The Outfit-Making Shearling Coat You Can Actually Afford
SHOP $895, thearrivals.com
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A shearling coat is just plain cool. Need proof? Just observe how well one works for everyone from Robert Redford to Tom Hardy. No matter what you're wearing it with, it takes your whole cold-weather look to another level. The only problem, for a long while, has been how hard it is to track one down that's actually affordable-and cut for real life. While there's nothing wrong with an OG B-3 bomber, sometimes you want something that channels all that old-school cool but still works right now. (And it doesn't hurt if it doesn't wreck your checking account in the process.) That's where The Arrivals' Odin shearling coat comes in.
It's just modern enough
Part of the appeal of a shearling coat is the way it evokes a time-tested kind of cool. But for all too many of them, that means a fit that seems a little more suited to 1950 than 2019. The NYC-based team at The Arrivals takes those proportions and slims them down for the current day. The cut skims the body without strangling it, and leaves just enough room to move. Think of it as the happy medium between boxy vintage pieces and too-cool-for-school designer picks. It just plain fits.
SHOP $895, thearrivals.com
It doesn't require a payment plan
No matter how much you like the style, there's always one big impediment to picking up a shearling coat: the price. Of course, when designer versions can go for as much as a used car, it's understandable that you might be spooked. The Arrivals undercuts all that by going direct to consumer. While the business model isn't exactly revolutionary anymore, there's a damn good reason it sticks around. For under a grand, you can get a coat that'd cost two or three times as much at traditional retail. That's hard to beat.
It's ready for real life
No matter how good of a deal it is, no coat is worth the purchase if isn't suited to your day-to-day. Which is exactly where the Odin shines. The shearling has some real heft, but it's not so heavy that you'll overheat every time you wear it. Plus, it comes with a water-repellent coating, so you can actually wear it in winter weather-no matter how crazy things get. And considering how good this thing looks-rain or shine-you're going to want to wear it a lot.
Prop styling by Summer Moore
Special thanks and furniture by Kalon Studios
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