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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.
 

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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.)
 

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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)
 

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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.
 

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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?
 

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