10 Best Coats Worn by Women in Period Movies

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Anya Taylor-Joy as Emma Woodhouse, "Emma" (2020) Best and Iconic Coats, Sleeved Outerwear, Costume Pieces from Period Drama Piece Movies Worn by Woman Characters
Anya Taylor-Joy in 2020’s “Emma” wearing a bright yellow pelisse lifted from a fashion plate from the Regency period
(1790–1820).


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It is very much common knowledge at this point that costumes play a big part in expressing characters. They signify a character’s personality, social status, moods alignments, and other facets.

Coats are yet another way for costume designers to express the character in an article of clothing. Coats, unlike a shirt or a dress can conceal or reveal much about the inner workings of characters. Like actually using it to hide or protecting them from some kind of external threat.

This page ranks the ten best coats worn by women in period movies. These coats are ranked on aesthetics, memorability and how they reflect the character. And by coat, I mean it has sleeves and is worn for some layer of protection from the elements. Coats from Modern and Fantasy/Sci-fi movies have their own lists.

A jacket-like garment that comes down to at least the waist is fine, but items like the Spencer—a short coat popular in the Regency period (1790–1820)—are not considered. But having arms is a must. Basically, outwear with sleeves is the theme of this ranked list.

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10 Best Coats Worn by Women in Modern Movies

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Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz, "Clueless" (1995, )Best and Iconic Coats, Sleeved Outerwear, Costume Pieces from Modern Set Movies Worn by Woman Characters
Alicia Silverstone wears this black and red plaid coat in “Clueless” (1995), one of the ten most iconic coats in modern movies.


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Everyone knows that costumes are great for expressing characters. They showcase a character’s personality, social status, moods, alignment, and other facets. Coats, unlike a shirt or a dress, can conceal or reveal much about the inner workings of a character. Like, actually using it to hide or protecting them from some kind of external threat.

This page ranks the ten best coats worn by women in modern movies. A coat for this list has sleeves and is worn for some layer of protection from the elements. These coats are ranked on aesthetics, memorability and how they reflect the character. Movie Coats worn by women from Period Dramas and from Fantasy/Sci-fi movies have their own ranked lists

List could change.

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