The SoHo Long Black Down Coat is a serious winter coat that does not look like one. The silhouette is irregular by design, avoiding the straight quilted tube that most long down coats settle into, and the result is a coat with an actual line to it rather than a shape defined only by its fill.
It runs long, falling over the knee, which is the length that matters when the wind is up: it covers the thigh and keeps cold off the legs rather than stopping at the hip. A stand collar closes at the neck without needing a scarf. Pockets are integrated into the silhouette rather than patched onto it, so they do not interrupt the line of the coat when they are empty.
Down is what makes a coat this long wearable, giving warmth without the weight a padded synthetic would carry at this length. Store it hung and uncompressed through the off-season so the fill keeps its loft, and have it professionally cleaned rather than machine washed. Available in black, in sizes from S upward. Stocked at Northsilk.
- Fill: down
- Colour: black
- Length: long, falls over the knee
- Collar: stand collar
- Pockets: integrated into the silhouette
- Silhouette: irregular, avant-garde cut
- Season: winter
- Sizes: from S upward
- Care: professional clean, hang uncompressed
