{"title":"Men’s Pea Coats","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe French touch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave you always confused duffle coats with pea coats? Stay tuned, because this sublime basic is for you. Because both are made of wool. Both were originally used by sailors, and later by a country's navy. But the similarity ends there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe duffle coat is English, but probably of Belgian origin because of its wool. It is traditionally rather black or gray, it has a hood and closes with frogs, which could ultimately indicate a German origin. Finally, it is longer and resembles a \u003ca title=\"coat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balibaris.mom\/en\/collections\/manteaux\"\u003ecoat\u003c\/a\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet's get back to our very French pea coat (and probably also a little English, or even Arabic!). Used for centuries by Breton sailors who covered it with grease to waterproof it, it became the uniform of the French navy in the 19th century. Very elegant, it has a large collar to protect against the elements and a six-button closure (stamped with the navy's anchor) crossed to be easily folded down by the wind on boats (the direction of the closure was changed depending on whether you were on the port or starboard side).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, he was adopted by artists and intellectuals of all stripes: Cocteau, Prévert, Gainsbourg, Mick Jagger... In short, he was a true icon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe basics of the pea coat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe material\u003c\/strong\u003e is a heavy woolen cloth. Any added synthetic material betrays the spirit of the garment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe basic cut\u003c\/strong\u003e is slightly flared, sometimes fitted and relatively long (covers the top of the trousers) but less than a coat. It has a large (fundamental) collar and double-breasted buttoning, slanted side pockets, often shoulder tabs and a martingale. The most sophisticated models may also have tabs at the collar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe color\u003c\/strong\u003e is obviously navy! For those with allergies, there is also black, gray, and more rarely brown or green...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenerally speaking, pea coats, \u003ca title=\"parkas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balibaris.mom\/en\/collections\/parkas\"\u003eparkas\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.balibaris.mom\/collections\/doudounes\"\u003ed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"down jackets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balibaris.mom\/en\/collections\/doudounes\"\u003eown jackets\u003c\/a\u003e are more suited to taller men. Others will prefer shorter styles like \u003ca title=\"jackets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balibaris.mom\/en\/collections\/blousons\"\u003ejackets\u003c\/a\u003e , \u003ca title=\"vests\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balibaris.mom\/en\/collections\/vestes-de-travail\"\u003evests\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca title=\"leathers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balibaris.mom\/en\/collections\/les-cuirs\"\u003eleathers\u003c\/a\u003e . \u003ca title=\"Raincoats\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balibaris.mom\/en\/collections\/impers\"\u003eRaincoats\u003c\/a\u003e will highlight slimmer figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Balibaris pea coat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Balibaris pea coat, understated and masculine, is deliberately very refined but retains the fundamentals: large collar, double-breasted buttoning and noble wool material, sometimes even enriched with cashmere on certain models, for an incomparable softness and fluidity of the fabric. For an iconic style, adopt without hesitation this garment with its very strong character!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWear a pea coat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn up the collar, that's the basics! And if you wear it over a jacket, the sleeves shouldn't stick out. It's great worn short enough with a cable-knit sweater or denim overshirt, a wool hat, and dressier pants to balance things out.\u003cbr\u003eA slightly longer top, worn open over a suit with a thin cashmere scarf. Closed top over a thick gray turtleneck sweater and straight-leg jeans.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.balibaris.mom\/en\/collections\/cabans.oembed","provider":"Balibaris","version":"1.0","type":"link"}