Overcoat
Single-breasted wool coat, about knee-length, cut wide enough to fit over a sport coat. Wool or wool-cashmere keeps you warm without being heavy. Camel, navy or gray goes with wool trousers, jeans and knitwear, with a scarf and Chelsea boots or derbys.
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Related terms
- Down jacketQuilted jacket with down fill, light and very warm, ideally matte and without large logos.
- Sport coatSingle-breasted jacket with lapels that is worn without matching trousers.
- Double-breasted jacketJacket with overlapping fronts and two rows of buttons, usually with peak lapels.
- OvershirtA garment between shirt and jacket: cut like a shirt, but made of a sturdier fabric such as wool or twill and meant to be worn over a T-shirt or knitwear.
- Chore jacketStraight-cut work jacket with three patch pockets, traditionally made of cotton canvas or moleskin.
- HarringtonShort, light jacket with a stand collar and a buttoned tab, raglan sleeves and knit cuffs at hem and sleeves, classically with a checked lining.