Knitted in Scotland using a luxuriously thick and soft superfine lambswool from Todd & Duncan’s prestigious Lamaine range, the finest lambswool on earth, this belted shawl coat is designed to be the ultimate casual substitute to a coat – perfect for wearing over a smart outfit, or for lounging around at home.
It is knitted with a roomier fit, similar in fit to our shawl collar cardigans, but with even more room through the arms and in the armholes. This is to allow for ease of layering underneath, and it would look perfect with chunky flannel and tweed sport coats in the winter. Despite its roomier fit, it comes with a belt with belt loops so that you can cinch in the waist by the desired amount to achieve a slim silhouette. There will be no bunching either when the belt is cinched - this is because the shawl coat is designed with overlapping front panels, which allows you to decide how much of the shawl coat to close up on the front, and how much of the belt to tighten to achieve a cinched waist.
It weighs in at around 1.2-1.4 kilograms, so very heavy weight, and rightly so – as we want this piece to be the cosiest, all enveloping, softest and warmest outerwear that you will ever own – a reliable stalwart for those biting cold months that you would want to go back to time and time again. It is knitted at a slightly higher gauge than our shawl collar cardigans, to enable the shawl coat to flow more naturally like a coat when worn, giving the bottom part of the coat some swish and flair when left untied.
With its deep v neck line when the shawl collar is folded down, it goes particularly well when worn with tailoring underneath, the v neck line complementing the v neck of the lapel.
A large rounded shawl collar that can be turned up provides a handy buffer against the wind. It can also be flipped down for thick cushioning of the world's softest lambswool around the back of the neck.
There are also 2 patch pockets of the same formidable rib-stitch superfine lambswool as the rest of the cardigan, for the keeping of change or, more likely, the stuffing of hands.
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