Nearly an entire year ago, The Row’s fall/winter 2023 collection debuted and in it, one specific item knocked me out, attached itself to my brain, and hasn’t let me forget it since. It was a gray, midi-length trench coat worn buttoned but not belted alongside a matching button-down shirt, flat black ankle boots, and a cognac-colored duffle bag. I’m reciting this from memory—that’s how strongly I feel about the look, and specifically, the trench coat.
When the style, called the Avio coat, finally dropped six months later, I immediately added it to all of my usual wishlists and trackers so that if it ever makes it to sale season, I’ll be the first to know. But at $3,450 full price, even with a discount, I might not be able to swing it. That’s why when I spotted another gray trench in a slew of TikTok videos centered around new Abercrombie items, I perked up. I’ve never been very good at waiting, and my mind is so stuck on gray trench coats, I won’t be able to do anything at 100% until I’ve quelled these urges. So yes, I pressed order on the Abercrombie alt. And yes, you should do the exact same thing.
Though I haven’t received mine yet, TikTok is littered with enough positive reviews to put to rest any worries that it won’t hit the spot. “It’s giving Inspector Gadget chic,” said @alychapss. “Loving this trench coat,” another user, @otherangelawalters, wrote. Follow their lead by scrolling down and shopping the viral Abercrombie trench that’s $160 and giving serious The Row vibes.
