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Choosing an overcoat begins with the wardrobe it will join. Do you mostly wear tailoring, or spend your days in denim and knitwear? What’s your approach to layering and comfort? And naturally – when and how will you wear it?
In this edit, we’ll explore those choices and how they come together in an overcoat you’ll enjoy wearing for years.
Our approach to an overcoat begins with the silhouette. Before considering design elements, considering shoulder fit, drape, lengths and overall cut is key. We favour a clean, straight tailored cut with enough room for the fabric to drape naturally and allow for layering underneath.
A generous length gives the fabric space to move and creates a flowing line over the outfit beneath it. In heavier wool, that movement is a significant part of the garment’s character. The precise length depends on the wearer, the silhouette and how the coat will be used. We consider it together with shoulder width, volume and the balance of the complete look, but in general, knee length or slightly below is key to maintain a tailored look and proper drape.
A natural shoulder is central to our expression of tailoring. We prefer a softer line that follows the wearer and allows the cloth to contribute to the shape. That philosophy can take different forms depending on our products. The Capolavoro has a more defined, classic tailored look, while the Sloane’s raglan shoulder creates a softer, more contemporary tailored look. Each brings a different expression to the same wardrobe.
Weight, texture and quality of finishing influence how an overcoat feels and drapes. A substantial brushed wool brings body and a steady drape. A softer wool-and-cashmere cloth introduces a more fluid expression. We consider fabric, cut and design together, choosing details that support each other. The result should feel coherent.
Our Ready to Wear and Made to Measure overcoats share the same design philosophy. Both draw on years of working with individual clients, refining the relationship between fabric, proportion and comfort. The difference lies in how we arrive at the finished garment.
If you appreciate a particular coat in our Ready to Wear collection and its proportions suit you, it may already offer everything you need. If you want to develop the fit more individually, explore a wider fabric selection or adapt the design, Made to Measure gives us greater scope.
Whichever route you choose, we begin with the same question: how will this coat work for you?
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Ready to Wear - Our house cut, already considered
Our Ready to Wear overcoats bring together selected fabrics and designs in a developed range of standard sizes. The silhouette, length and details express our preferences as a tailoring house, informed by what we have learnt through Made to Measure.
When those proportions work well for you, Ready to Wear is a natural choice. You can try the coat over the clothes you intend to wear underneath and experience its weight, movement and balance immediately. Selected alterations can refine the fit further, although the underlying cut and design are already established.
It is also a way to discover our approach to outerwear through a garment you can see and feel in its finished form.
Made to Measure - Developed around you
Made to Measure allows us to consider your proportions, preferred silhouette and choice of fabric before the coat is produced.
The conversation begins with how you want to wear it. A coat intended primarily for tailoring may need different allowances from one worn mostly over fine knitwear. You might prefer a longer line, more ease through the body or a particular cloth and colour that connects naturally with your wardrobe.
Together, we consider those relationships alongside the lapels, pockets, lining and other available design details. Our role is to guide the choices so that the finished coat feels balanced and personal.
Our overcoat & outerwear curation brings the BLUGIALLO house cut into different design, fabrics and expressions. Each model has its own character, shaped by how we imagine wearing it and the role it can play within a wardrobe.
From a full-length Capolavoro to a shorter Wool City Jacket, we consider the same relationships: cut, drape and how it is worn.
‘If we could only choose one Overcoat, It would be the ‘Capolavoro’. The fabric, details, design and silhouette makes you reach for it in just about any situation and it is one of the most iconic pieces in our collection’
‘The Sloane topcoat is designed to provide a more soft and contemporary tailored look than our classic ‘Capolavoro’ overcoat. The raglan shoulder construction allowed us to create a softer, more generous silhouette with freedom through the shoulder, while the concealed front and long, uninterrupted lines keep the expression clean.’
'Designed to handle weather and wind alongside its clean, tailored look. Made from a unique 600g heavy wool twill that’s been treated with a ‘Storm System’ technology, making it wind- and rain-resistant while retaining the natural softness and drape of fine wool.'
‘The Capolavoro City Jacket was designed as our interpretation of modern city outerwear. We took the practical language of a traditional field jacket and removed anything that felt overly rugged or technical, leaving a clean silhouette with purposeful details. Making it in superfine wool gives the jacket a tailored character and allows it to transition naturally between formal and casual wardrobes.’
The Capolavoro
Our signature design and classic tailored overcoat. A clean, straight silhouette, generous length and widths made from a unique heavyweight brushed wool fabric.
The unique ‘Capolavoro’ cloth is central to its character, creating a beautiful drape and soft comfort. The Capolavoro comes in our signature double-breasted, peak lapel design as a Ready to Wear option, with additional fabrics and small adjustments optionable through or Made to Measure programme.
For us, its appeal lies in how easily it moves between different ways of dressing. Naturally worn over a suit or tailoring in general, but equally beautiful with denims and cashmere.
The Sloane Topcoat
The Sloane Topcoat has a softer expression, beginning with its raglan shoulder. The sleeve extends towards the collar, creating a flowing line through the upper body.
In wool and cashmere, that shoulder works together with the cloth’s fluid drape to create a relaxed silhouette. There is room for layering, while the length gives the fabric space to move.
We enjoy the Sloane with soft tailoring, tonal knitwear and denim. It also brings ease to a suit, particularly when the textures and colours of the layers relate naturally to one another. The result retains the balance we look for in tailoring, with a less defined shoulder line.
