Fashion: The great cover-up

The emphasis for coats this autumn is texture, colour and cut, or even a cape if you're brave enough, writes Ruth O'Connor.

Pony jacket with Mongolian sleeves. Giovanna Borza. www.giovannaborza.com €649.

While in practical terms, a change in the weather always necessitates the wearing of a coat, we have even more excuse this year to invest in a new cover-up for the coming season.

Coats took on a personality of their own on Autumn/Winter 2014 designer catwalks, and there’s something to suit everyone’s taste: from the masculine, suit-inspired cuts at Celine, Maxmara and Christopher Kane to the military influences of Lanvin, the fuzz and ...