How To Wear A Peacoat
So far, I’ve taught you what a peacoat is and how you can rock the look. Now, seeing that autumn/fall is once again upon us, I thought I’d take a look at how to wear a peacoat in bit more detail.
Follow these steps and you’ll find yourself wearing the perfect fitting pea-coat in no time:
The four steps to wearing a peacoat
Step One: Layering
A peacoat is an outer layer, so always treat it as such. The only element that could ever feature over a peacoat is a scarf, and even this can be obtrusive. Try tucking any scarves beneath the jacket to maintain the clean line.
Step Two: Length
Your peacoat should ‘hit’ at the bottom of the hips and, ideally, caress your rear. The only real exception to this is a pea jacket, which should end slightly higher around the bottom of the waist. If your peacoat is too long, the figure-defining shape will be lost – too short and you’ll appear as if you’ve gained forty pound over night!
Step Three: Buttoning
There are two important factors when it comes to peacoats and buttons. Firstly, it’s important you keep the jacket sealed if you want that iconic look: remember, these jackets were traditionally worn on the high-seas not the high-street; they’re built to be fully buttoned.
Secondly, the buttons are the secret to a great shape. The rows should be spaced evenly down the length of the torso and trunk. This creates the classic cinching effect that looks so good on thinner men; larger, rotund men will have a problem creating this corseted look, so should avoid the peacoat all-together – there are plenty of three-quarter length jackets that’ll suit you much better!
Step Four: Sizing
A baggy peacoat is a whale-blanket – in other words, wearing an incorrectly sized peacoat will make you seem ten times larger than you actually are! You want the smallest size you can possibly get away with. Always try on the jacket in-store – you may find a ‘small’ fits much better on your ‘medium’ frame or vice versa.
How to wear a peacoat: The Wrong Way!
Notice how our man here refuses to follow the rules and suffers for it! Firstly, the jacket is too big and puffy; look at all the fabric piling underneath the armpits – this is simply the wrong size jacket for the model.
Secondly, those buttons are everywhere – they aren’t pulling or aligning the jacket at all and seeing that it’s the wrong size, the bottom row of buttons are neither use nor ornament.
Lastly, you can see that this meant to be a pea-jacket, but is being worn as a peacoat. This particular garment should end at the top of the groin, not the thighs. It’s far too long and inelegant to be worn in this style.
How to wear a peacoat: The Right Way!
You should notice the changes instantly.
To begin with, the peacoat (and this is a coat, unlike the last model’s “jacket-worn-as-coat”) ends at the correct length. Secondly, the buttons are pulling and tightening around the midriff – look at that chic hourglass silhouette it’s created.
Finally, see how there’s not an extra pound of fabric around the model: if you look closely, you can see how there’s light creasing around the biceps attesting to the good fit.
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