Tracee Ellis Ross’s Coat Game Will Make You Want to Puff-ify Your Wardrobe


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It's winter in New York City—which means that the puffers are out and about.

When it comes to dealing with the bitter East Coast cold, New Yorkers know that a sturdy puff coat is the only way to go. In general, puffers can easily lean toward the bland and drab, a necessary evil that covers up and protects your real outfit hidden underneath. But if you need proof that puffers don't always have to be boring, look no further than Tracee Ellis Ross.

The actor's latest bout of street style moments made the puffer the main event. While walking through SoHo on Monday, all eyes were on her puffed Loewe bomber jacket, which fellow street style darlings Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, and Taylor Russell have previously worn, too. (Ross also wore this particular emerald green variant before during another casual New York outing last spring.)

She layered the statement piece over a slouchy gray turtleneck tucked into high-rise navy blue trousers. Ever the maximalist, Ross finished the ensemble off with some more splashy pieces, like her futuristic shield sunglasses and her pair of lemon yellow clogs.

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Yesterday, Ross made another puffy appearance at The Tonight Show. She left the studio looking cozy in a bulging black leather with huge shawl lapels from Yves Saint Laurent, which she wore atop a creamy cappuchino-colored turtleneck and a ruched caramel miniskirt. To complete the look, she added transparent black tights and brown Louboutin pumps.

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In a report that dissected the “puffification” of fashion last year, content creator Tariro Makoni told Harper's Bazaar, “For inflated, pillow-like, and cartoonlike styles to be en vogue represents a shift. Modernity is no longer exclusively classified by these sharp edges.”

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