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 |
Delivered on time
Ordered with a fortnight to spare because I did not want to be caught short and I recieved it in five days. Boxed properly, hung out overnight, no creases to deal with. Tracking updated when it said it would, which is rarer than it should be.
Out twice already
Bought it for one occasion and it has been out twice more in a month, once to a wedding and once to a lunch. It reads formal or not depending entirely on what is underneath it, which was not something I had planned for.
Buttons are the feature
The gold buttons are what makes it. Against this colour they look expensive rather than gaudy, and there are enough of them that they read as a design rather than a fastening.
Pockets sit low
No complaint about how it is made, it is a lovely coat. The two patch pockets sit quite low on the front, so putting your hands in means dropping your shoulders a little. They hold plenty, they are just not where I would instinctively reach, which suprised me.
Walked into the room
I bought this for a conference where I was presenting and wanted to be taken seriously without wearing another black suit. It did the job before I opened my mouth. Two rows of buttons and a proper peak lapel give the shoulders some authority, and the colour means nobody forgets who was speaking. I have worn it to every important meeting since.
Held up all season
Worn from October to March, several times a week, and it has not pilled or gone shapeless anywhere. The buttons are all still tight and the lining has not pulled away at the hem, which is where my last coat failed within one winter. It went into a cover in April looking much as it did in October. I expect several more seasons out of it.
More than I planned
Spent more on this than I intended to spend on a coat and I have made peace with it. Working out how many times I have worn it since November, it costs pennies a wear at this point. The alternative was another cheap black one that would have been in the bin by spring, and I would be shopping again right now.
Goes with boots
Wears well with knee boots and with flat ankle ones, which is the test for a mid length coat. Nothing about the hem catches or bunches at the top of a boot. I have stopped thinking about what shoes work with it.
Fits close on top
Runs slightly close through the chest with a double breasted front, so if you are broader up top consider the next size. I went with my usual and it fastens comfortably over a fine knit but not over a thick jumper.
Tailoring is real
You can see where the money went. The waist is shaped with seams rather than a couple of darts, the lapel is properly rolled rather than pressed flat, and the buttons are set so the two rows line up when it is closed. I have owned coats at twice this that were less carefully put together. You notice it every time you put it on.
Length is right
Sits at mid thigh, which is the length that works over both trousers and a dress. Long enough to look like a coat rather than a jacket, short enough that it does not swamp me at five foot three. I definately did not need anything taken up.
Ordered in a panic
Needed something for an event with four days notice and it turned up in three. Fit first time. I have since worn it far more than the event justified, so it worked out well.
Buttons mark up
Lovely thing and I wear it constantly. The gold buttons do show fingerprints and go slightly dull after a wet day, so they want a wipe now and again to look their best. Not a fault, just something nobody mentions when you buy a coat with metal buttons.
Wife loves it
She had shown me a picture of something similar months ago and I remembered, which does not happen often. Ordered off the size of a coat already in the wardrobe. It fit, she was delighted, and I have been dining out on it since.
Shade is true
It is a proper deep red rather than the orange leaning shade I was worried about from the photographs. Sits well against black, navy and cream. In low light it reads almost burgundy and in sun it is unmistakably red, which I like.
Came out well in photos
There were a lot of pictures taken at the event I bought it for and I am in most of them looking better than I usually do. A strong colour photographs far better than black, which just becomes a shape. You can see the buttons and the lapel line in the shots rather than a dark blur. I have used one of the pictures as a profile photo since.
Warm for a tailored coat
I assumed something this shaped would be cold, because usually a fitted coat means thin cloth. Not here. The double breasted front puts two layers across the chest and the wool has real body to it. I have stood outside at a school concert in it for half an hour and been perfectly comfortable without a scarf. The lining helps as much as the wool does.
Lining is smooth
Goes on over a jumper without dragging or bunching at the sleeve, which sounds obvious but a lot of coats fail at it. The lining is properly slippery and stitched in neatly.
Eight buttons is a lot
Beautiful coat and it fits me properly. Fastening eight buttons when you are already late out of the door is a genuine faff though. I do the middle four and leave the rest, which looks fine, but the full effect takes a minute you do not always have.
Wears over a dress
The reason I bought it. Most of my coats are cut for trousers and look wrong over anything with a skirt. This one flares very slightly from the waist so a dress underneath does not fight it. It has doubled the number of things in my wardrobe I can actually leave the house in. That was worth the money on its own.
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