Car coat in weatherproof ripstop in sand
Buying
£440.00
Car coat, made in London, with weatherproof ripstop — a paradoxically very light (7oz) but very strong aramid cloth from Yorkshire — and with horn buttons from the West Midlands.
Sizing
The car coat fits true to size — the mannequin here, for instance, is as standard a 38 chest as you will ever meet, and wears size S — but is cut to accommodate, say, a shirt and light jacket underneath. If you're not prone to layering, or prefer a slimmer fit, then best go a size down.
XS | S | M | L | XL | |
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To fit chest | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 |
Pit-to-pit | 20½ | 21½ | 22½ | 23½ | 24½ |
Back length | 35 | 35¼ | 35½ | 35¾ | 36 |
Sleeve from centre-back | 34 | 34½ | 35 | 35½ | 36 |

As worn
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So they say
The car coat is great. Probably the best-crafted piece of clothing I've ever held. Thanks for the help with everything.
I can only say things about [...] the car coat that you probably already know: they're really, really wonderful garments. I had imagined saving them for the spring, but realised they are both perfect for the weather that we are having right now in south Hessen. The coat is particularly kuschelig and really is like no other coat I've owned.
The fit [of the car coat] is good, like I hoped. My wife could not believe that this was newly made coat and not a vintage one, based on the quality of the stitching and the finishing.
I love the car coat. Beautifully made. And thank you the accompanying care advice. No doubt I shall buy again.
Just to let you know I have been putting the car coat through its paces over the past few weeks. Rain or wind, it has performed, as expected — spectacularly. The sizing is just about perfect, with or without a jacket underneath.
The liner arrived in perfect shape yesterday, and is already at my tailors with the two coats to have buttons installed. I have had many button-in liners over the years, and this one is the best. The quality of the materials is amazing — most companies seem to use inferior materials for this sort of thing — and the workmanship is your usual perfection.