Dapper Detective Work

Although it is eighteen degrees this very moment, I am having beautiful delusions of springtime.  Visions of riding a vintage Schwinn in a circle skirt and yellow keds with something like fresh flowers in the basket.  This is totally ridiculous 1) I am a total klutz on a bike, 2) wearing a skirt would only complicate this, and 3) the hills on my college campus are brutal even to look at, and I imagine myself pedaling away and getting farther downhill than uphill.  While this chic little fantasy of mine is clearly not as attainable as I would like it to be, I have found that one of my spring sartorial desires is completely do-able (and will more than likely bruise my ego less than attempting to maneuver a bicycle).  It is the trench coat, but of course!  My drive to buy a new trench coat was first fueled with this photo of a seemingly perfect addition to my devoid-of-amazing-trench-coat closet:

It is the Kimi Trench Coat from Urban Outfitters.  The swing-like cut!  The sash belt!  The incredible wide lapels!  Every time I look at this jacket, my heart breaks a little bit.  With this trench coat, my inner Nancy Drew girl detective can converge, and thus, party, with my more dominant inner fashionista.  Alright, so perhaps I don't have many Nancy Drew sleuth skills to my name, but I still feel as if this garment and I are meant to be, no detective powers required.  Now, for a few of my favorite trench coat moments:

Macgruff: one distinguished dog detective in khaki. Woof.


Carmen Sandiego: Angering ACME agents everywhere in red trench and fedora.

The greatest trench coat moment ever. Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard as Holly and Paul in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Brilliant.

So whether you're taking a bite out of crime, hanging out with V.I.L.E. henchmen, or kissing in the pouring rain while matching with your man...a trenchcoat will serve you well!