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Don’t let the chilly weather get in the way of your winter style. Add a smart overcoat to your seasonal wardrobe and keep warm without any fashion compromises. Traditionally cut in a longline, simple silhouette, the overcoat is the perfect piece to layer over both smart-casual and formal ensembles. Opt for traditional black or neutral camel tones rendered in wool, cashmere and weather-proof fabrics, with intricate detailing such as sharp collars and handy pockets, to polish off a sophisticated look.
No matter what your style, taste, or the occasion, there’s an overcoat for every distinguished gent. Shop our edit of this season’s best men’s overcoats.
DRIES VAN NOTEN Twill Coat
Good length (just below the knee), good shoulders (slightly dropped), good collar (fold-over, shirt-style, rigid enough to pop), this classic number from Dries Van Noten is your archetypal, no-nonsense overcoat. Weighty enough to keep you warm; light enough to layer. Spot on.
REISS Squire Single-Breasted Overcoat
A shorter, single-breasted option from high street smart-casual stalwart Reiss. Featuring a fold-over collar, sleeve tabs and a heavyweight wool-polyester blend, pair with knitwear and flannel trousers for that modern, mid-century gent look.
TOM FORD Herringbone Wool Coat
Whether it’s plain white T-shirts, leather biker jackets, shawl-collar dinner suits, or double-breasted overcoats, Tom Ford is the master of wardrobe staples done right. As classic as they come, this tailored herringbone number cuts a sleek silhouette, whether worn with a business suit or jeans and a crewneck.
Private White V.C Donegal Overcoat
A proper coat from the master of proper coats: Manchester’s Private White V.C. This limited-edition Donegal overcoat takes its name from Donegal, Ireland, source of the distinctive flecked yarn from which it is constructed. Fully lined in 100 per cent viscose. With pockets lined in 100 per cent cashmere. Proper coat.
Thom Sweeney Wool Unstructured Overcoat
No one has flown a higher flag for English tailoring in the past decade than Thom Sweeney. Former Savile Row apprentices, Thom Whiddett and Luke Sweeney, have created a modern menswear empire that stretches from Savile Row to Los Angeles, via stores in Miami and Manhattan. Key to the company’s success has been modernising traditional tailoring for the contemporary age. Case in point, the unstructured cut of this double-breasted overcoat.
PAUL SMITH Slim-Fit Double-Breasted Woven Overcoat
A Mr Porter exclusive, this Paul Smith number is made from an almost 50:50 cotton-wool blend – not for Paul Smith, cheap man-made fabrics like nylon and elastane. Buttons are buffalo horn, and the peak lapel stretches almost to the shoulder; none of this lower, chest-level nonsense.
POLO RALPH LAUREN Single-Breasted Coat
Tailored at the shoulders, tucked at the waist, running a medium length, and featuring three buffalo horn buttons at the front and two flap pockets at the sides, this wool-polyester overcoat from Ralph Lauren cuts a figure-hugging, hourglass silhouette in eye-catching camel.
DE BONNE FACTURE Camargue Wool Coat
Another no-nonsense, fold-collar navy overcoat, this time from Paris’ De Bonne Facture. The brand was established by Deborah Neuberg, a former Hermès designer, so a characteristic timeless elegance is a given. It’s made from 100 per cent responsibly-sourced wool, and is cut slightly oversized – perfect for layering.
BOSS Double-Breasted Coat
It’s by no means cheap, but given that it’s made from 70 per cent alpaca wool, this double-breasted peak-lapel overcoat from Boss (the grown-up half of Hugo Boss) provides an investment-worthy amount of bang for your buck. Cut in goes-with-anything black, dress it up with tailoring during the week, and down with jeans and a hoodie at weekends.
OLIVER SPENCER Double-breasted belted coat
Self-taught tailor, Oliver Spencer, established his eponymous business in 2002. Today, you can find its stores in Bloomsbury, Marylebone, Soho and Shoreditch. While the brand has moved into sophisticated streetwear, traditional tailoring remains a bedrock of the business. Pieces like this double-breasted overcoat demonstrate Oliver Spencer’s mastery of wardrobe staples.
SANDRO Wool And Cashmere-Blend Coat
Sandro was founded in 1984 in Paris, but didn’t move into menswear until two decades later. Minimalism, subtlety and sophistication are the order of the day. It’s carved a niche within the ‘accessible luxury’ space, meaning you get coats like this wool-and-cashmere blend coat for significantly less than you’d pay elsewhere.
DUNHILL Tweed Cashmere Overcoat
Cashmere comes at a price. So does Italian craftsmanship. So this Dunhill double-breasted, 100 per cent cashmere number is an investment piece. But for the cost, you get a cocooning, midweight overcoat that will hug your figure like a suit of armour. The return on investment? Feeling like a million bucks every time you give it a runout.
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