THEn Winter, covering up remains the biggest concern, especially for those who are preparing to climb the peaks for a skiing week or are leaving for northern Europe. When the range of sheepskins, coats and down jackets can be said to have been explored in the outfit, here comes one additional layer of warmth which is also one of the largest style accents of the period: the fur vest.
Faux fur or real shearling inherited from grandmother, the soft one sleeveless returns in new guise for Winter 2023/2024, so much so that it effectively translates into a piece layering key. You just need to know which model to focus on today and how to make it the protagonist of the outfit, following the dictates of the stylists.
Where we saw it
A fur vest long up to the knees and without buttons or closures of any kind, made in tone-on-tone shearling patchwork, which focuses on the play of textures. Collarless, with a wide V-shaped front opening, candid in optical white. Just like the one spotted on the catwalk of the Autumn-Winter 2023/2024 fashion show by Chloe: the straight cut and the less voluminous fur compared to the classic astrakhan or Mongolian make it suitable for infinite styling possibilities.
The fur vest by Chloé FW23/24 (Photo: Spotlight Launchmetrics).
A vest that looks back to its origins, to those artisanal creations that were so popular in the Seventies, which were once easily found in the markets – and for those with a keen eye, they can still be found, without necessarily straying towards low cost. L’bohemian aesthetic of the past is updated to modern times, starting from the nuance to arrive at the fit: a surprisingly minimal piece, despite retaining, even “cleaned up”, a good dose of personality.
How to match the fur vest in Winter 2023/2024
Forget the eccentric groupie inspiration. Today the fur vest is so basic that it can be used not only with corduroy trousers or an exposed camel coat, for the more nostalgic, but also with decidedly unusual pieces. The secret is to consider it like a long cardigan: so on the catwalk the fleece is closed at the waist by a high belt, and is worn under the leather coatanother very strong trend of the season.
The look with the fur vest by Chloé FW23/24 (Photo: Spotlight Launchmetrics).
The style trick allows you to vary the range of outerwear: with a “lining” like this, even the autumn leather coat becomes enveloping and resistant to low temperatures. To fully reproduce the look of the Autumn-Winter 2023 fashion show, the addition of the skirt in the same material and the turtleneck in black they accentuate the white of the fur vest, enhancing it. The same goes for the choice of accessoriesdeliberately newspapers to underline the urban and no longer just “mountain” character of the piece: a couple of biker boots trendy and gods gloves motorcycle.
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