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A Wonderful Winterland of Coats

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It's officially winter and it seems like mother nature is not messing around this season. Frigid temperatures, face numbing winds and knee high snow storms are being seen around the world. I must admit, I was really hoping winter would start much later in 2011 or perhaps not at all. Ha! Wishful thinking.

If you're like me and you haven't yet purchased a suitable winter coat, or you just want a stylish update to last year's coat - no need to worry. We've searched and selected 11 winter coats that will provide comfort, warmth and show off your fashionable taste.

One of my favorite coats is by Moncler. The French company makes coats and jackets that balances a sense of fashionable style with functional necessity. Everyone wants to look good while keeping warm. The company originally starting out making winter gear for workers who had to endure the cold for long hours, and then moved into creating a wide assortment of winter gear for mountain climbers and those on expeditions. You can be sure that once you buy a Moncler coat, you will be warm in the harshest of weather for years to come.

Of Moncler's many coats that we could feature, I chose the Mer Jacket ($1300).Taking a simple black down jacket, the Mer is beautifully updated and feminized with quilted detailing and a belted waist with a shiny black buckle. The fully lined Mer Jacket features 4 exterior pockets, ribbed cuffs to prevent cold air from coming through and a removable fur trim on the hood.

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For more ideas to find your perfect winter coat, browse through our collection below

Gallery: A Wonderful Winterland of Coats

Tsumori Chisato Slub Cashmere Fringe Coat

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Helmut Lang Leather Shorts

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Leather shorts sounds a bit like an oxymoron, but it doesn't prevent me from wanting a pair. Helmut Lang's Leather Shorts ($750) have a loose fit allowing for some extra comfort and has subtle details – a cuffed hem and a jersey knit waistband – that sets it apart. I love the extra large front pockets, which make them seem suitable for casual looks. Pair them with open toed flat sandals, a slim but loose fitting tank, an extra long mixed metal necklace and skinny hoops for an effortless but chic outfit. Lang's Leather Shorts would look just as sharp with heels, any one of Valentino's Tops and finish it off with jeweled bangles for some sparkle.

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Absolut Creates Online Art Gallery For Helmut Lang

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Absolut, which has a history of supporting art projects has created a new online virtual "gallery" showcasing Helmut Lang's "Alles Gleich Schwer". The online gallery will exist for three months at Absolut.com/HemultLang. In the gallery you can zoom in on pieces and look at them from different angles. From the site you can also download and print exhibition posters. It's an interesting experiment and it seems suited to Helmut Lang's first solo institutional art exhibition which showcases the same lean, angular and industrial aesthetic seen in his fashion lines.

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Prada May Postpone IPO in an Uncertain Market

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Earlier in the year, rumors swirled about a potential Prada IPO, divesting the company of a third of its shares and forcing the Prada family to reduce drastically its 95% stake. It's not news that the design house needs cash -- experts have criticized the house for neglecting to stake a claim in burgeoning Asian markets, and the house is in debt after a 1999 shopping spree that included Jil Sander and Helmut Lang. Enterprising CEO Patrizio Bertelli (husband to design brainiac Miuccia Prada) noted after the New Year that Prada might hit the chopping block in Milan by year's end.

And yet, Prada may need to postpone its public offering another time (it avoided an IPO following the 9/11 attacks), as experts estimate its worth at almost $2 billion less than they predicted earlier in the year. Though some hope Prada can withstand a withering economy and ride out 2008, its significant debt may make such a goal as out of reach as one of the house's iconic Fairy Bags.

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