Peacoat

Peacoats with a short double-breasted cut, compared by length, lining, and the listed chest measurement.

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Introduction

A peacoat is a short, heavy coat with a close front, often double-breasted, cut to end around the hip. Peacoat shoppers on a jackets shelf should read length, lining, and whether the closure is buttons or a zipper behind the placket.

  • Use the listed chest measurement and coat length, not a generic jacket guess.
  • Read the shell and lining fibers so wool-blend and smoother synthetic shells are not mixed up.
  • Check pocket type and whether the listing describes a throat latch or collar tab.

FAQs

Traditionally it ends around the hip, not the knee. Use the length measurement on the listing if one is printed. A photo on a tall model can make a hip-length coat look shorter or longer than it is.

Many peacoats are double-breasted with buttons. Some add a zipper behind the buttons. The description should name the closure. Count button rows in the details rather than only in the photo.

Wool, wool blend, and polyester shells feel and hang differently. The fiber line is the fact to use. A 'wool look' phrase is not the same as a wool content percentage.

Shoulder and sleeve length decide whether the coat stacks on a sweater. If you plan to layer, compare the chest measurement with a sweater on, using the chart's measurement method.

This shelf is men's jackets and coats. If the listing is marked women's, it is outside this category's usual cut. Read the department line on the product title.