, a slight madness. Oversized, a little trampy and spooky. I was working towards a silhouette that showed the trench off but was also something more – something strange but beautiful and timeless.’

Above: Hebe wears The Kensington in classic honey with a mix of scribble check silk scarves.
Below: Hebe wears The Westminster in classic honey with a graffiti print silk scarf.

‘I have always loved the trench; its English history and timeless quality. I used layered looks to create a kind of protection, almost to use the garments as an armour.’

Left: Xu wears The Westminster in black with a London check and leather belt.
Above: Xu wears The Chelsea in midnight and The Kensington in black with a pleated tulle skirt and scribble check silk scarf.
Below: Hebe wears The Kensington and The Westminster in classic honey with a scribble check silk scarf, a showerproof jacket and tartan pumps.

Rúben Moreira

‘I perceive fashion as a way to communicate what is on your mind in a way that makes you feel empowered. That’s what I make sure I represent in the way I style – that sense of freedom, happiness and confidence.’

Cosima wears a Vintage check bucket hat with The Westminster in classic honey.
Yusuf wears a graffiti-print bucket hat with The Chelsea in classic honey.

Left: Yusuf wears The Chelsea in mid-grey with a check jumpsuit and reissued wool cardigan.
Above: Cosima wears The Westminster in dark military khaki with tartan pumps.
Below: Yusuf wears The Kensington in black with Vintage check shorts and slides, and a graffiti print baseball cap.

‘The trench coat is one of the most timeless pieces in a wardrobe. It travels throughout the four seasons, generations, genders. Anyone can wear it.’

Anders Sølvsten Thomsen

‘There has to be a balance between creativity and practicality. There needs to be breathing space so you can see the garment.’

Tancrede in The Chelsea in classic honey.

‘I often approach my work through shape. Using the trench coat is the perfect way of creating volume and abstract shapes. I’m attracted to images that work from a distance.’

Left: A back-to-front Tancrede wears The Westminster in classic honey with a lightweight suit.
Above: Anders styles Tancrede in The Westminster in classic honey and a laminated Vintage check baseball cap.
Below: Tancrede in The Westminster in classic honey.

Victoire Simonney

‘I imagined how I would have styled my friends in trench coats if we had invaded a Burberry store. I love working with classic pieces because they can mean a lot of different things. Whether you button your trench all the way or tie it loosely with a belt, it will convey a very different impression of who you are. You can make it your own. The devil is in the detail.’

‘Like literature, fashion is about building stories – creating characters and how they can relate to the reality we live in. I’m interested in character, subtlety, elegance,
sensuality and a sense of humour.’

Danny Reed

‘I’m inspired by people – a mood, their character. I’m from the suburbs so I often like to celebrate normality and the oddness you can find within that. I wanted to be able to create looks that subtly questioned perceptions of gender whilst remaining simple and sophisticated.’

Left: Danny styles Jakob in The Kensington in classic honey with a denim vest and Japanese selvedge jeans.
Above: Jakob wears The Chelsea in classic honey.

‘The trench coat has so much history. It holds both cinematic and military connotations, which I’m really into. For me it’s versatility is in its ability to remain classically stylish no matter how it’s worn.’

Left: Jakob in The Westminster in classic honey with pieces from the archive.
Above: Jakob wears The Chelsea in black with an archive sweater, red trousers and a check shirt.

The Trench Reimagined