The Car Coats
Our Car Coats offer a more casual interpretation of tailored outerwear, suited to days spent moving through the city, travelling or passing between indoor and outdoor settings.
The choice of fabric determine the expression even more. Our brushed tech wool and Storm System wool options bring different qualities to this practical silhouette. We consider the cloth alongside the intended use, whether the coat will be worn mainly with knitwear or needs to accommodate a tailored jacket.
Wool City Jackets
Our Wool City Jackets bring the texture and substance of our outerwear fabrics into a shorter jacket format. They have a distinct place in the wardrobe, particularly for those who reach for denim, dress trousers and knitwear throughout the week.
The compact length places more emphasis on the trousers beneath. We like that relationship with our higher-rise cuts, where the jacket and trouser proportions create a balanced line.
The fabric gives each version its character. Capolavoro superfine wool brings the familiar brushed texture of our signature overcoat into this shorter silhouette, while Storm System wool offers another approach within the City Jacket programme. Worn over fine knitwear or a shirt, they provide an everyday expression of the same attention to cloth, cut and comfort.
Fabric determines much of an overcoat’s character. It influences how the silhouette holds, how the garment moves and how comfortable it feels over the course of a day. Naturally, quality is always key and why an uncompromising approach to it creates a better, longer lasting garment.
The optimal fabric when it comes to keeping warm. Due to its natural insulating characteristics, wool is the obvious choice for a coat. Our wool qualities are soft to the touch but offer the perfect structure you want from an overcoat. Wool is a durable fabric and ideal if you are searching for an everyday coat that withstands wear while keeping you stylishly warm.
Few materials are as luxurious and soft as cashmere. Its unmatched softness, combined with a beautiful luster, creates an exquisite fabric that’s perfect for overcoats. While not as durable as merino wool, cashmere provides warmth and elegance with a drape that exudes sophistication. If you seek a warm overcoat with an ultra-luxurious touch, cashmere is the perfect choice.
Camel hair wool is prized for its warmth and durability, making it an excellent fabric for outerwear. The natural fibers from camel hair create a coat that is both lightweight and incredibly insulating. Known for its breathability and soft, almost silky texture, camel hair wool provides a subtle, refined aesthetic. Perfect for those seeking a coat that combines rugged durability with understated luxury.
A wool and cashmere blend strikes the perfect balance between the durability of wool and the softness of cashmere. This blend offers the warmth and structure of wool, combined with the softness and luxurious feel of cashmere, making it ideal for a versatile, everyday overcoat that delivers both comfort and style. It’s the go-to option for those who want the best of both worlds.
For Car Coats and Wool City Jackets, the conversation often includes more practical demands: commuting, travel and changing weather. Our programme includes brushed tech wool and Storm System wool options. With these fabrics, it is useful to look beyond appearance and understand the performance of the specific cloth and finished garment. Weather protection, lining and construction should all inform the choice. We consider those qualities alongside the same questions we ask of any outerwear fabric: does it support the cut, feel comfortable and work with the wardrobe around it?
An overcoat should fall naturally from the shoulders, with enough room for the layers you intend to wear underneath. When closed, it should sit comfortably across the chest and back without pulling or restricting movement.
Try it over your usual jacket or knitwear. Reach forward, sit down and walk in it. We favour a clean line with enough ease for the cloth to drape, so the coat feels comfortable both open and closed.
We appreciate a generous length, often around the knee or below, for the coverage and movement it gives the cloth. The precise length depends on your proportions, the model and how you intend to wear it.
A longer Capolavoro or Sloane creates a flowing line over the outfit beneath. A Car Coat or Wool City Jacket offers a shorter silhouette with more of the trousers visible. Consider the balance of the complete outfit when choosing.
Start with your usual size and try the coat over the suit you intend to wear. An overcoat’s pattern should already allow for layering; sizing up automatically can leave excess room in some areas without resolving the fit elsewhere.
Check the shoulders, upper arms and chest, as well as whether the jacket sits comfortably beneath it. For Made to Measure, we consider those layers when developing your fit.
The choice depends on the particular cloth and what you want from the coat. A substantial wool can provide body, texture and a steady drape. Cashmere can bring a softer handle, while wool-and-cashmere blends offer different balances of softness and structure.
Fibre composition is one consideration. Weight, weave, finish and construction also influence how the coat feels and wears. We choose the fabric together with the silhouette and intended use.
They can be, depending on the cloth, construction, coverage and conditions. A substantial wool overcoat worn over a jacket or knitwear can provide considerable warmth, but temperature, wind and time spent outdoors all affect what you need.
If winter warmth is your priority, discuss your daily routine with us. That gives us a useful starting point for recommending fabric and layering.
Ready to Wear is a natural choice when you like the selected fabric and design, and the house proportions suit you. Selected alterations may help refine the fit.
Made to Measure gives us greater scope to develop the fit around you, explore fabrics and consider available design choices before production. Both approaches share the same BLUGIALLO principles of proportion, comfort and a coherent wardrobe.
Follow the garment’s care label. Between wears, hang the coat on a broad, supportive hanger, allow it to air and gently brush away surface dust with a suitable clothing brush.
Give it space in the wardrobe and avoid storing it while damp. When professional cleaning is needed, choose a cleaner experienced with tailored outerwear and the particular fabric.
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