ATELIER Issue 09 Winter 2024 cover — model in a sculptural red coat

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The Art of Winter

Coats to last. Designer Elara Voss on timeless style. And the quiet joy of stillness.

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Cover · Issue 09

Feature · Fashion

The Art of Winter:
Coats to Last

A season defined not by trends, but by garments built to outlive them. From sculptural collars to double-faced wool, this winter’s coats are architecture you can wear — and keep.

  • Volume with discipline — sleeves that bloom, shoulders that hold
  • Scarlet as structure — color used as silhouette, not decoration
  • Buttons as jewelry — three points that set the entire line
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Interview

Designer Elara Voss
on Timeless Style

“A coat should feel inevitable. When you put it on, the rest of the wardrobe becomes a supporting cast. That’s the only kind of timeless I trust — the kind you notice every morning.”

— Elara Voss

On proportion

She cuts volume so it reads as calm, not costume. The collar does the talking; the hem does the walking.

On color

One saturated note against winter light. Red, she says, is the most honest neutral if you commit to it.

On lasting

Buy fewer. Repair often. Keep the silhouette that still looks like you in ten years.

Beauty

Skin in low light

Winter beauty, stripped: balm, bone structure, a single brushed brow. No glitter required.

Culture

Rooms that listen

Galleries, reading rooms, and the new quiet restaurants — spaces designed for looking, not performing.

Living

The Joy of
Stillness

A short essay on doing less on purpose — long mornings, closed tabs, and the luxury of a single uninterrupted hour.

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