Find fall layering inspiration with these chic trench coat moments from Hollywood's most fashionable starlets in history.

The trench coat has a long history, starting as military garb in 1912 and becoming a closet staple worn by the likes of Hollywood stars like <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/save-the-date/naomi-watts-marilyn-monroe-blancpain-exhibition-beauty">Marilyn Monroe</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/hbo-s-big-little-lies-casts-meryl-streep">Meryl Streep</a>. From <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/old-hollywood-actress-beauty-tips-makeup-skincare-marilyn-monroe-audrey-hepburn">Audrey Hepburn</a> in&nbsp;Breakfast at Tiffany&#39;s&nbsp;to celebrated <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/burberry-fall-2020-runway-show">Burberry</a> campaigns, the trench has earned its place as one of the most iconic silhouettes to emerge from the 20th century. This year on the runway, Burberry played around with its classic trench design while <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/hedi-slimane-celine-2018">Celine</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/moncler-jw-anderson-collection-box">JW Anderson</a> embraced the shape in their own signature ways. Here, L&#39;OFFICIEL looks back at the&nbsp;chicest trench coat moments in <a href="http://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/no-bra-day-braless-celebrities-jennifer-aniston-kendall-jenner">Hollywood history</a>, from the ever-classic Greta Garbo to the French New Wave Cinema starlet Anna Karina.

Jean Harlow, 1930s.

Marlene Dietrich in the film "Manpower," 1941.

Eartha Kitt performing on the series "Toast of the Town" in 1954.

Marilyn Monroe in a white silk trench, 1956.

Sophia Loren in the WWII drama "The Key," 1958.

Aretha Franklin, 1960.

Audrey Hepburn in the ever-iconic “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” 1961.

Brigitte Bardot shopping in London, 1963.

Catherine Deneuve in the film "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg," 1964.

Françoise Hardy, 1964.

Anna Karina in “Made in USA,” 1966.

Stefanie Powers in "The Girl From U.N.C.L.E." 1966. 

Mia Farrow, 1967. 

Twiggy, 1968.

Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, 1960s.

Jackie Kennedy, 1970.

Meryl Streep in “Kramer vs. Kramer,” 1979.

The Best Vintage Trench Coat Moments in Hollywood History

The Best Vintage Trench Coat Moments in Hollywood History

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