The Chesterfield coat, with its heavy waist suppression using a waist seam, gradually replaced the over-frock coat during the second half of the 19th century as a choice for a formal overcoat, and survived as a coat of choice over the progression from frock coat everyday wear to the introduction of the lounge suit, but remained principally associated with formal morning dress and white tie.
A less formal derivation is the similar, but with alighter fabric, slightly shorter, top coat called covert coat.
The dark Chesterfield, which comes with a defining velvet collar[2] has no horizontal seam or sidebodies, but can still be somewhat shaped using the side seams and darts. It can be single- or double-breasted, and has been popular in a wide variety of fabrics, typically heavier weight tweeds, or charcoal and navy, and even the camel hair classic, although such fabrics may be more associated with a more casualpolo coat. These variations make it extremely versatile, so it can be worn with a city suit or even semiformal dress, as well as casual sports jackets. It was a staple of smartly dressed men's wardrobes from the 1920s to 1960s, and has become a classic style for both men and even women.[2]
^"A Man's Guide to Overcoats". artofmanliness.com. December 11, 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
^ abcCumming, Valerie; Cunnington, C. W.; Cunnington, P. E. (2010-11-15). The Dictionary of Fashion History. Oxford; New York: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 46. ISBN9781847885333.
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chesterfield, coat, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2013, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chesterfield coat news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Chesterfield is a formal dark knee length overcoat with a velvet collar introduced around the 1840s in the United Kingdom with prominence attributed to its namesake George Stanhope 6th Earl of Chesterfield then a leader of British fashion 1 2 A 1909 fashion plate of the new Chesterfield The Chesterfield coat with its heavy waist suppression using a waist seam gradually replaced the over frock coat during the second half of the 19th century as a choice for a formal overcoat and survived as a coat of choice over the progression from frock coat everyday wear to the introduction of the lounge suit but remained principally associated with formal morning dress and white tie A less formal derivation is the similar but with alighter fabric slightly shorter top coat called covert coat Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Popular Culture 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCharacteristics Edit George Stanhope 7th Earl of Chesterfield circa 1860 is wearing an early example of a Chesterfield coat 1860 The dark Chesterfield which comes with a defining velvet collar 2 has no horizontal seam or sidebodies but can still be somewhat shaped using the side seams and darts It can be single or double breasted and has been popular in a wide variety of fabrics typically heavier weight tweeds or charcoal and navy and even the camel hair classic although such fabrics may be more associated with a more casual polo coat These variations make it extremely versatile so it can be worn with a city suit or even semiformal dress as well as casual sports jackets It was a staple of smartly dressed men s wardrobes from the 1920s to 1960s and has become a classic style for both men and even women 2 Popular Culture EditDoctor Who features Chesterfield coats being worn by the Doctor during their eighth eleventh twelfth and thirteenth incarnations See also EditFrock coatReferences Edit A Man s Guide to Overcoats artofmanliness com December 11 2012 Retrieved 2013 11 03 a b c Cumming Valerie Cunnington C W Cunnington P E 2010 11 15 The Dictionary of Fashion History Oxford New York Bloomsbury Academic p 46 ISBN 9781847885333 External links Edit Media related to Category Chesterfields at Wikimedia Commons This clothing related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chesterfield coat amp oldid 1123379757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
