The most worn item in our cold weather wardrobe, we Brits understand the importance of a good winter jacket . The only way to successfully brave the winter is an army of cocooning coats and the market is awash with brands striving to stop our shivering. Our humble island rarely reaches minus weather in the double digits, which means we can get creative with our coat styles.
They must be able to withstand the biting chill and mercurial cold snaps (remember the Beast from the East?), but there is room to consider trend-led creations and traditional silhouettes that transcend that very notion. But the question remains, which coat should you buy? Throughout its fashion history, the UK has become synonymous with heritage coat styles such as the humble trench . Burberry’s signature style was unveiled in the early 1900s and is as popular today as ever – now the symbol of quintessentially British design.
Barbour’s waxed jacket has a similar storied history and is now as ubiquitous right here in the capital as it is among the hunting, fishing and shooting set that was once its reserve. Since The Cut first coined the term ‘gorpcore’, it has remained on the lips of fashion critics, riding the wave of performance wear into street style. At the four fashion capitals, you are just as likely to spot technical labels like The North Face , Arc'teryx and Patagonia swathing the style set as you are the luxury houses.
And there is a lot to be said for the intrusion of genuinely warm an.
