5 Trench Coat and Sweater Dress Outfits to Try Now

Why do you care about trench coat and sweater dress outfits?

Because although being creative with your style is super fun, there are days when you need to save your brainpower for other things. Maybe you’ve got a big presentation to do, or lunch at the in-laws, or a second date with special someone. You’re feeling mild anxiety about what’s ahead — and outfit indecision can only fan that flame.

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These are the days you turn to your tried-and-true combos. You know, the sun dress with sneaks. Leggings and tunic. Pencil skirt and lightweight blouse, tucked-in. Saviors of your stressful mornings.

The trench coat and sweater dress combo falls into that category. Just as you wear the sun dress and sneaks with a flouncy hairdo when you’re feeling cute-as-a-button, you pair up your trench with a sweater dress to show off your mysterious, cosmopolitan side. This sexy, sophisticated combo always works when you need to make an impression on a cooler day. Don’t believe me? Read on for proof, plus five outfits you’ll be dying to try out.

Trench coat and sweater dress outfits

Here are five affordable trench-and-sweater dress pairings you’ll love. Just add shoes!

1. Pretty in pink (and green)

Dusty pink and deep green is an organic color pairing, sure to remind everyone of fresh, spring flowers. Leave your trench open to hint at the curves that are softly painted in pink.

2. Checkmate

With this combo, you’ll nod to what’s trending (those checks again!) without taking yourself too seriously. The relaxed sweater is alluring on its own, but you can turn up the heat a notch with flat-soled, over-the-knee boots and yesterday’s bed-tousled hairdo.

3. Fire engine fabulous

If you’re thinking you’re too old, dull, conservative or whatever to wear a red trench coat, please do this one thing for me. Go to the nearest mirror. Look yourself in the eye. And repeat after me, “I’m amazing and I can absolutely rock a red trench coat.”

Then put on a slinky cable knit dress and OTK boots. Add the red trench. Yes, people may stare. But you will love it.

4. Sweet in a skater

Blue and beige go together like peanut butter and jelly, yes? And, these two bright pieces lift you right out of the black, grey and navy rut that can happen in the winter months.

5. Texture bomb

The Maison Jules Faux Suede trench can make an outfit from nearly anything (well, not Dolphin shorts). Teaming it with a neutral, thick-knit sweater is just one way to show off this fabulous coat. If the neutral-on-neutral feels too blah, step up the contrast with a white or cool-blue sweater dress.

A match made by the fashion gods

Trench coats and sweater dresses look amazing together. You can wear them simply, or play with texture and color combinations, add in ankle boots or tall boots, carry a statement bag, or wear a bold scarf. You could even let your trench coat and sweater dress outfits match your mood — dial things up when you’re feeling edgy or keep it monochrome when you’re feeling serene.

The number one rule is to have fun defining own interpretation of this tried-and-true garment combo.

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