/fa/ - Fashion

Daily? Are you going to be a steam boat captain near the Arctic Circle?

Loro Piana

>>13480745
Reckt

>>13480740
>wear one daily

Autism.

backwards baseball cap funnest gurl ever

>>13480745
>>13480783
London

>>13480785
I'm an incredibly lethargic person and I often find myself thinking how much of an ugly retard I am. But then I see pictures like this and feel great about myself.

>>13480740

lands end

>>13480794
Do they not have summer in London?

Best new ones these days might be Buzz Rickson? I'm sure a Schott is probably fine.

>>13480740
Your question doesn't make much sense:

>What makes a good pea coat?
>What makes

Do you mean, 'which company makes a great pea coat?'

Or do you mean, 'what constitutes a great pea coat?' This question meaning, 'what elements and aesthetics determine if a pea coat is attractive/ugly, what materials determine if a pea coat is comfortable and weather resistant or not, etc.'

If I'm were to assume the first question is the one you mean, then I'd say if you're in the UK you can find TONNES of brands that make pea-coats. Basically, go to Oxford Street, walk into Debenham's, and try on as many pea coats as you can from different companies to see what fits best. Does that help?

>>13481869
Thanks, although I was thinking of buying one abroad since I'm on holiday. I'll visit Oxford Street but the main answer I wanted was for 'what constitutes a great pea coat'

>>13481910
Okay, well that's a horse of a different colour.

A couple things to consider here. The pea coat came out of the Navy tradition, so the traditional pea coat is warm, and meant to be worn closed all all times (if worn open, there's lots of fabric and material that flutters around and destroys your silhouette). As the original purpose was to cover the navy uniform blazer, it'll likely fall to the mid-upper thigh (so, just long enough to cover a normal blazer, but not long enough to go past the knee). Because they're normally meant to go over a blazer or suit jacket, the fit is likely to be generous if you don't wear those layers. Similarly, the neck area will be generous to allow for collar and tie.

Depending on the maker, they might make them more fitted or less, depending on how adherent they are to 'tradition' or 'innovation'. This is why I say try on as many as you can, because each one will fit slightly different, and your height will influence how it looks on you.

Traditional pea coats are made of wool, and they can be costly. Most I've seen these days are synthetic materials that shed water and rain well, and are lighter than wool. If I were to answer your question directly, 'what constitutes a great pea coat?', I'd say look for a traditional pattern in wool, that is fitted to you correctly (try wearing what you'd normally wear with the coat when you go shopping for it to try it on), and is sharp but discrete.

The biggest problems with pea-coats are their proportions. Because they are double-breasted, AND because they are short jackets that don't fall to the waist or the knee but somewhere in between, they tend to make people look fatter than they are. Remember that these jackets look best if you're wearing a standard military cap or hat (something that enlarges your crown and lengthen's your head). Because most people don't wear hats of any kind, the vertical proportion is thrown off. So, be aware.