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Would you wear it? The Standing Collar Camel Coat

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PLECTRUM by Ben Sherman Double Breasted Peacoat – $139.97 ($349)

You probably already have a navy, black, or grey wool overcoat.  The camel colored coat is something of a luxury.  Nobody needs two coats.  But if you’re an outerwear honk, then a camel colored coat is one of those things that might be on your list.

Winter is coming to a close, and a lot of us are about ready to move over to our lighter trench coat (more on that tomorrow).  But the most famous resident of Gobbler’s Knob begs to differ about the imminent change in season.  Even if we’re not in for six more weeks of winter, a camel colored coat is light enough in color to not look too out of place if the temps are just barely dipping below freezing.

So.  End of season, a slightly abnormal design, and a color that’s not what most men reach for.  That all makes for $200 off a coat that looks to be a perfect length, has well placed hand pockets, and comes from a designer that usually leans towards closer, less boxy fits.  Ships and returns free through Nordstrom.

Some of you guys always keep the collar on your overcoats at attention as it is.  But what about a funnel/stand up type like this?  Sorta risky, but this might be the right color and price for a risk.  Or, completely not.

So would you wear it?  Or is the collar just too odd?  A more traditional version in Navy and Black is also on sale from Ben Sherman, although those have epaulets, lower flap pockets, and a lot going on…

Comments

  1. Nobody needs two coats?????
    I’ve got a great camel Helmut Lang- it has hood, but it’s still a GREAT coat; a new black Calvin Klein Wool / Cashmere that I bought from Gilt to upgrade an old coat; and a short grey French Connection Pea Coat that I bought on sale at Macy’s as I wandered through a couple of years ago – as well as a trench coat with a zip-out wool lining.
    All those, and I live in Australia, about a eight minute drive from my work, so hardly ever really need to wear any of them.
    But I do, and I like them, and although I’ve probably already got (more than) enough, I have got my eye on a nice English Covert Coat with velvet collar that would look good if we can save enough money to get to Europe in December!

  6. Like the style…but, the stand-up collar would annoy the living hell out of me….I know the eighties are back; but, not on a camel peacoat….

  9. beautiful coat. I’ve always had a thing for camel coats but not necessary to buy one right now

  11. I may be missing something here, but couldn’t you just fold over the collar and not button the top button?  It wouldn’t look exactly like a normal overcoat or peacoat collar, but I imagine it’d come pretty close.

  13. I don’t have the coat; but, most that have stand-up collars make it extremely tough to do this through the stiff construction they put in the collar itself…

  14. Yep, I’d wear it. I live in LA, so the camel-colored overcoat is a must for rainy days. The camel coat says, “Yes, it’s a bit nippy outside, but the sunshine is just around the corner.”

  15. Seriously, he must not know us very well… I like having options… 3 or 4 coats is probably about right for a rotation… Unless you’re like me and you need more 🙂

  17. Awesome find! That thing is nice. If it was colder in OK, i’d already have ordered it! Hell, I still might.

  22.  Gotcha, thanks.  Needless to say I haven’t come across a true stand-up collar in person before.

  24. Hell yeah.  I really like my Ben Sherman trench (with a standard collar), but it’s black, so it’d be great to have another color option.  I like having SMALL variations on a standard style.

  25. Medium and Large were both available as of this morning.  So, looks like someone else would wear and buy it too…

  26. Yup, but my wife bought me the J Crew navy coat for Christmas.  One overcoat purchase for this winter probably all I can justify.