FOR ALMOST 35 YEARS THIS JACKET HAS BEEN MY GO TO FALL AND WINTER CAR COAT / TRAVELING JACKET.   NOT STYLISH ENOUGH FOR PARIS OR NEW YORK I KEPT IT IN LONDON WHERE IT FIT RIGHT IN WITH THE BRITISH AESTHETIC OF UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE.   WHEN YOU ARE OUT IN THE ELEMENTS, IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT YOU ARE WEARING THIS YEARS RUNWAY STATEMENT, WHAT YOU WANT IS A COAT THAT DOES IT JOB AND WHEN YOU TAKE IT OFF, COMPANIONS CAN ADMIRE WHAT YOU WEAR UNDERNEATH. 

USUALLY I WORE IT WITH THE BROWN CASHMERE TWEED ON THE OUTSIDE BUT WHEN THE ELEMENTS TURNED WET OR SNOWY I WOULD REVERSE IT TO BLACK LEATHER.   

NOT A LOT OF ORNAMENTATION, JUST SIDE POCKETS TO KEEP YOUR HANDS TOASTY.   A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF FORM FOLLOWING FUNCTION. 

LABELED AS A SIZE 52, IT IS CUT ON THE EUROPEAN SLIM SIDE.  I WOULD CALL IT A LARGE MEDIUM TO SMALL LARGE. 

LENGTH           46"

CHEST              46"

SHOULDERS    21"

SLEEVE             36"

NOW THAT I AM SPENDING MOST OF MY TIME IN FLORIDA, I DO NOT NEED 4 WINTER COATS SCATTERED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE.  3 WILL BE SOLD AND THE 4TH ONE WILL GO UP TO MY FARM IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. 

At the request of a potential bidder for any possible flaw or defect, I inspected the jacket carefully.   That inspection turned up 2 small moth holes on the cashmere tweed and a water stain streak on the right rear near waistline.    The jacket has only been cleaned once some 15 years ago on the advice of a NYC high end cleaner who specializes in leather and   fine fabrics. Pictu es of these items are posted