These Are Eight of the Greatest Celebrity Coats of All Time

PRINCE CHARLES
Riding jacket
England, 1978
The nattiest royal in his trusty waxed-cotton Barbour.

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JOHN LENNON
Advanced peacoat
New York City, 1979
Lennon found this fur-lined peacoat at the now defunct NYC boutique Charivari.

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ANDRE AGASSI
D.B. topcoat
Paris, 1990
The eight-time Grand Slam champ in a très chic, très long overcoat.

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ARTIS GILMORE
Fur bal-collar coat
Chicago, 1981
The best way to beat a Midwestern winter? A Hall of Famer fur.

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DAVID BOWIE
Raglan coat
London, 1990
Yes, even the staid topcoat can look glam.

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RALPH LAUREN
Flight jacket
East Hampton, 1977
The king of Americana makes a beefy shearling bomber look too easy.

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PHIL DANIELS AS JIMMY
Fishtail parka
‘Quadrophenia,’ 1979
Essential to the uniform of youth rebellion: a mod military parka.

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CAM'RON
Pink mink
New York City, 2003
The flip phone might look dated, but the pink mink makes this an iconic fit.

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A version of this story originally appeared in the October 2019 issue with the title "Legends of the Fall."

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