Grayland
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I live in Glasgow, and my job requires me to occasionally stand around for hours in the cold - it's the wind chill factor that's a killer - so the collar won't go amiss. I'm hoping the addition of moleskin to the pockets will help too.
I made the initial mistake of thinking that the mouton collar was a permanent feature, but I saw a LHB at the factory that Will was preparing to add a detachable one to, and the other collars that I've seen on Fedora Lounge, have persuaded me to go for it now rather than later (the LHB belonged to somebody from Japan, so it must have been quite an urgent request!).
The one thing I think that will be different from Seawolf's is that I've gone for a little bit longer at the bottom, so it covers my ass rather than sit mid-way. My legs are longer in proportion to the rest of me, I'm a 30" waist, but have 32" legs, so it shouldn't make me look 'top heavy' - the sleeves will be set long, but should shorten in time.
It's all a bit like plastic surgery really, you have to look at it and think "how is this going turn out in a year or two?" and plan for that.
Oh, and you can never make them too big.