Men's Real Leather Button Down Cognac Car Coat

The leather was supple enough to button on the first day, which I had not expected from something this thick. There was no stiff fortnight at the start. My husband wore it out to dinner the evening it arrived and has not stopped since then.

Not a winter coat by itself. It is one layer of leather over a smooth lining with no quilting and no padding, so the warmth comes from what you put under it. With a jumper it has been fine down to about five degrees and no lower.

Third order from this site and the first coat rather than a jacket. Same accurate chart and the same quick dispatch as before. This one gets worn more than either of the others simply because the length makes it work over more of what I own.

Honest point. There is no belt, no buckle and no adjustment anywhere, so the fit you order is the fit you get. The waist seam gives a little shape but that is all. It suits me because I am fairly straight up and down, but a broader chest may want to size carefully.

This replaced a coat my husband had worn for about seven years which had faded on the shoulders until the top of it looked different to the rest. The advantage here is that the finish is uneven on purpose, so wear adds to it rather than showing up as damage. Four months in and a scrape he picked up on a door frame has simply blended into the tone around it.

Worth knowing the buttons take a second longer than a zip when you are in a hurry, which is the only trade for the way it looks. I decided I did not mind. Four months on I do them up without thinking about it and it takes no time at all.

Sits below the seat, which is the practical bit nobody mentions. I sit on a cold bench most mornings waiting for a bus and this is the first coat that helps with that.

Plain cuffs with no tab, no strap and no zip. Nothing to fiddle with and nothing that catches on a watch. It slides over a shirt cuff without dragging at all.