Wool coat

Coat - the basis of the classic women's outfit. Throughout modern history, regardless of fashion trends, each woman has at least one coat in her wardrobe. Styles and models change each other from season to season, but the material is a more durable trend.

Wool coat is a warm and practical thing, very popular today, like many years ago. The right choice will help you to acquire not only beautiful, but also a very practical part of the wardrobe, which will warm you for many years.

Although woolen coats have been produced by designers in large numbers for several decades, there are still women who refuse such a purchase. The reason for this is doubt. Is it a practical coat made of wool, is it warm? Now we will try to allay any anxiety on this account

Wool coats have a number of undeniable advantages:

• Moisture resistance. In the composition of coarse wool fabrics there is always a special impurity - lanolin. This is animal wax, which, by soaking the fibers of the fabric, prevents it from getting wet and absorbing moisture. Of course, in the pouring rain, walking in a coat made of wool without an umbrella is not worth it. But it is reliable clothing for weather prone to high humidity.
• Insulation properties. Wool material perfectly retains heat, but the body in such a coat still "breathes." Therefore, in terms of warm outerwear for demi-season, and even for the winter, this option is better than a coat or jacket on a padding polyester.
• Aesthetic component. Being very warm, the wool fabric is quite thin, elegant. Coats are also made using companion fabrics - fur, leather, suede. As a result, designers manage to create an infinite variety of stylish and beautiful coats of wool.

However, it is worth paying attention to some of the shortcomings inherent in clothing made from such materials.

• If it happens that the coat gets wet all the same, it will take a very long time to dry it.
• Some inconvenience in operation is also due to the fact that washing a wool coat is contraindicated. It can only be dry cleaned, and this laundry service is quite expensive.
• Some people, when in contact with their coat, suffer from itchy skin. However, all coats are supplied with a special lining that prevents a similar reaction. As a rule, cotton is used for this.

The pinnacle of refinement of the style can be called a classic wool coat. It is characterized by simplicity of cut, a minimum of details. This may be a straight or fitted version. Today you can find models without a lining, but this will be a departure from the classics.

Recently, a coat-bathrobe is very popular. This is the original model with a smell. Sewn from wool, this coat looks especially elegant. The absence of buttons allows this model to respond to another current fashion trend - the tendency toward minimalism.

Like the previous, and many other models of modern women's coats are available with a hood.This practical detail has long ceased to be an element of sports or youth style. Today, such models are chosen by women of all ages.

Another popular laconic model is a double-breasted wool coat. Made in a classic color scheme, it can become a calling card of a modern business woman.

At the time of less severe weather, designers offer fashionable women a light coat made of fine wool. There are suggestions for frosty winters - a warmed wool coat. Both versions are available in a variety of styles and lengths, so that women of fashion have plenty to choose from.

A straight long coat to the floor is one of the most seductive models presented in different styles at fashion shows. But she looks luxurious exclusively on tall girls. Owners of modest growth should choose a shorter model with a belt. Both straight and adjacent cut is possible.

In general, a short coat is chosen more often by modern women and girls. The overwhelming majority do not dare to acquire luxurious long models, since the short ones are considered by all to be more suitable for the vain rhythm of city life.

Perhaps this is true. Moreover, there are so many lengths up to mid-thigh or just above the knee, they are so diverse that every woman can easily choose an option to suit her taste and style.

Classical length - to the knee or to the middle of the calf. Such coats are chosen by conservative fashionable women. Not as pompous as a coat to the floor, but not as short as it has become fashionable lately. The beauty of such length is that it is universal and equally well suited to women of any height and build.

It is worth noting that modern woolen coats are especially loved by representatives of more young age. All because such a versatile and malleable material allows designers to embody any of their wildest fantasies.

We can distinguish a whole range of coats of wool, designed specifically for trendy and bold girls.

In fairness, it must be said that sometimes fashion is so far away from generally accepted standards that, for example, a youth coat is not at all like this type of outerwear.

A striking example is a coat in the form of a rug. It looks more like a poncho, but upon closer inspection, it is still possible to find signs of a coat in it. The collar is draped freely, the fastener is only one, and that is most often hidden from human eyes.

Such stylish coats are already actively produced by well-known international brands Donna Karan New York and Chloe. They are shown to be worn by both slender girls and owners of a massive lower part, but for those with large shoulders, such coats are contraindicated - they will increase them further.

Another current youth trend - coat-cap - is more understandable to a wide range of consumers. This model has already become a trend many times, and now it is her time again.

Cape is a trapezoidal cape coat. Instead of sleeves - graceful slits. This model is suitable for everyone without exception.

It is not by chance that woolen coats are not cheap. For their tailoring, natural wool is used for the most part, and if any impurities are used, then in small quantities.

The price category of the fabric depends on the wool of the animal used in it. And it can be a variety of animals - sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, camels, etc.

One of the most expensive coat can be called a model of English wool. For example, a coat of cashmere - a material produced on the basis of the undercoat of mountain goats.

Virginia wool is also well appreciated - it is sheared from merino lambs, an elite sheep breed. This wool is very soft and at the same time incredibly warm.

Many models of modern coats offered by manufacturers of women's clothing, are made from bouclé or any other blended wool. The heterogeneity of the composition of the fabric enhances its performance.

Not only coats are sewn from boiled wool, but also accessories — berets, scarves, and also models of the lower row — cardigans, vests, etc. This wool has a distinctive appearance - it is covered with small loops resembling tubercles.

