Long Black Overcoat

I find myself looking for a long, black overcoat. I prefer to buy new for daily wear over the Winter. I find, however, that looking around online, there seems to be a surprising lacuna in menswear offerings of those sort of thing I'm after. All I want is a simple, double-******ed overcoat that comes down past the knee. It appears few places indeed that sell men's overcoats these days make quite what I'm after, most of them stopping well short of the knees...

I often buy reproduction milspec garments and adapt to civilian wardrobe, but the only options I can find that way in black are either leather (not what I'm after this time), or a little too obviously from 'the wrong side' for comfort.

Being familiar with their offerings, I'd be quite happy with one of the MilTec bridge coats (https://military.eu/en/p/mil-tec/mi...MIi4GF-snQlwMVJJtQBh0raxV2EAQYASABEgJdRPD_BwE ) if they get the length right... but does anyone have any idea whether these at least cover the knee?

If only Soldier of Fortune did their 1939 pattern British greatcoat in black! I bought one of those last year, and it's marvelous. Kept me nicely warm in Beijing last December.

Fortela always has a very nice collection. The items I had the ch ace to see all were very decent quality indeed.

https://www.fortela.com/en-eu/collections/cappotti-uomo

Other than that a vintage Crombie would be the way to go. None better…

Have you tried Amazon, Edward? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Platinum-T...lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=AIT40I5IJWWZZ Another good place to try are charity shops.

I understand you are looking at a new coat but if you want my advice - Don't bother. They all **** now. Go vintage. Either Victorian or Post-war. Or Saville Row, if money is no object but don't bother with anything post-1960s.

How's the search going Edward? I found this on Savvy Row. https://www.savvyrow.co.uk/collections/coats
Alas it's sold but you can pick up some very interesting items at Savvy Row.

Seen on Etsy, asking £235. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/447...MIgo6vjbTXlwMVxZJQBh3ZVS1OEAQYASABEgIdLfD_BwE

GHT said:

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Have you tried Amazon, Edward? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Platinum-T...lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=AIT40I5IJWWZZ Another good place to try

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They have s nice one that's close to a covert i'm considering for Spring, actually...

Monitor said:

I understand you are looking at a new coat but if you want my advice - Don't bother. They all **** now. Go vintage. Either Victorian or Post-war. Or Saville Row, if money is no object but don't bother with anything post-1960s.

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Vintage unfortunately isn't sn option in my size. Unless I stop wsnting to wear more than a thin shirt underneath. Unfortunate, but I'm ckearing out some originals for that reason.

GHT said:

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How's the search going Edward? I found this on Savvy Row. https://www.savvyrow.co.uk/collections/coats
Alas it's sold but you can pick up some very interesting items at Savvy Row.

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I need to have a look agsin there, thks.

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Seen on Etsy, asking £235. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/447...MIgo6vjbTXlwMVxZJQBh3ZVS1OEAQYASABEgIdLfD_BwE

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The cut looks right there. Unfortunately, like all the ones I found on Etsy the photos appeaecto be generative ai, which rules it out.