This spring wardrobe staple was a hot topic in the WWW editor’s meeting this week: the trench coat. From how to style it with jeans to the best trench coats on the market (ahem, Aritzia’s The Finch Trench Coat), the khaki coat was the talk of the town.

Come April, fashion people everywhere, from Helsinki to L.A., are dusting off their trench coats to wear with everything from trousers to dresses to skirts; NYC It girls rely on it for its functionality, but love it for its fashion; Londoners don’t face the rain without it; and Parisians, well, they wear it like no one else. In fact, when it comes to trench coat outfit ideas, French women are my go-to.