Size Guide
| Size |
|---|
Body Measurement: Women Outerwear
| SIZE | US | BUST (IN) |
|---|---|---|
| XS | 4 | 33 - 34 |
| S | 6 | 35 - 36 |
| M | 8 | 37 - 38 |
| L | 10 | 39 - 40 |
| XL | 12 | 41 - 43 |
| XXL | 14 | 44 - 46 |
| XXXL | 16 | 47 - 49 |
Made me look pulled together
I am not naturally a well dressed person and I do not enjoy shopping. What I have found is that this coat over almost anything makes the whole outfit look considered, even when what is underneath is not. It has done more for how I look on a weekday morning than anything else I own. It has made getting dressed a shorter job.
Worth ordering early
Bought mine in September and by November the size I wanted had gone. If you know you want one, do not leave it until the weather turns, because everyone else will have had the same thought at the same moment. I was lucky and would not rely on luck twice.
Two of us have one
My sister ordered one after seeing mine and we have both had the same experience, which is worth saying because one good result could be luck. A secound one landing the same way is not. Same fit, same colour, same quality of finishing. We have had to agree not to wear them to the same events. That has taken some negotiating already.
Structure holds up
There is proper construction in the shoulders and the chest rather than just cloth and lining. It holds a shape when it is hanging up and it holds the same shape at the end of the day. My last coat went soft after two months and started to look like a dressing gown by February. This one still looks like a coat.
Lapel sits flat
The peak lapel lies properly against the chest instead of standing away from it, which is where cheaper coats give themselves away immediately. It has held that even after a season of being worn and hung up daily withuot a press.
Buttons are heavy
Proper weighty buttons, sewn on with a shank so they do not pull at the cloth. You can feel the difference when you fasten it compared to a cheap one.
Colour is deep
Much richer than the photos, closer to a wine than a bright red. It does not shout, which is what I wanted from a coat I wear to work every day.
Fits over a blazer
Regular fit with enough room across the back for a work jacket underneath, which was my main worry ordering online. Nothing pulls at the shoulder seam when I reach forward and the sleeves are cut wide enough that a blazer cuff is not squashed.
Cheaper than the brand ones
I looked at three well known brands doing essentially this coat at two and three times the money and I could not identify what the extra was buying. The wool here has body, the lining is neat, the buttons are heavy and the seams are finished properly inside. If there is a difference I have not found it in six months of wear.
Only one inside pocket
Very good coat and it is beautifully made. There is a single interior pocket and it is on the left, so if you are left handed like me you are reaching across yourself every time. Two would have been better. The outer pockets are excellent.
Bought for commuting
Standing on a platform twice a day for twenty minutes is what I bought it for and it has more than earned its money. Double breasted means two layers of wool across the chest and no wind gets through the front at all. The lapels turn up and cover the neck if it is really bad. Best commuting decision I have made.
Shoulders sit right
The seam sits exactly on the point of the shoulder rather than hanging off it, which is the single thing that makes a coat look bought rather than borrowed. Nothing else about a coat matters if that part is wrong. This is the first coat I have bought online that got it right.
Nothing to alter
Sleeves the right length, shoulders in the right place, body length exactly as pictured. It went from the box to the hook and has not been near a tailor since.
Dry cleaned once
Took it in at the end of the season on the label's advice and recieved it back with no shrinkage and no change in the shade. The lining had not puckered and the lapel still rolls the same way. Forty minutes of my time and it looks new.
Flaps flip up
Lovely coat, no regrets at all. The little flaps over the slant pockets are decorative and they flip upward when you take your hands out, so I am forever smoothing them down. Nobody else would notice but I do, every single time.
Not too long
I am five foot two and most coats swallow me. This stops at the top of the thigh so my legs are not cut off at the ankle by a hem. Proportions matter more than length when you are short like me.
No vent at the back
Really pleased with the coat, it fits and it looks the part. There is no vent at the back though, so when you sit down for any length of time it pulls across and creases. On a train journey I end up unbuttoning it. On a peacoat that is fairly normal but I noticed. It falls straight again as soon as you stand up.
Room for a jumper
Wanted something I could wear over a chunky knit without looking like a parcel and this manages it. The regular fit has genuine room built in rather than being a fitted coat with a generous label attached to it. That distinction matters more than the size on the tag does.
Opens low at the chest
Good coat. There are only four buttons and the top pair sit fairly low, so there is more chest open to the wind than I expected. A scarf covers it easily enough.
Ordered for my mother
She is seventy eight and wanted something she could get on and off easily with a shoulder that does not cooperate. The armholes are cut generously enough that she manages it alone, which was the whole test. She has worn it every day since.
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