No One Has Closet Space for Outdated Outerwear—5 Coats I'm Tossing by Year's End

Not to discredit myself before I even get into the topic, but I think we’re living in an “anything goes” time when it comes to outerwear. This season, in particular, it feels like a dozen trends that once felt dated are now cool again—from leopard-print coats to faux fur. The problem is that coats and jackets take up more room than just about anything else in our closets, so I tend to be a bit more discriminating and weed them out more frequently than other things in my wardrobe, sad as it may be.

As the New Year approaches, I’m making room for my 2025 purchases to come, so I took a long, hard look at my outerwear collection and which pieces are feeling a bit dated. Below, I’m naming the five coat trends I’m setting aside for now and the ones I’m not laying a finger on (unless it’s to wear them in the near future) just in case you, too, need closet-cleaning motivation and inspiration.