This morning, I was forced to break into my outerwear collection for the first time this season, and all I could think about was how badly it could use an upgrade.

As a celebrity-obsessed shopping writer, I immediately turned to some of my favorite A-listers for some helpful outerwear inspiration. My findings? Long coats are out and short coats are in — well, according to Anne Hathaway , Demi Moore , and Reese Witherspoon , at least.

In recent weeks, each of the actresses has been spotted out in the Goldilocks of jackets — that is, styles that are not too long and not too short. While I don’t see long coats ever truly going out of style (especially once winter weather settles in), these cropped coats are cute, cozy, and so smart for transitional weather. Plus, a stylist recently

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