Chesterfield coat

The Chesterfield is a formal dark knee-length overcoat with a velvet collar introduced around the 1840s in the United Kingdom, with prominence attributed to its namesake George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, then a leader of British fashion. A less formal derivation is the similar but lighter fabric, slightly shorter top coat called covert coat.

Chesterfield coat

The Chesterfield is a formal dark knee-length overcoat with a velvet collar introduced around the 1840s in the United Kingdom, with prominence attributed to its namesake George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, then a leader of British fashion. A less formal derivation is the similar but lighter fabric, slightly shorter top coat called covert coat.