First out was a plaid coat with a trench-style collar, oversized pockets and small rectangular cutouts.

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When the weather cools and Romy outgrows it as a sleep-sack, the bottom can be opened, transforming it into a kimono-style coat.

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At Burlington Coat Factory, "minority youth" enjoy selecting urban-style clothing from designers like SeanJean, Ecko, Baby Phat, Rocawear and LRG.

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She particularly liked the mixed-media message that might be the next generation of Mondrian-style colorblocking: Instead of chunks of primary colors, a dress or coat might be patchworks of pony hair, snake skin, leather or ostrich feathers, she explained.

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