Most men spend serious money on what goes under a coat and then cheap out on the coat itself. It is a strange kind of false economy. The coat is what people actually see. It is what you are wearing in every photo from October through to March, over the suit and over the jeans and over everything in between. A bad one undoes good work. A great one makes even a simple outfit look considered.

We have been looking specifically at coats built to last more than a couple of seasons, in fabrics that hold their shape and construction that does not fall apart at the first sign of heavy wear. Wool overcoats, longer silhouettes, and a few more relaxed options for men whose wardrobes lean casual without wanting to sacrifice quality. The price points vary but the standard does not. These are the coats we would spend our own money on without losing sleep over it.