Casual balmacaan coat for AW25?
Looking for reccs for a good coat for the upcoming season. I have plenty of cropped bombers and chore coats, I have a Schott peacoat but it's a bit short. So now looking for something a little "more" and I love some of the tweed or houndstooth balmacaan coats I've seen, the raglan sleeves help them look a little more casual. Budget preferably in the 400-600 range but I can flex if needed
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Hi @jhill! For better answers, include:
- Reference pictures
- Budget in numbers
- Specific measurements
- Openness to buying secondhand and/or online
- Location: country/continent is fine
- Timing/urgency
couple reference pics
second hand: brycelands, Margaret howell, drakes or kaptain sunshine.
New: SEH Kelly if/when it restocks this autumn, cavour, mfpen, gloverall, labour union.
Ralph also likely to have decent options new and definitely second hand (alongside all the usual brands in that space - old BR, JCrew etc etc).
these are an item where I think it's often harder to get a good one new than it is second hand. They were designed to be cheap and bombproof, and old ones often fit in a bigger/more dramatic way that looks better.
Thanks, I was thinking the same thing! I'm gonna set up a saved ebay search for a few different brands
Searching for just Harris tweed balmacaans can open up your results to older no-name brands too
I like the Wythe ones for new, but it’s 5-10x more than something on eBay