Differences between men's and women's coats
I'm looking at a cool coat on Vinted but I believe it's from the women's section.
Is there any differences between coats for women and men?
I'm guessing the main difference is the shoulder width and button placement.
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From my experience, apart from the button placement and the overall cut, they tend to have shorter arms. You could still make it work if you don't mind/have short arms but it's worth considering imo, exp when buying online.
what kind of coat is it? I have a womens Balmacaan coat that you can hardly tell it was from the womens section.
It's a double breasted long overcoat
They are usually narrower in the shoulders, and can be more form-fitting. Just make sure to get the exact measurements and then compare the measurements with coats / jackets that you already own.
I have seen a number of women's coats that, other than fit biasing towards women's figures, are viewed by outside observers as 100% unisex (yada yada, you get what I mean.) But obviously a lot are intended for women. So, if you like how it looks and thinks it'll fit you, go for it
Adding to the above - Watch out for bust darts and princess seams, those are for boob room and might look 'off' in a masc fit. Could also look super cool if you wanna experiment with that silhouette of course. Arms can be really narrow too but you can usually tell by looking at it if that's the case. Measurements are your friend if you're shopping in a size range you're not used to navigating (and tbh womenswear is the worst for label sizing regardless of what sorta body you have), look out for a "p" on the size label - it means petite, and will be made for someone under 5' 4" or so I believe. Otherwise most womenswear is drafted for a 5'6"-5'9" ish figure