Examples of Overcoats
We note here some of the most common historical overcoats, in roughly chronological order.
| The Greatcoat, a voluminous overcoat with multiple shoulder capes, prominently featured by European militaries, most notably the former Soviet Union | |
| The Redingote (via French from English riding coat), a long fitted coat for men or women | |
| The Frock overcoat, a very formal daytime overcoat commonly worn with a frock coat, featuring a waist seam and heavy waist suppression | |
| The Ulster coat, a working daytime overcoat initially with a cape top covering sleeves, but then without; it evolved to the polo coat after losing its cape | |
| The Inverness coat, a formal evening or working day overcoat, with winged sleeves | |
| The Paletot coat, a coat shaped with sidebodies, as a slightly less formal alternative to the frock overcoat | |
| The Paddock coat, with even less shaping | |
| The Chesterfield coat, a long overcoat with very little waist suppression; being the equivalent of the 'sack suit' for clothes, it came to be the most important overcoat of the next half-century | |
| The Covert coat, a classically brown/fawn, straight cut, single breasted country coat that became accepted for wear in the city with a suit as well as with tweed. It has a signature four lines of stitching at the cuffs and hem. It also had a fly front closure and 2 side pockets. The collar is sometimes made of velvet. |
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