The Shearling Men's Style Edit | Shearling Coats for Men
October is the month of winter coat shopping in order to grab the top picks of the season before you are left with the crap that is sold off during Black Friday (November), the Winter Sales (December) and January Sales in err January - you get my point. However waiting until after the season of sales has finished ie February it kind of seems a little pointless investing in a new very warm coat and therefore most of us 'make do' at that point of the winter season. You should certainly be looking to grab hold of this seasons top menswear trend 'The Shearling Coat' championed in this Autumn's blockbuster Kingsman: The Golden Circle by the stateside agents The Statesman.
What is Shearling?
“Shearling is a skin from a recently sheared sheep or lamb that has been tanned and dressed with the wool left on. It has a suede surface on one side and a clipped fur surface on the other. Usually the suede side is worn outward. Shearling can be made from real sheepskin or from synthetic fibers.”
This exceptional and timeless menswear trend has taking off with the high-street joining luxury brands to create their faux versions of the traditional shearling coat. After doing a little online research, I've found my top 6 shearling coats for the 2017 (AW17) season and you can easily shop them below by clocking on the images.
Zara Man have manufactured two affordable options, both quite similar but with small differences in the shade of brown/tan that they have used as well as one has more faux shearling pocket and lining details - both retailing at £119 these are great choices for winter. Moving on from the high-street but still in the affordable category, I found one from ASOS, a steal at £85, it looks quite chunky and oversized but if you like that style this is the coat for you - it wont be in stock for long, thats for sure.
Moving on to the more mid-range and luxury side of fashion. Firstly I'm shopping at REISS for this unique grey shearling coat, very clean and minimalistic it is currently on sale at £575. If I'm after a designer coat, especially the Shearling Coat I would always look at MR Porter and found two exceptional finds. Firstly a double-breasted, navy wool blend coat with a brown shearling collar by Kent & Curwen which you can get for a fairly priced £995. And my final choice is the crème de la crème of shearling's and is part of The Kingsman collection at Mr Porter, Tequila's Statesman is leather-trimmed in a bomber jacket style - not cheap but an investment piece for years to come at £1,595.
MEN'S SHEARLING COAT TOP PICKS
Photography by Ben Heath
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