Overcoat – Long Enough to Go Over Whatever You Are Already Wearing

A long coat in a woven felt-look fabric, cut past the knee with a lapel collar and a straight row of buttons. Pockets sit at hip height, hidden in the side seams. Five colors, sized S through 2XL.

Why choose a long overcoat?

Short winter jackets stop where a jacket underneath does, which means two hems in the same place and no room for either. A coat cut past the knee clears everything you have on and closes over it. That is the practical argument for length, before anyone mentions the line.

• Length past the knee — covers a blazer or a heavy knit with room left over.
• Collar with two settings — wear the lapels flat and open, or turned up and closed at the throat.
• Straight buttoning — a single unbroken row down the front, no belt to lose.
• Pockets in the seam — hip-height openings that disappear into the side of the coat.
• Woven felt-look fabric — a dense weave with the surface of a traditional winter coat.

A line that has stayed the same for decades, and stays right for that reason.

Hang it on a wide hanger so the shoulders keep the shape they were cut with. Dry cleaning suits this fabric better than a machine cycle. Buttoned all the way, the coat closes down to below the knee.

Specifications

• Woven felt-look fabric
• Below-knee length
• Notch lapel collar
• Full button front
• Two seam pockets at the hip

Hang it by the door before the cold week starts.