Post Riposte: Peacoats


Reader Seungjai recently wrote:

Hi Brad. I was wondering if you could do a post on peacoats?

It would be my pleasure Seungjai. Some personal favorites are after the jump.

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Fidelity Wool Shirt Jackets


Let’s have some fun with this one. Guess how much these Fidelity Wool Shirt Jackets cost. Some things to consider: they’re made in the USA by a company that’s been around for over 60 years. They’ve got a jacket-weight 85% wool / 15% nylon shell and a 100% cotton lining. And their features include a spread collar, flap chest pockets, working cuffs and anchor buttons. Okay, you ready? The answer is… Read More »

Post-Holiday Sales: Fidelity at Penelope’s


Some seriously warm, and seriously well-made, Fidelity outerwear is now on sale at Chicago’s Penelope’s. Cut and sewn in the US from heavy-duty wool, the brand’s peacoats, duffels and shirt-jackets spit in the face of winter and strike at its gelid heart (too much?). Just a reminder: Fidelity runs extremely small (almost to the point of being comically), so make sure to size up (at least) one from your norm. Read More »

Fidelity Long Duffle Coat


Where would us skinny guys be without the Japanese? Seriously. If it weren’t for Japan’s demand for exceedingly well-made American goods with trimmer-than-standard sizing, items like the fantastic Long Duffle Coat from venerable outerwear maker Fidelity simply wouldn’t exist. Meticulously crafted in Fidelity’s own Everett, Massachusetts facility, the LDC is made from a burly 24 oz. wool blend (80% wool, 20% nylon, in case you’re curious), making it one of those rare outerwear pieces that both looks good, and, actually keeps you warm (crazy right?). Read More »

The Hunt: Autum Outerwear


Rounding-up the best American-made outerwear for under $100.

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The Friday Find: Fidelity Twill Duffel Coat

What’s on sale RIGHT NOW.


We’ve already been over everything that’s great about the American-made, 100% organic cotton Twill Duffel Coat from Fidelity, so all you need to know now is that Barneys just knocked 50% off the price, and remaining stock is going fast. Well designed, beautifully constructed, and just the right weight to take you from summer to fall, this is definitely one sale not to miss (the organic Peacoat is on sale too, btw). Have a great weekend. Read More »

Fidelity Twill Duffel Coat


With the Twill Duffel Coat, venerable American outerwear maker Fidelity Sportswear has produced a spring-weight jacket that is as handsome as it is responsible. Expertly crafted in the company’s decades-old Everett, Massachusetts facility, the coat is made from 100% GOTS certified organic cotton that has been colored with low-impact Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified dyes. Read More »