Before then, the check was used mostly as a lining for trench coats or on accessories.

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From polka-dot PVC trench coats to daytime shift dresses, Smith has an eye for youthful and feminine.

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Ferragamo will be outfitting the team of the Republic of San Remo in suits, trench coats and shift dresses.

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The other was that women should be put into men's clothes safari outfits, smoking jackets, trench coats and, most enduringly, trouser suits.

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Whenever three or more people get into a room -- summits generally happen in Iceland, and involve trench coats and nice hats.

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Given the power that Sherlock Holmes mysteries and branded trench coats have on public perceptions, a lot of people associate fog with the city of London.

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They feuded with the jocks and wore black trench coats.

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That means no cigarette holders or Burberry trench coats.

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She's part of UNIQLO's new fall marketing campaign and has collaborated with several designers on limited runs of clothing and accessories, from Gryphon trench coats and Del Toro smoking slippers to a jewelry line with Dannijo bearing her initials.

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