Size Guide
| Size |
|---|
Body Measurement: Men Jacket
| SIZE | CHEST (IN) |
|---|---|
| XS | 37 - 38 |
| S | 39 - 40 |
| M | 41 - 42 |
| L | 43 - 44 |
| XL | 45 - 46 |
| XXL | 47 - 48 |
| XXXL | 49 - 50 |
Ordered a size up
Went one up from my jacket size on purpose so it would go over a suit and a jumper, and that was right for me. If you only want it over a shirt, order your usual, because the regular fit already has room built in eiher way.
Nothing to fault
Fits, keeps me warm, looks good, and has not fallen apart. That is the entire list of things I wanted from it. I am not going to invent something clever to say about a coat that simply does its job properly.
Better than a puffer
I wore a padded coat for years because it was warm and I finally admitted it made me look like a bin bag over a suit. This is just as warm and does not do that. The wool blocks wind better than I expected and it does not rustle when you move, which is a thing I had stopped noticing until it was gone.
Cleaned up well
Had it cleaned at the end of the season before putting it away and it came back with no shrinkage and no change in the shade. The lining had not puckered either, which happens with cheaper coats. It is now hanging in a cover waiting for October.
Rides up when seated
Well made and it looks excellent. There is only a single vent at the back rather than two, so when you sit down it pulls and rides up around you rather than falling either side. On a long train journey I end up standing to straighten it out.
Kept its shape
Hung on a proper wide hanger between wears and it has held the shoulder line perfectly. A lot of long coats collapse across the back after a season and start to look tired. This has not, and I think the weight of the cloth is doing it. The vent still sits closed rather than gaping. A hanger with proper width is worth buying for it.
Long enough finally
I am six foot four and coats always finish somewhere around mid thigh on me. This one actually reaches the knee. I nearly ordered two on the spot. The sleeves reach my wrist as well, which is the other thing that never happens at my height.
Came out right
Guessed between two sizes and went with the smaller of the two. It was right. Close through the chest with a suit jacket on, room to fasten it comfortably, and it does not swamp me the way long coats often do on a shorter man. No need for a secound order.
Warm without a scarf
The collar and lapel are big enough that turned up they cover the back of the neck and most of the throat, so on all but the worst mornings I go out without a scarf. That is unusual for me. The wool has enough weight to hold the shape when it is turned up rather than flopping back down. That alone has saved me carrying one about.
Buttons line up
With a double breasted front you get one row of buttons that fastens and one that does not, and on cheap coats the decorative row never lines up with the working one. On this it does, exactly, so the front reads as symmetrical when it is closed rather than slightly off. Whoever set that pattern out knew what they were doing.
Everyday now
Bought it as an occasion coat and it has quietly become the one I wear to the shops on a Saturday morning. That is either a compliment to the coat or a comment on my life, and I am choosing to take it as the former.
Arrived boxed
Came flat in a big box with tissue in the shoulders so nothing was creased. Hung it overnight and it dropped out completely. First impression was already good before I put it on.
Fits over a jacket
Ordered my usual chest size, slightly nervous that a double breasted front would be tight over a suit jacket. It is not. There is enough room across the shoulders and through the body that a jacket underneath does not show as a bulge, and the sleeves are cut wide enough that a shirt cuff does not ride up. I would order the same size again without hesitating.
Wore it all winter
On almost every day from November through to March and it has come through it withuot complaint. The wool has not gone shiny at the cuffs, which is usually the first place a coat gives up on me because of a watch strap.
Sleeve sits wide
Solid coat, no real complaints. The cuffs have buttons but no strap to tighten them, so the sleeve sits wide over a watch and cold air gets in on a bad day. Gloves solve it.
Glad I went long
Nearly bought the three quarter version to be safe and I am glad I did not. The full length is the whole point, it changes how the thing sits and how you feel walking about in it. Nothing else in my wardrobe does that. If you are wavering between the two lengths, take the longer one. You will not go back to the shorter cut afterwards.
Weight feels right
Heavy enough that you know it is wool and light enough that you can walk twenty minutes in it without noticing. That balance is the whole thing with a long coat and this one gets it.
Looks the part
Wore it to a funeral and then to a client meeting the following week and it was correct for both, which is not something you can say about most outerwear. Black, long, plain, and the peak lapel gives it enough shape that it does not read as a dressing gown. It gets noticed in the right quiet way. Nobody has asked me about it and everybody has looked.
Pockets are deep
The two side pockets go a proper depth, far enough that gloves and a phone sit at the bottom rather than perched near the opening. There are two more inside that take a wallet and a passport without showing through the front.
Bulky under the belt
No fault with the coat itself, it is beautifully made. A double breasted front puts two layers of wool across the chest, so a seatbelt sits awkwardly over it and I end up unbuttoning to drive. Fine for a short trip, annoying on a long one.
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