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Each winter, I’m reminded that outerwear is everything this time of year. Without a stylish outer layer, it hardly matters what you have underneath. And if there’s one piece I’m falling hard for right now, it’s the Penny Lane coat.

Granted, I’ve loved these fuzzy statement jackets for as long as I can remember, but they feel extra right this year. Defined (by me) as a mid-length coat with shearling trim, a Penny Lane coat is equal parts free-spirited and total diva. For the uninitiated, the name comes from the movie Almost Famous , in which Kate Hudson’s character (Penny Lane) wears a coat of this style.

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