Jean Colonna, the “King of Paris Downtown Chic” will follow Hussein Chalayan and E2 to become artistic director and designer for one of Fashionlines’ favorite companies, Ramosport. Ramosport created the first trench coats in Russia one hundred years ago. http://www.fashionlines.com/2005/aug/shoppingParisFeb05.php

Colonna gives the coat some real BoHo finesse—we see corseted mini trenches, smudged black waterproof satin trenches with multiple arm straps, matte leather dominatrix trenches and finally leopard prints. What could be a cooler way to keep warm?