The English Tweed Overcoat

The English Tweed overcoat: a louche winter coat designed to keep you wrapped up and warm on the chilliest of days.

The coat is still big. Big back, long body, generous sleeve: it fits over everything, cinches in the warmth, and buttons all the way up to the chin. But the collar shape has been moderated so it has a pleasing line that runs along its edge and then all the way down the front of the coat.

It has a thick belt that can be tied at the back or used at the front. The belt's thickness means it needs no prong and holes, but can be fed through the buckle and then pulled back on itself, tucking into the loop at the side or under itself. 

In this new iteration for 2026, we've combined the undyed English wool used on last year's version with an Irish Donegal yarn, to give the cloth some great tonal flecks. It looks almost good enough to eat.

For more details on the project, see the original launch article here

• Made from a mix of undyed English and Irish Donegal wool, 800g
• Woven in Huddersfield by Marling & Evans
• Belt with leather buckle, unholed to fold back on itself
• Two-hole matte horn buttons
• Cashmere-lined hip pockets, with through pocket 
• Two in-breast slanted pockets
• Manufactured by Private White VC in Manchester 

Alterations

• The coat is made to be easy to alter:
• It is cut a little longer than most modern overcoats, as Simon considers it more practical and flattering
• But it can easily be shortened by a tailor - a good four inches without interrupting the balance
• It can also be lengthened if needed, by around 5cm
• The sleeves can also be lengthened by around 4cm. And they can be shortened. Shortening by 1.5cm would be easy - more than that would require the wrist strap to be moved, but that is not a big job for a tailor
• The body can also be narrowed, but isn't recommended, as the style is supposed to be roomy, easy to wear, and flow. Shape and drape

"The inspiration came when I found a vintage British coat from 1980. The coat was large, slouchy, with a really low buttoning point and a droopy collar. It was a little too much for now - a little too period - but with a few updates it’s inspired a really unique but modern piece."

"I have one of the original coats. It’s a joy to wear. I’m genuinely happy it’s getting colder in the UK now so I can wear it again. It’s the item of clothing I own that most reliably garners complements (including by people I’d not expect to take an interested in clothes). The most bizzare time being when I was when I was standing in the corner of the ticket hall of Waterloo Underground station checking my phone during rush hour when man approached me to ask where my coat was from. If you’re a Londoner you’ll know quite how unusual that was!"