Plaid Ahead

Fall is coming up quicker than we know and what better way to kick off the season than the plaid trend? Stray from the solid pea coat and get cozy with more subtle tones like Lauren Conrad, or even bright plaids. We are completely mad about plaid this autumn and the traditional pattern will look sleek and fashion conscious season after season. Check out one of our favs from Tulle: The Detachable Hood Coat in Black. Plaid isn't just for lumberjacks anymore!

Warm Tidings

Okay Magazine featured the retro stylings of Tulle’s Vintage Wool Pea Coat in Fuschia as one of their choices to replicate Gossip Girl Tamara Feldman’s outerwear looks at a budget-friendly price. The crisp, clean lines of the coat and oversize buttons are a choice representation of Tulle’s cohesive mix of modern and classic design.

Get Tamara’s look for less and pick up the featured Vintage Wool Pea Coat in all of the Tulle shades of the season here at UrbanMinx!

Make it Mackage

Ladies, it’s time you took a look at UrbanMinx’s latest outerwear obsession: Mackage! Refined with that right amount of rebellion, Mackage jackets are designed by lifelong friends Eran Elfassy and Elisa Dahan. These young and restless friends sketched outerwear in elementary school, attended design school together, and started their own urban outerwear line at the tender age of twenty.

The duo behind the innovative line give traditional winter garb an urbane vixen makeover, with cinched waist jackets accented by wide leather belts, bell sleeves, and fiercely high collars in looks derived from the Russian military. These pieces move right on up to fashion's front lines. The brand’s celebrity following includes Jessica Biel, Anne Heche, Halle Berry, Britney Spears, Gabrielle Union, Kim Catrall, Nicky Hilton and Hilary Duff. So suit up and set out to win against the winter weather in style with your very own Mackage coat.

Cloth Logic is Pure Fashion Sense

If you're the type of gent that likes nice threads, but isn't blessed with loads of disposable dough, you probably want gear that's a little more unique than H&M and Urban Outfitters and won't traumatize your bank balance. The new Los Angeles label Cloth Logic aims squarely for that middle ground between chain store chic and high-end fashions.

The line's current collection embraces an understated, earthy color palette -- browns, grays, khakis -- and flattering, slim-fit cuts for a range of vintage-inspired jackets, including some updates of military-style pea coats and trenches like the Brushed Canvas Trench or the Wool Toggle Coat.

Pea Coat Paradise

Every era has its fashion classics, yet few have proved as versatile as the pea coat. The pea coat has graced movie screens, catwalks and wardrobes, lending us a luxe respectability. Adapted by designers and adopted by fashion gurus, the women's pea coat has taken many a modern twist since its time in the trenches and is akin to a second skin for the style-conscious.

Nothing dresses up an outfit like a well-chosen coat. It's a statement piece that adds cohesion and personality. This season's coats promise to inject a high degree of elegance, instantly updating any wardrobe with a balance of cutting edge and vintage charm. While the traditional pea coat will always offer dependable stability with its goes-with-everything approach, this season's coats enjoy a little bit more drama in sporting vibrant jewel colors alongside the tried and true (but certainly not tired) hues of black, khaki, and slate.

The up and coming fall styles are also decidedly feminine, with elegant details that draw their inspiration more from 1940s Holly­wood glam than dirty trenches (think Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's). The sexy silhouette is back, complete with ruffles and full skirts. These coats are mature, but far from being conservative, they incorporate modern touches to keep them fresh and whimsical.

Dress it up, tone it down, cinch it at the waist, or wear it to bare a favorite blouse and trousers; the trusted women’s pea coat is what we have consistently relied on to pull an outfit up from the depths of dull despair and into the world of fashionista bliss, making it must-have for any winter wardrobe.