overcoats

The world-famous Crombie coat is a British style icon, feted by statesmen, royalty, fashion icons of the ‘60s and anyone who takes what they wear seriously. The highest quality of cloth and peerless tailoring goes into all our coats, including our cashmere coat and overcoat, which uses one of the heaviest and most luxurious cashmeres in the world.An overcoat is a type of long coat intended to be worn as the outermost garment, which usually extends below the knee. 
They are sometimes confused with or referred to as topcoats, which are shorter and end at or above the knees. Topcoats and overcoats together are known as outercoats. Unlike overcoats, topcoats are usually made from lighter weight cloth such as gabardine or covert. A covert coat is "a short topcoat worn for hunting". It originated in the late 19th century to be worn when riding a horse. Covert cloth, from which the coat is made, is a heavy tweed named after a covered area rich in game wildlife that would serve as a starting point on a hunt.
A covert coat is always single-breasted with notch lapels and flap pockets; a ticket pocket is optional, while overcoats are made from heavier cloth or fur.In many countries, coats and gowns reaching below the knee have been worn for centuries, often for formal uses, establishing either social status or as part of a professional or military uniform. In the 17th century, the overcoat became widely stylised and available to the different classes.

In the West, the general profile of overcoats has remained largely unchanged for a long time. During the Regency, the fashion was to have very form-fitting clothes, with sidebodies, waist seams, and a flared skirt. Examples of this included the frock overcoat and paletot. This gradually shifted to the looser styles more common now, typified by the Chesterfield coat, which became popular by the end of the Victorian period. Until then, most coats were double breasted, but Chesterfields and accompanying styles like the guard's coat were worn in single and double breasted varieties.

More recently, there is a decline in the wearing of full-length overcoats, and double breasted ones are much less common.

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The elegant lines of our classic men’s great coat exudes timeless style and our design classic overcoats adds sophistication to any man’s wardrobe. All our coats are manufactured to the highest standard, feature the very best quality materials, from the cloth itself to the buttons and linings, and offer extraordinary comfort and durability.