Fashion history in coats in 2007 show that if the cropped jacket
had been the 'must-have' of spring 2007 then
the longer coat was the new 'must have'
fashion garment of fall 2007/8.
Autumn Winter 2007/8 was the
season of the fashion coat.
Right and above cocoon style coats.
2007 saw plenty of retro inspired volume coats
with oversized buttons.
A-line empire coats and easy swing
coats were the alternative to the shirt style belted trench coat
and military line styles. Smart coats with wide stand
collars followed on from the previous year and coats had a Chic
Princess feel.
Volume
was accepted more and more by many women as new
versions of it became more realistic and softer than earlier
garments. There
were two main coat style choices, either a roomy coat or a slimmer fitting
coat.
Coats with Cocoon volume or Trapeze A-lines sixties styling were
more of a statement piece and one of chic elegance in 2007.
Cocoon coats like the relaxed turquoise
coat above left from Designers at Debenhams and the ivory cashmere cocoon coat with black Swakara collar
above right by Valvo were the newest looser easy to wear shapes
that women liked.
The alternative loose coat, the swing Trapeze coats had
bolder silhouettes and a more sculptured futuristic line. They were
sometimes double breasted and frequently had a fuller
skirt or flowed out to create a wide A line pyramid shape. It
was an even more novel shape in a bold bright colour. The models
left and the French Connection 2007 coat
right illustrate the variety of swing trapeze coats.
The belted coat had been around in
2006 and slimmer fitting coat styles in 2007 were
tie trench styles. If you had a good waist then the wrap-belt
style coats like these from Wallis, and the Monsoon check coat
were a simple classic solution. Belted styles were sometimes
sharpened up with military elements.
Military
looks never went away in the noughties. Sergeant Pepper lived
again in military styled ornate pea coats, fitted marching coats
with martial lines. They were made up in utilitarian colours
navy, khaki, gold, taupe, grey, charcoal, camel, anthracite,
olive green aubergine, snuff, tobacco and dark navy and sometimes
cream.
Pea coats proved to be workhorse garments for all sorts of
everyday and casual wear.
Belts
and buckles featured above some sleeve hemlines, often
highlighted further with braid decoration. Military effect
precision lined rows of buttons combined with soft gathered
sleeves could be used to created a softer version of more
severe military styles. Volume sleeve fullness was reined in by
cuffs.
See left.
With double set buttons the pea
coat style
nodded to the formal military trend as well as the new swingier looks.
This purple
coat left with seam bust yoke
emphasis was from the Monsoon autumn FUSION 2007 range.
Miss Average often selected
a semi fitted coat with the regimented button placement of military styling.
Above knee double breasted jackets coats and pea coats
were practical and easy for driving and commuting.
The new coat was frequently cute,
often short on the knee or around the knee and compared to the
dishevelment of earlier Boho trends was comparatively
chic. The coat neatness combined to ensure a woman was well groomed and aiming for a more
glamorous look.
Jewel colour wool velour Melton coats with topstitching left often
had dual collar
funnel necklines and above waist seaming. These coats were inspired
by
Sixties styles of dollybird coats.
Epaulets got the stud trim or leather treatment and cuffs
were deep. Rich military touches were created by golden
ornamental frog fastenings or golden brass toned metal buttons. This precision look,
especially when a maxi coat was involved, was best worn layered to get
the most fashionable effect.
The return of the high waist in trousers, and
dresses had meant that the high waist seam also appeared on
jackets often as two pieces or as a yoked jacket.
Autumnal versions put the seam on and below the bustline.
The
jade summer jacket of 2007 right, featured the high under bust
seam and was a youthful girly effect that also masked no end of midriff
bulges.
From spring 2007 the shorter cropped jacket had developed even more interesting
sleeves, flat collars and wide stand collars. This look
continued through 2007.
Right - Jackets from a selection at Dorothy Perkins
in 2007. They
illustrate several features of the fashion history era including
the use of stand wide necklines,
broader round collars, large buttons, embossed fabrics and wider angel
sleeves.
These fuller more voluminous jackets always worked
best when teamed with
a narrow lower silhouette such as trousers.
By
autumn
2007
biker jackets and leather coats were on the shopping, but the
short swing cropped jackets was great alternative. The short green boxy jacket
above by
Debenhams used a deep yoke to good effect creating a raised
waistline. Many swing jackets also had a centre
back pleat.
Autumn brought the inevitable fur trims to sleeves
and collars, but new interest areas like zips and buttons
created novel visual effects.
As the casual cropped jacket continued to evolve it brought
a fresh spotlight to more interesting bell
or ruffle frilled sleeves, broad flat, wide stand collars and
funnel necks.
