Men's coats (not jackets) for rotund blokes.

[ViolentPanda]

So, I love the classic single-breasted Covert/Crombie coats, but I'm not convinced that they don't make stout blokes like me look a bit like an ageing skinhead bursting out like a badly-stuffed sausage. Any voices of experience?

 

[Spymaster]

Crombies and Coverts are cool. If you like them, wear one.

 

[Fez909]

So, I love the classic single-breasted Covert/Crombie coats, but I'm not convinced that they don't make stout blokes like me look a bit like an ageing skinhead bursting out like a badly-stuffed sausage. Any voices of experience?

It's all about how you wear it and what with.

Find one that fits as well as possible then take it to the tailors for alterations. If it fits well, you'll look better than half the people out there.

 

[moose]

an ageing skinhead bursting out like a badly-stuffed sausage

That's a good look!

 

[monsterbunny]

A well fitted crombie/covert coat will conceal an expanding girth, a poorly fitted one will accentuate it. It's stylish but not very versatile
In an increasingly wet climate, and being wool - even felted wool, it will absorb water. It’s time consuming to dry because you can’t expose it to heat. A macintosh with a removable quilted liner might be a more practical alternative if you’re looking to invest in one smart coat.

A mac is longer, finishing below the knee, and you’ll get four season protection from wind and rain in addition to masking your paunch. Plus it buttons to the neck so you won’t have to carry a scarf during the winter. It’s more forgiving if you wear casual clothes, looking equally good when paired with a suit, jeans and boots or even with jogging bottoms and trainers. That would look a bit extreme in a formal overcoat with notched lapels. Unless you want to make a statement and accessorise it with cherry red DMs and white paracord ladder laces.

 

[ViolentPanda]

A well fitted crombie/covert coat will conceal an expanding girth, a poorly fitted one will accentuate it. It's stylish but not very versatile
In an increasingly wet climate, and being wool - even felted wool, it will absorb water. It’s time consuming to dry because you can’t expose it to heat. A macintosh with a removable quilted liner might be a more practical alternative if you’re looking to invest in one smart coat.

A mac is longer, finishing below the knee, and you’ll get four season protection from wind and rain in addition to masking your paunch. Plus it buttons to the neck so you won’t have to carry a scarf during the winter. It’s more forgiving if you wear casual clothes, looking equally good when paired with a suit, jeans and boots or even with jogging bottoms and trainers. That would look a bit extreme in a formal overcoat with notched lapels. Unless you want to make a statement and accessorise it with cherry red DMs and white paracord ladder laces.

When you say "Macintosh", do you mean "raincoat"? I always associate Macintosh with those awful Gannex sacks that Harold Wilson wore, whereas I associate "raincoat" with Burberry and Aquascutum trenchies.

 

[monsterbunny]

When you say "Macintosh", do you mean "raincoat"? I always associate Macintosh with those awful Gannex sacks that Harold Wilson wore, whereas I associate "raincoat" with Burberry and Aquascutum trenchies.

I use raincoat and mac interchangeably.
Burberry and Acqascutum are a bit naff. I was thinking of the original mac in a proper rubberised fabric, originally manufactured by Charles Macintosh in Scotland. They're Japanese owned now but they have a London shop in Conduit St.
COLLECTION MEN ｜ MACKINTOSH


More Don Draper than Harold Wilson.

I'd forgotten all about Gannex, they produced a very effective waterproof fabric. But you're evidently not a fan. They stopped production some years ago.

Edit. Can't post links properly with my phone.