How to wear a duffle coat?
How to wear a duffle coat?
The winter outerwear is not only about the elegant coats and casual parka jackets. The stylish answer for these two - the duffle coat. Functional and elegant at the same time. It will surely help you create unlimited casual and a bit more smart-casual stylings.
As it's easy to guess, the duffle coat - similar to the other classic designs - has military origin. It was designed having in mind the needs of sailors of the British Royal Navy. Typical features of the duffle coat are a large hood, handy pockets and wooden toggles instead of a button-fastening. These elements made it an iconic design of men's fashion. First duffle coats, which were manufactured during the WWI and WWII were beige, large and made of a thick woollen fabric. After the war turmoil, the men's toggle-fastened coat began to get fans around the world and became the urban fashion hit at once. The peak of their popularity has come in the 50's and 60's of the last century. The modern fashion designers regularly offer coats and jackets inspired by its cut. The modern one has a characteristic toggle-fastening and is available in colours such as grey, navy blue, olive, khaki and more expressive shades.
The duffle coat became popular not only because of its fancy design and look but above all, thanks to its outstanding versatility and comfiness. The laid-back cut lets it be worn in a layered way. Moreover, the elegant, sporty and casual clothes are a nice-looking complement of a duffle jacket. So, by having just one you can create almost unlimited trendy and stylish outfits for various events.
A duffle coat looks stunning as an element of a work styling. It goes great with a shirt, a tie and a suit jacket or a jumper and colourful chino trousers. Matching it with a flannel checked shirt, corduroys or jeans also do the job. If it comes to jumpers – they don't need to be necessarily plain and single coloured. Expressive colours, striped or characteristic Norwegian pattern are also the things that nicely fit a duffle coat.
In sporty stylings, a duffle coat looks just amazing with trendy joggers. But, be careful and avoid matching it with a sweatshirt or a hoodie. Better choice? A casual shirt, a cotton jumper or a longsleeve. Rock'n'roll look during winter? To get a trendy and expressive styling, you can just match it with leather trousers, regular grey jeans or blue or navy blue jeans. Complement it with a checked flannel shirt, leather jewellery, a grunge-printed T-shirt and heavy combat boots. Voila!
In stylings with a duffle coat, it's worth to remember about the accessories. They look amazing when are matched with a scarf or a thick-weave woollen cowl. The duffle coat can be also well underlined by the textile plain hat. The entire look should be complemented by leather gloves and a large man's bag. Brown leather shoes also give the opportunity to experiment with fashion. Trendy and classic ankle shoes, brogues, stylish monks or even trainers – all of them work well with a duffle coat.