Chesterfield (coat)

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Chesterfield made of fine English melton cloth , with handcrafted buttonholes and hand-pierced collar (USA, 1907)

The Chesterfield is a strictly cut, single-breasted men's coat that is used as a city and visiting coat. It has a suit-like shape, slanted flap pockets and a concealed button placket . The front part extends over the knee. The color is usually medium or light gray.

The coat model had been known as Chesterfield since the beginning of the 20th century.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alfons Hofer: Textile and Model Lexicon . 7th edition, Volume 1, Deutscher Fachverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1997, p. 143, keyword “Chesterfield”. ISBN 3-87150-518-8 .
  2. ↑ Anna Municchi: The man in the fur coat . Zanfi Editori, Modena 1988, p. 59. ISBN 88-85168-18-3 .