New collars
were much wider - Since spring 2007, collar interest had
varied from small Peter Pan styles to larger flat broad collars
as on the white jacket right, Internacionale sold that year.
These nursery look collars stem from many periods of costume
history including Cavalier and
1830s
costume as well as that of
Edwardian dress of children. Some collars and
cuffs were topstitched 70's style as the white jacket shows.
Funnel necklines were a 2007 fashionable coat finish alternative to the casual touch a hoodie
garment gave. Funnel
stand neckline styles had plenty of
minor variations and the easiest to wear were those that
also folded back as as a flat collar in warmer situations.
These
high street funnel neck fashion garments were from River
Island,
Monsoon and Wallis in 2007. Each has
a variant of a funnel stand neckline. The charcoal grey
mix funnel
jacket used ribbed knit under sleeves as an alternative to bare or
gloved arms as one must remember than many dresses and tops of
the era also had three quarter length sleeves.
For autumn
2007 countless trims were military influenced with the use of gold or self colour contrasting
texture on texture. Patent, croc and other fancy leather trims
were applied
as a binding on coat fronts, sleeves and collars.
Big buttons had been a developing trends for a couple of
years on coats, jackets and arty funky playschool style cardigans
in particular.
In 2007 other areas
began to get the button treatment.
Tailored sleeves sported 6 or more buttons at the lower arm making
the trim a feature. Whole areas of garments, especially
shoulders or yokes were given the Pearly Queen treatment. mother
of pearl or button necklaces made an appearance.
Buttons were noticeably oversized, so large (up to 8cm) on some garments
that popper under fasteners were the only practical means
of closure.
Above left - 2007 Low cost coat dress from Matalan and which
featured buttons on hip tabs and centre front. Right - Great
Plains coat with focus buttons and a high waistline. The easy
skirt and soft gathers would have given a little room beneath
for the fuller skirts of empire line dresses of the season.
Deep ruffle flounces took the finishing edge of sleeves
to a newer fashion look through 2007 with angel trumpet sleeve
adding simple volume to more complex tiered sleeves.
Far right -
Monsoon Della camel coat from the Autumn 2007 Collection.
Sleeves developed adds-ons such as
ruffle bands or cuffs especially extra long 1970s shaped cuffs
which covered most of the lower forearm. Deep flounces
like this ivory duster coat-mac illustrate also took the finishing edge of sleeves to a newer look.
This Big Button Trench Coat
was from
River Island Spring/Summer 07 Womenswear Collection.
It had the look of a parka, yet is not a parka, but more of an
easy wear duster coat.
It had every
feature required for a coat in 2007 - big buttons, trumpet sleeve interest,
pockets, flat collar and a yoke.
In Autumn 2007, plain, but colourful Melton wools and luxury
cashmeres, or wool and angora mixes sat beside fabrics that had
texture on texture.
Quilted, padded and brocade fabrics leant shimmer richness and
opulent effects to winter coats and these are shown lower on
this page.
Outerwear coat hemlines offered interest and drew attention to
good legs or contrast colourful tights/pantyhose. This novel high
fashion Erica coat by Monsoon 2007 captured a bubble
skirt into a band. It also had the fashionable ruffle
sleeves so popular through summer 2007. The lavish fur
trimmed collar made this a winter statement coat. The coat
fabric had texture on texture, a material type that had been
dominant at the designer catwalk shows.
Fabrics
with metallic and sweet wrapper lustre, rich golden based
brocade and soft supple leather were all choices for coat
materials in 2007. Texture, contrast, gloss, gleam, sheen, gold
and goddess glitz were the vocabulary of autumn 2007 fabrics.
The long silver spring 2007 parka coat left was from Warehouse.
Pockets became very prominent and were used abundantly on
parkas. In 2006 and again in spring 2007 the luxury parka had
arrived and it turned into a fashion staple that continued that
year and beyond as luxury sporty looks. Parkas with kangaroo
pockets in high tech fabrics were easy to wear over micro mini
dresses and softened the brevity of such short dresses.
The utilitarian parka was a fashion conscious sporty cover-up, but when it was made up in luxury fabric it became the new easy casual wear
because the cut was so relaxed. The 2007 parkas were easily available in
silver and sweet wrapper metallic looks and white from main high street
ladies fashion retailers. Wallis, River Island, Warehouse, Dorothy
Perkins, Debenhams and Topshop all sold glistening parkas.
Left - Catwalk Trapeze Line Padded White Coat.
