The Fashion Set Isn’t Ready to Retire the Rich-Looking Scarf Coat Yet

You'll spot it on It-girls everywhere.

split image of copenhagen fashion week fall winter 2024 wearing scarf coats
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I'm as ready to test Spring 2025 trends as the next fashion insider, but as a New Yorker, winter coats and jackets will be my staple for at least the next month. I spend plenty of time outside, so I like to keep my finger on the pulse of the latest coat trends. With that in mind, I've noticed this style gaining traction among celebrities and street-style sets.

Thanks to Toteme, the minimalist label that became a key player in the quiet luxury trend, the built-in scarf silhouette first entered the scene. The brand released the original black-and-white whipstitch-trimmed scarf coat in 2021 with immediate success, and it's since become a mainstay on my social media feeds and in real life.

Plenty of other iterations have sprung up in the year since, solidifying the relaxed style as a bona fide fashion girl favorite. Most recently, Kendall Jenner wore the trend not once but twice—she bundled up in a long black fringe coat just this past week while in Connecticut and wore a cozy minimalist scarf coat from The Row back in December. The style was also a major street trend during New York Fashion Week in February.

Kendall Jenner

The scarf jacket trend comes with a celebrity stamp of approval.

(Image credit: Instagram/@kendalljenner)

This rich-looking outerwear trend effortlessly combines fashion and function. A scarf is a cold-weather essential, and now you don't need to worry about finding one that matches the rest of your look.

If you're ready to add this status coat to your capsule wardrobe, I've narrowed down some chic options on the market. Ahead, you'll find the best scarf jackets and coats to suit any budget. Here's to staying warm and looking chic doing it.

Brooke Knappenberger
Associate Commerce Editor

Brooke Knappenberger is the Associate Commerce Editor at Marie Claire, where she specializes in crafting shopping stories—from sales content to buying guides that span every vertical on the site. She also oversees holiday coverage with an emphasis on gifting guides as well as Power Pick, our monthly column on the items that power the lives of MC’s editors. She also tackled shopping content as Marie Claire's Editorial Fellow prior to her role as Associate Commerce Editor.

She has over three years of experience writing on fashion, beauty, and entertainment and her work has appeared on Looper, NickiSwift, The Sun US, and Vox Magazine of Columbia, Missouri. Brooke obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism with an emphasis on Magazine Editing and has a minor in Textile and Apparel Management.