This ’70s fashion staple is back and the hot coat right now
It’s a funky fad coated in 1970s swag — can you dig it?
Foxy mamas of NYC are saying “peace out” to Y2K-inspired threads and resurrecting the vintage “Penny Lane” coat instead.
“I just love the silhouette,” Khatia Khatiashvili, 25, a style influencer from Brooklyn, told The Post of the far-out outerwear.
Hers is a $450 Christmas present made of Mongolian sheepskin.
“The Penny Lane coat just elevates every outfit I wear it with,” gushed Khatiashvili. “It’s retro. It’s whimsical. It’s groovy.”
Yeah, baby, yeah!
Known to most as an Afghan, the “Penny Lane” coat is a fur-embellished, figure-flaunting number, which owes its nickname to Kate Hudson‘s charismatically quirky character in the 2000 blockbuster “Almost Famous.”
As the irrepressible, rock n’ roll-loving Penny Lane in the film, set in 1973, Hudson, now 45, iconically dons the knee-length finery while partying with a band of musicians from city to city.
And now, everyday fashionistas — as well as celebs in New York City, including Bella Hadid, Sydney Sweeney and more — are rocking the revived look to boho-chic extremes.
Stopping Big Apple traffic in a shearling-lined coat by Dolce & Gabbana this week, Hadid, 28, accessorized her bushy button-up with a pair of Celine boots and Chanel sunglasses.
Taylor Swift, recently channeled her haute inner-hippy, too.
The 14-time Grammy winner, 35, sported a crimson red Penny Lane coat by Charlotte Simone while cheering on beau Travis Kelce, 35, at a Chiefs game in December. (Will the “Cardigan” crooner recycle the ’70s regalia at Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9? Swifties wanna know!)
Emma Rogue, a vintage fashion expert, tells The Post that the coat is a “staple winter piece” that offers voguish versatility.
“You can pair it with jeans and boots during the day, you can wear it with a cute mini dress and heels at night,” said the reseller, owner of Rogue thrift shop on the Lower East Side. “You should always have at least one Penny Lane coat in your closet.”
What goes around comes back around
And by “always,” Rogue means for decades and decades to come.
The same way there was a retro revival of bell bottoms and platforms in the Y2K era, what’s old is new again for the stylish set, Rogue explained.
“Fashion is super cyclical,” she said. “The ’70s style is having a moment right now because it’s so counter-culture to the very minimalist fashion trends we’ve seen a lot of in recent years.”
“People are ready to escape the ‘clean girl’ aesthetic and have some fun with their clothes again.”
Gen Z entrepreneur Jane Shapiro agrees.
“I love that the cuffs and the collar have that really dramatic shearling,” said Shapiro, 26.
“My personal style isn’t necessarily 1970s boho,” admitted Shapiro, the mastermind behind the Mothership Thrift and Vintage store in Manhattan. “But my Penny Lane coat literally adds so much glamour to all of my outfits — [regardless of] color, style or length.
“It’s a cool girl coat.”
