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The Covert coat is very similar to the
Chesterfield, but it was designed for hunting and the outdoors. Therefore, it
had to be tailored from particularly sturdy material – the so-called Covert
cloth, named after the covert bushes. It was designed to protect its wearer
from mud, bush encounters, and of course the weather. For that reason, it had
to be very heavy (29 or 30 ounces a yard), sturdy, and durable. Today, the
fabric is not quite as heavy anymore, but it is still a tweed material made to
last. It always comes in a brownish-green color because it does not show the
dirt very much.
A Covert coat usually has the following:
Single-breasted with a fly front
Notched lapels
Made
of brown-green Covert cloth
Short topcoat that is just a little longer than the jacket beneath
Signature four (sometimes five) lines of stitching at the cuffs and hem,
and optionally on the flap of the chest pocket
Center vent
Two
flap pockets with optional ticket pocket
The
collar is constructed either of Covert cloth or velvet
Poacher’s pocket (huge inside pocket that can accommodate a newspaper or
an iPad)
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