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One has a choice of about 20 colors of velvet collar over at Cordings.

What would be your choice?

I think that the dark green is their biggest seller, considered most traditional.

Mine is chocolate brown. This is also a popular choice.

Interestigly that dark green (is it "racing green"?) is the second candidate I considered.

Andrey

I like either the chocolate brown or the burgundy colour.

On a camel colored coat - brown

On lite grey - navy, royal or purple

on dark grey - black

I prefer none.

I have to agree with the "none" vote.

M Alden

Mine has none.

Mine also does not have the 3 rows of stitching. I guess it is really made in the Chesterfield sytle, but made out of covert cloth with a covered placket and a large hare pocket.

On camel colored coats I prefer brown. On all other colors I prefer none.

Anonymous wrote:On camel colored coats I prefer brown. On all other colors I prefer none.

Agreed

What do you folks think about doing a covert style coat in a double breasted peak lapel configuration?

Something like this . . .

Thats Bruce Boyer, in case you did not know

I think with a few minor modifications, that could look really smart

At Cordings, you can buy their covert coat off the rack without velvet collar.

To add the velvet collar is a special order and takes a while for them to do that though not too long.

My question is, have velvet collars long been a part of the covert coat 'look' or is it just sort of a decorative and modern take on the covert?

My understanding of the velvet collar is that it was used to protect the garments cloth during the days when men wore their hair long and the back of a collar was likely to become soiled from the oils in one's hair. I suppose that they used velvet because it did not show stains easily and/or was easily replaceable. I do not know if this observation is true of covert coats historically.

Personally, I think that covert cloth is terrific material though I don't like the sleeve stitching, the velvet collar, or the garment's length - preferring, none, none, and below my knee by 2-3 inches, please. Still, the garment is a classic and I would have one sans velvet if I had to choose.

DDM

Boyer's looking really good there.

Very nice high button stance.

I like covert; it's a nice weight, and style to wear on alot of different occassions.

I certainly could do with just the RTW, no need for bespoke. Why mess with a classic.

A lot of the RTW covert coat options in the market (like Cordings') are somewhat light in weight. If one were to go bespoke (I am thinking of a DB), which merchant carries really nice covert cloth (Smiths?) and at which weight?