That got your attention didn't it? Actually, the likely hood of the famous fashion designer Versace looking to anime for inspiration probably isn't too likely buuuut I just saw this design (left picture of course) from a Winter show in Milan in the New York Times that looks similar to Vash's coat:
The other interesting thing is that the NYT had this to say about Versace's designs "Versace’s men’s wear business resulted in a collection that not only looked East for design cues but also seemed to take seriously the idea that the future may be chilling in all kinds of ways."
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