The best part of summer ending is the chance to open our winter wardrobe again, and to add the one piece that will still be there in years to come.
The COCO Coat in Black, styled with COCO Infinity.
It is time to unpack the staples that carried you through last winter, and to add one new investment piece for the cold months ahead. What better way than with a cashmere outerwear style; a cashmere coat, a cashmere coatigan or a cashmere jacket.
Every NUAN Cashmere design is knitted from 100% pure cashmere in versatile shades, ready to provide a warm hug through the chillier seasons. Admittedly, made with 100% cashmere and with tailored cutting, these are investment pieces. That is the point. This is not high street. It is deliberately anti fast fashion in both design and quality, and the pure cashmere yarn assures longevity in style as well as in wear.
Fall and winter dressing does not have to be drab, bulky or sloppy to provide warmth. Purposeful cashmere knitwear can provide both comfort and coziness with style. Cashmere is your all seasons knitwear but it is in winter that it is most at home and most needed.
Cashmere is eight times warmer than standard sheep's wool and 33% lighter, which is why a knitted coat works as real outerwear and due to its lack of bulkiness is perfect for layering too.
These four COCO collection styles are a marriage of statement and restraint. Think pairings, and think layering.
1 · The COCO Coat
The longest style in the NUAN Cashmere COCO collection and the one that does the most work in terms of its versatility. Hand-crafted in the signature NUAN Cashmere COCO woven knit with sweeping and statement fringe trims, it is made to be worn over almost any clothing: a slim trouser or pant suit, casual denim, a smart dress, your choice of style pairing for all cool weather day or night.
In Black, Espresso, Loden, Navy and Winter White, XS to XXL. Shop the COCO Coat in Black ($1,100). Loden and Winter White are currently on promotion at $825.
2 · The COCO Mandarin Coatigan
This is a coat with a cardigan's ease. The modern mandarin collar is accented with delicate fringing at the neckline, cuffs and hem, so it reads as a coat when closed and as a long cardigan when open. This is the piece to travel in and of course layer.
Camel is the colourway that surprises people. It is warmer than a stone or an oatmeal and it sits against black better than either, which is what makes it work over the kind of soft, dark layers most of us tend to wear on repeat in winter.
In Marl Black, Camel, Black and Loden, XS to L, $955. Shop the COCO Mandarin Coatigan in Camel
3 · The Classic COCO Jacket
The shortest and most tailored of the four styles, it is the one most often worn indoors. You can consider it a jacket, a blazer or an elevated cardigan. Paneled in the NUAN Cashmere signature COCO Collection woven knit and fringed at the edges, it does the job a blazer does without the stiffness. Over a white tee and denim it is weekend dressing; over a dress it is elegant for work and evening.
The Classic COCO Jacket in Oatmeal
The whole COCO range is knitted in the same signature weave, which is why the jacket, the scarf, the beanie and the gloves or mittens come together so well as one styled outfit.
In ten colours including Bordeaux, Black, Navy and Loden, $798. Shop the Classic COCO Jacket in Black
4 · The COCO Biker
A style with attitude. A crossover zip and the NUAN Cashmere signature COCO collection woven knit with fringing: the shape of a biker jacket, it is made entirely in cashmere. It is great with your favourite pants or a flared skirt. There are limited edition pieces with accents in apparel leather also. See more below.
In Black Charcoal and Pearl Gray Mid Gray, $650. Shop the COCO Biker in Pearl Gray Mid Gray
There is also the aforementioned version with leather accents, made in collaboration with O&M, Los Angeles, at $775. Shop the COCO Biker with Leather in Black Charcoal
How to wear all four styles
No other season lends itself to styling like the colder months. The four pieces are built to layer with each other. The jacket goes under the coat. A COCO neckwarmer, or COCO scarf or COCO Infinity enhances the collars of the coatigan and the biker styles. The biker replaces the jacket when you want a casual emphasis to your styling. And don't forget your COCO Beanie and COCO Gloves for extra warmth.
COCO COLLECTION Photographed in Hong Kong, Paris, Dublin, Perth, Brisbane, New York, Boston and Udaipur.
