Whatever happened to wishful thinking?

Note to designers, why am I seeing so many coats on the S/S10 catwalks? Do you know something we don't about next summer? I mean yeah last summer was a washout but lets hang on to a bit of hope for next time around eh? Just a few of the many I have spotted.

Roksanda Ilincic, Fashion Fringe, Tuleh, House of Holland

That said don't get me wrong if I'm going to have to spend the Summer in a coat these are perfectly lovely.