A coat of pressed wool is another expensive option. Most often, this pressed material is used for sewing women's coats, which is 100% wool. Hence the cost.

No less elite would be a coat made of yak wool. But this thing is so beautiful and durable that the price for it is fully justified.

So, the composition, as mentioned earlier, can be very diverse in woolen fabrics used for sewing coats. The easiest, and at the same time - the most expensive, is 100% wool. Often there and wool blend fabrics in the production of outerwear. If we talk specifically about the mixtures, here are the most popular:

• Wool and polyester. The proportions of the combination are usually 70% wool, 30% polyester, or 50% polyester, 50% wool, or 80% wool, 20% polyester.
• Wool and angora. Rarely found a combination of only angora and wool. Polyamide (synthetic fiber) is usually added to them, and the proportion is 40% by 40% and 20%, respectively.
• Wool and mohair. Fabrics for coats of mohair and wool are most often mixed in proportions of 35% by 65% ​​or 40% by 60% respectively.

• Retro chic. One of the must-have of this season will be a fitted wool coat with a belt and large buttons. Length - to the knees. The model is inspired by the stylistics of the 1950s-1960s, which are constantly being returned to us in one form or another. The main feature of such models is that the buttons are not just large, they proudly sit in two rows and necessarily have a contrasting color to the coat.

• Geometry. Coats-capes, about which we have already spoken above, are evidence of the fact that strict geometric lines are very important for this season. So, this coat is a trapeze. Coats, similar to a poncho or plaid - a triangle or a diamond.

• Luxury. And once again talking about a long woolen coat to the floor. This is a sign of another current trend - craving for a chic image every day. Since such a coat should be worn only with high heels, it simply obliges a woman to look divine and expensive.

• Team play This can be called a hybrid coat - a thing made of wool and a companion fabric - leather, fur, silk or even cotton. And the trend is not just modest inserts from another material. Bright, bold contrasting combinations are relevant.

Woolen coats today are made in a variety of color variations. But since wool is a natural fabric, even in the color scheme of such things, it is more correct to reach for something more natural.

It is in connection with the ubiquitous fashion for naturalness, the most popular colors for women's woolen coats this season will be all light colors from white, gray and milky to cream and beige. Black, brown, sand - also meet the current trends.

Of course, manufacturers produce and a lot of models in the artificial coloring of wool. If you want a pink or blue coat, choose your pastel options.

From the actual prints should be noted small cell, "goose foot", complex geometric patterns. In this case, the execution of such drawings can be both monochrome and multicolored.

Among the companies engaged in sewing woolen coats, I would like, first of all, to highlight the Russian-made clothing lines.

• Pompa - the main pride of the company is their unique invention - a heated coat.
• "Aurora" - Moscow factory, which, like no one else, knows a lot about women's coats, since this is the only spectrum of the company's activities.
• MiLtex - a brand from St. Petersburg, which will provide a stylish woolen coat not only for the mother, but also for all other members of the family. The brand has proven itself in the market of outerwear for women, men and children.

Among the famous foreign brands should be noted Italian (Moschino, Escada, Valentino, Marny), as well as British (Asos, Ben Sherman, Burberry, Bench).

1. The fabric from which the coat is made must have a high density. Check it for clearance.
2. The thickness of the lining should be commensurate with the temperature regime of the season for which the coat is purchased. Pay attention to the quality of the lining - the fabric should be of high quality, tailoring - without flaws. Check also the quality of the pockets.
3. Check the hem of the sleeves and hem. If it is made according to standards, then the hem is tucked not less than 3 centimeters, and the sleeves - not less than 2.
4. Carefully inspect the seams. As with any thing, in a coat they must be flawless.
5. Make sure that the coat has wind and moisture protection properties. This will be indicated to you by the fabric composition indicated on the label.

Wool coat is good because it can be worn at any time of the year. Of course, in the summer it should be a model of fine wool, and in the winter - warmed. But the fact remains that more universal things you will not find.

From the bottom of the clothes, the best partners of the coat will be tight pants or jeans, a pencil skirt or a dress of a tight-fitting silhouette. To create a strict business style, you can use straight, but not wide trousers.

Shoes depend on the style: straight coat - flat sole, fitted long - high heel, shortened models can be combined with any shoes, including - with sneakers and rough shoes.

Accessories are better to choose minimalistic. Let the main focus be on the coat.

1. It is impossible to erase! Dry clean only.
2. During the season of active wearing a coat requires cleaning twice a month.
3. In the season of dry and hot weather, it is recommended to hang a woolen coat daily on the balcony for 2-3 hours for airing.
4. Even in summer, a coat of wool should be kept on a hanger in a closet in a special case, and not in some boxes or bags. The cover should "breathe", but at the same time protect from dust and other contaminants.
5. Carefully follow all recommendations for the care of your coat. Which are always indicated by the manufacturer on the label.

The majority of customers who tried on woolen coats on themselves are very satisfied. Many say that it is better to overpay for a brand than to buy something unknown but cheap via the Internet for home delivery. Many are willing to pay tens and hundreds of thousands of rubles for an overcoat, which they will then wear for the rest of their lives or peredelivat representatives of the younger generation. Because for this money, proven brands offer quality "for centuries".

Paradoxically, the price of a wool coat is both a sign of quality and a disadvantage at the same time. Many women just can not afford such a fashionable thing. Especially with a 100% wool composition.