The polo coat was born in England at the turn of the 20th century. It was then called a waiting coat: players wore it between the seven periods of a polo match, without buttons, held only by a belt. Brooks Brothers made it popular in the 1920s and it became a staple of Ivy League students, in its original colour, camel-hair beige.
The polo coat is recognisable by a set of details inherited from that history: a six-button double-breasted front, lapels wide enough to be turned up, patch pockets, hammer sleeves, a back pleat at the shoulder line, a half-belt and a buttoned rear vent.
Ours is built with notch lapels, sized to allow the collar to be turned up, with patch pockets without flaps and a jetted breast pocket.
It is a deep-winter piece: for a polo coat we recommend a very heavy cloth, from 600 grams upwards, mainly in wool, boiled wool also being a good choice.
Cut to your measurements, it goes into production after your appointment in store.