Whilst the silver or white parka and cropped white/neutral biker parka was a fashion trend picked up by
the high street, there were coloured sweet
wrapper metallic parka versions. The green silky parka shown
above far right was from the Betty Jackson Collection
at Debenhams. From these green catwalk outfits its clear green, began its emergence from the doldrums
and once again became a
desirable colour. Eco concerns may have helped the
resurgence of green as an aspirational fashion colour.
After
frayed tulle bomber jackets were a hit at Marc Jacobs the
darling of the fashion world there were more metallic bomber jackets in high street stores too.
See this look on the
Luxury Sporty Glamour page.
QUILTED AND PUFFA looks were a theme of urban and luxury
winter fashion wear 2007/8. This fashion trend could easily have an URBAN EDGE or
could move into opulence when combined with luxury fabrics and
embellishment. Puff and padding was also worked in luxe fabrics
with contrast linings in exotic fabric prints especially animal
prints. In 2007 massive padded collars
that doubled as quilted neck mufflers made countless
options available in coat lengths from
cropped jackets to maxi coats. Gaultier image right and Byblos image below courtesy of IFTF.
In the noughties the desirability of texture in fashion pieces had grown
stronger ever
since the underlying trend for
eclectic ethnic started.
It brought appliqué and
traditional folkloric elements into the design of the fabric and
construction of clothing. This fascination for
embellishment led to a revived interest in opulent luxury
fabrics.
Autumn 2007 was an important season for contrasting texture effects in
clothing especially of beautiful gold Damask weave decoration
and
encrusted jewel trimmings and for 2008 texture was one of the main
stories. Two types of texture were most prominent:
1. Brocade Fabrics - traditional damask weaves and Venetian
brocade patterns that moved toward more tapestry like fabrics
for summer 2008.
2. Fabric Encrustation - surfaces richly decorated with huge cabochon, square glass and
crystal jewels; there were also sequins and beads,
which all added depth to the surface texture.
Autumn was all about sheen and gleam with metallic effects,
leather and patent leading the fabric way. Industrial
black neoprene, plastic shiny and glossy fabrics in basic shapes
all felt modern.
In
2007 leather
was a popular choice for coats and short jackets. The leather
jackets ranged from fitted, semi fitted to swing.
Biker Babe - Leather multi zipper biker jackets, without
studs meant that jackets with bold visible zips were the
fashionable jacket of 2007.
Longer leather coats were
often softer looking than the more structured leather coats of
earlier years. Right - Catwalk leather coat
2007 - Images Courtesy of IFTF.
Supple soft leathers worked in tiers gave coats a feminine girl
touch.
Some
leather garments paid homage to the Armorial trend and were made
of reptilian textured leathers, had extra hardware with bold,
visible zips and reinforced the outwear of women doing the warrior woman look.
Far Right
reptilian skin catwalk designer fashion.
For the fashion forward Autumn Winter 2007/8 biker versions were
without stud decorations. These three leather jackets
below all picked up on 2007 coat detailing. There were biker
zips, fuller wrist lines and funnel necklines.
The central
leather taupe jacket shown centre below, easily accommodated
flounced sleeves of the 2007 seasons. Below left Betty
Barclay, Dorothy Perkins & River Island leather jackets for
2007.
Shiny and shimmering fabrics, zips and belts were used for
practical topcoats in patent Macs and padded coats.
Below - Autumn 07/08 New Look Mac and Matalan Parka
Jacket.
Fashion coats shown on this page are typical of the
easy A-line swing styles and loose fashion styles including
the barrel cocoon silhouettes shops stocked through Autumn and
Winter 2007/8. Volume was refined, but controlled
making it more relaxed and easier to wear.
The easy trapeze line gained ground and was
a staple silhouette for youthful coats, jackets, tunic, tops and dresses. At last there was a coat style again that
really did what a coat was intended to do. It acted
as a proper cover up of clothing volume beneath. It was
able to accommodate full skirted suits or dresses. These more voluminous fashion coats
were contrasted against leaner sharply tailored skinny
coats. Short cropped jackets and biker jackets were casual
alternatives. Coat styles had a lot of 60s influence with their
wide set collars, funnel necklines, or flat faced bands.
This short check jacket shape from Matalan was a main silhouette through 2007
and the
Matalan royal blue coat a longer version of the same silhouette,
used the new strong bold vibrant
jewel colours of Autumn 2007. The short funnel
stand neck was was a recurring element in 2007 winter coats,
jackets and knitwear.
Images courtesy of IFTF, Debenhams, Matalan, Debenhams,
French Connection, Betty Barclay, Emmas Somerset, Wallis, River
Island, Dorothy Perkins, Dior, Monsoon, New Look, IFTF.
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contribute to lifestyle trends, which in turn influence the clothes we wear. These are the changes that make any era of society special in relation to the study of the costume of a period.
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