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Why the Tim Walz-style barn jacket gets my vote | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion

Wear it low key like the Democratic Party vice-presidential candidate, or dress it up a bit preppy to have some fun

Occasionally, she will put out a collection in which her taste feels a little off-key, and six months later the rest of the world catches up with her and you realise that, no, she wasn’t wrong; she was just ahead of her time. A straight boxy jacket in heavy-duty cotton, maybe waxed, with a simple corduroy collar, hard-wearing snap buttons and patch pockets. It should be hip-length, so that your hands can rest snugly into the bottom pockets as you walk, which is how they were worn on the Prada catwalk, where they were styled with fancy skirts and kitten heels.

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