S.E.H Kelly

[ojaw]

This won't end well for me.

No sweat, they're a pretty forgiving bunch.

 

[Csus2]

Perhaps this question has already been asked, but which coat, between the Duster and the raincoat, performs better in the rain? I think I find the raincoat slightly more in keeping with my taste, but if the duster performs noticeably better in the rain, I’d happily trade aesthetic preference for function.

I also kinda worry that the duster is too much coat for a shorter fellow like myself, at 5’7. From what I can tell, it is the longest coat in the collection, longer even than the greatcoat (which should, I reckon, result in a fine from the coat naming authority), and I worry it would actually be brushing against the top of my shoes.

 

[sehkelly]

Perhaps this question has already been asked, but which coat, between the Duster and the raincoat, performs better in the rain? I think I find the raincoat slightly more in keeping with my taste, but if the duster performs noticeably better in the rain, I’d happily trade aesthetic preference for function.

I also kinda worry that the duster is too much coat for a shorter fellow like myself, at 5’7. From what I can tell, it is the longest coat in the collection, longer even than the greatcoat (which should, I reckon, result in a fine from the coat naming authority), and I worry it would actually be brushing against the top of my shoes.

The duster is longer and has the hood.

The raincoat has an additional layer of weatherproof cloth across the upper back (on the inside).

And they both have their own form of over-shoulder double-layer reinforcement.

There's really very little between them, but I'd grab the duster if heading into a torrent by virtue of the length and the hood.

The duster's proportions are significantly grander, yes: as well as the length, the body has more volume and the sleeves are quite a lot wider. The raincoat is cut along much more conservative lines.

(It's been so long since we made the greatcoat that it has probably dozed off, but wouldn't like the idea of being shorter than the duster, it is true.)

 

[Csus2]

Speaking of coats that have dozed off, I think we’d need Dr. Victor Frankenstein, an ominous cliffside castle, an incomprehensible contraption, and 1.21 gigawatts of electricity to resuscitate the shop coat.


(Hoping the incessant pestering of its number one fan will do the job)

 

[sehkelly]

Speaking of coats that have dozed off, I think we’d need Dr. Victor Frankenstein, an ominous cliffside castle, an incomprehensible contraption, and 1.21 gigawatts of electricity to resuscitate the shop coat.

(Hoping the incessant pestering of its number one fan will do the job)

Good on you!

As long as there is breath left in my body it WILL return one day.

There are a few jackets and coats ahead of it in the queue, but it will, it absolutely will.

 

[sehkelly]

Oof, what a year to opt for the crewneck instead of the gansey. I love my little pockets.

Marvellous!

The pockets on the gansey are definitely one of those "why'd we never think of that before" ideas.

 

[nbm]

We have the engineer jacket in inverted Bedford cord, some balaclavas in lambswool, and then queued up for cutting currently are the field trousers and work trousers in various weights of cotton — mostly with spring in mind (albeit the usual robust spring in which we specialise).

We also have a golf / Harrington jacket and a safari / combat jacket lurking in the shadows, which will hopefully both debut before spring is fully underway.

Thank you for the update. Are there any shirts in the pipeline - new or restocked?

 

[sehkelly]

Thank you for the update. Are there any shirts in the pipeline - new or restocked?

We have some linen currently en route from Ireland that we'll use for shirts and (short sleeve) popovers.

It is a bit different to previous linen used for shirts: lighter and more washed.

 

[jazz11man1]

Apologies if this has been asked already, but how well is the British Warm suited to cold winter weather? I live in Chicago where it can get well below 0C.

Can the middling sheep or light sheep be worn formally or are they more casual?

 

[mattw]

Apologies if this has been asked already, but how well is the British Warm suited to cold winter weather? I live in Chicago where it can get well below 0C.

Can the middling sheep or light sheep be worn formally or are they more casual?

I live in Chicago and have a couple of balmacaans from a couple of years ago in tweed. With a sweater layered underneath they take on anything short of a polar vortex.

The tweed is a few oz heavier than the hopsack in the British Warm, not sure how the two fabrics compare.

 

[sehkelly]

Apologies if this has been asked already, but how well is the British Warm suited to cold winter weather? I live in Chicago where it can get well below 0C.

Can the middling sheep or light sheep be worn formally or are they more casual?

I don't know about Chicago, sorry, but I'd wear the British warm in the woollen hopsack through all of autumn here in London, and a good chunk of winter (it has been incredibly mild) — but I think it'd feel a little light and lacking for the really cold, icy and snowy days.

It depends on your own personal tolerance for cold, of course, but the weight of the cloth (mid-heavy rather than heavy-heavy) and the open nature of the front means that it's not a full-on winter coat in the same vein as the balmacaan or Ulster.

More for the months either side of coldest of the year (and of course what it loses here it gains in versatility the rest of the time).

 

[sehkelly]

I live in Chicago and have a couple of balmacaans from a couple of years ago in tweed. With a sweater layered underneath they take on anything short of a polar vortex.

The tweed is a few oz heavier than the hopsack in the British Warm, not sure how the two fabrics compare.

That's a helpful point of comparison.

The tweed we use for the balmacaans is noticeably heavier and chunkier (and just plain fluffier and fuzzier) than the hopsack for the British warm.

And whereas you can fasten the balmacaan up to the neck and pop the collar, you can't do that with the warm — it's more a smart, tailored style.

 

[sehkelly]

Can the middling sheep or light sheep be worn formally or are they more casual?

I think the middling is fairly smart — the darker cloth and the darker buttons — but I personally deem the light one quite casual.

I've certainly seen much, much * more casual coats worn with formal attire, though!

* much, much, much.

 

[MrLuchi]

A balmacaan in the mid-weight undyed wool used in the British Warm would be fantastic. Just wanted to throw that out into the universe 🙂

 

[mattw]

And whereas you can fasten the balmacaan up to the neck and pop the collar, you can't do that with the warm — it's more a smart, tailored style.

Just had an opportunity to do this last week- a favorite!