The preferred coats of detectives, corporate-officegoers, and stylish Parisians, trench coats work just as well for catching flights as they do for casual jaunts around town. Take it from me, a ...

It looked like a 2018 version of a Columbo or Dick Tracy detective coat — I am a big fan of detective shows. Months later, after the show aired, I was reminded of the coat again.

Coat trend: Detective Coats. Channel your inner super-sleuth; elegant capes, leather trenches and detective duster coats are repeat offenders when it comes to perennially smart outerwear.