Chris Waffles
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For year-round use I think a trench with a wool liner would suffice.
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100% Cotton Trech Coat VS 100% Wool Overcoat ?
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andrew96
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I live pretty close to DC and in the winter it can go down to 25-30 during the night, 35 during the day. I would prefer and overcoat, that's what I wear. I have a cashmere overcoat from Britches of Georgetown that I wear mostly.
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What's the maximum length for a Chesterfield overcoat and how should it fit?
I located a 100% wool Britches of Georgetown dark grey/black Chesterfield with hidden button(?) closure and velvet collar. The sleeve length, which I assume can be shortened, is just past my wrist but the length goes down to mid calf, a bit longer than pictured below. All the other images that I google show just below the knee as the longest. The shoulders felt roomier than my sport coats but the chest was just about right to go over a sc. I couldn't find a size label in it anywhere. Heavy as all hell though so I think it would do me well here in the land of pleasant living in most winter conditions. The thing is only $15 but I don't want to end up with 10 overcoats that I have to find closet space for storage.
I realize it's in the 90's right now but what better time to select heavy outerwear than when no one else is shopping for it?
I located a 100% wool Britches of Georgetown dark grey/black Chesterfield with hidden button(?) closure and velvet collar. The sleeve length, which I assume can be shortened, is just past my wrist but the length goes down to mid calf, a bit longer than pictured below. All the other images that I google show just below the knee as the longest. The shoulders felt roomier than my sport coats but the chest was just about right to go over a sc. I couldn't find a size label in it anywhere. Heavy as all hell though so I think it would do me well here in the land of pleasant living in most winter conditions. The thing is only $15 but I don't want to end up with 10 overcoats that I have to find closet space for storage.
I realize it's in the 90's right now but what better time to select heavy outerwear than when no one else is shopping for it?
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MMorley
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I was asking myself this very same question. I live in the ever rainy Netherlands, thus a coat needs to be able to repel quite some rain. I live just outside of the city and would prefer to travel by Vespa. Parking space is pretty scarce where I work and I am just a young small timer, working his way up. I would suppose the trench is the best bet, considering that our winters only have a couple of cold weeks. Actually, only the last two or three years have been incredibly cold. The rest has been rather rainy, instead of cold.
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yoohoo
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only 15?
Bullet dodged. And today was half off stuff with a blue tag, which this did.
WTF was I thinking?
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