Abercrombie is running a nice 30% off site-wide sale, and figured I would bring some attention to this specific piece. It’s a wool-blend, mac-style topcoat in either a real nice brown houndstooth-y pattern, or a grey herringbone. Both are nice, though I am a sucker for houndstooth…
Read moreHockerty Custom Topcoat Review — How Is Placing A Second Order???
We have reviewed Hockerty before — including their outerwear — but a great test of a MTM company is whether they can produce garments with any level of consistency. This is especially true with offerings like outerwear which is not a super-easy thing to get right, and should only be offered if it can be done correctly. We were not at all happy with the consistency (or lack thereof) when it came to Hockerty’s shirts but we wanted to see if perhaps the experience with their outerwear would be different…
Read moreReview: Hockerty Custom Peacoat & Outerwear
Custom outerwear is hard to come by for less than thousands of dollars. Even at a budget of around one thousand dollars it’s hard to find custom outerwear. We’ve reviewed one of the few companies offering custom men’s outerwear in the $500-$1,000 range already and really liked what we experienced…
Read moreReview: Black Lapel Custom Topcoat
In recent years there has been a true explosion of made-to-measure menswear online. Specifically, it’s usually custom suits and shirts. Only a few, select companies offer custom outerwear, like topcoats, peacoat, and more...
Read moreReview: The Spier & Mackay Peacoat
A peacoat should be a staple of any man’s colder weather wardrobe. It can be worn both formally, and more casually. They look great, and rugged, and are always a good outerwear option. Earlier this season we pit Banana Republic’s peacoat against J Crew’s in an attempt to find the better of the two...
Read moreTopcoat War: SuitSupply vs. Banana Republic
The other day we reviewed peacoats, but now we’re taking a look at topcoats, the peacoat’s bigger, older, more formal brother. While they can be, and these days very often are, worn with jeans and a sweater, they are first and foremost designed to be worn formally and with a suit...
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