6 Fall Coats From Stars Over 50, From Céline Dion’s Belted Trench to Iman’s Gray Cape

Leaving her hotel in Paris on a rainy day, Céline Dion, 58, wore a long dark-brown trench coat and oversized sunglasses. People described the look: “She wore it belted, with the collar popped up, and paired it with simple black boots so that all of the attention was on her statement coat.”

The magazine called it “a genius styling trick that turns a fall staple into an effortlessly put-together look.” Belt the trench instead of leaving it open, turn the collar up, and keep everything else plain. Dion is in Paris for her concert residency, so the look had to work everywhere from the hotel door to the car.

At the opening gala of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles in September, Tracee Ellis Ross, 54, wore a long, shaggy ivory coat closed as the whole look, with a red bag and black strappy sandals, and shared it on Instagram with the caption “is it winter yet.”

A white coat feels festive long before the holidays. Wear it buttoned all the way, like a dress, and let one bright accessory do the rest.

“is it winter yet”

On a rainy day in New York in September, Sharon Stone, 68, wore a long, open tan-brown trench over a white blouse and white trousers, with black pointed ankle boots. People wrote that “Stone dressed up an all-white outfit with a rich brown trench coat.”

The same piece called the trench “quintessential to transitional seasons.” Over white, a warm brown or tan trench looks deliberate rather than practical, and it works just as well over jeans. It was a rainy day, which is exactly the weather a trench was made for, and the white stayed the star of the outfit.

For the LA Opera’s opening night gala on October 17, Jennifer Lopez, 57, wore a teal evening cloak and posted the look the same night. InStyle described it: “Over the gown, she sported a dramatic teal cloak with sumptuous fur trim and intricate floral sparkling embellishments.” Underneath was a plunging black gown.

Harper’s Bazaar UK explains that an opera coat is “traditionally an ankle- or floor-length formal layer which is designed to be worn over an evening gown,” and this season the style is showing up over everyday clothes too. Try an embroidered one over black trousers and a simple top.

“Night Out 🤎🩵🖤”

Leaving a New York hotel in early September, Pamela Anderson, 59, paired her white luggage, bag, and sunglasses “with a beige trench coat, headscarf, wide-leg trousers, and ballet flats,” Who What Wear reported.

The site’s verdict: “this is exactly how to master the tonal trend.” Keep everything in shades of cream and beige, and the trench becomes the whole outfit. A silk headscarf, worn the way she wore it, also keeps your hair in place on a windy airport sidewalk.

Iman, 71, posted this fall look on October 5: a gray wool cape with an orange-red scarf, tan leather gloves and a pink quilted bag, with the caption “Fall arrives softly, dressed in red & gold.”

A cape is the easiest coat to wear over anything, from a sweater to a dress. Let a bright scarf and gloves add the color, and keep the cape itself neutral. Gloves in a warm leather shade make even a plain gray cape look finished, and they are the first thing you’ll reach for on a cold morning.

“Fall arrives softly, dressed in red & gold, whispering that every ending can be beautiful. 🍂”