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An overcoat is a type of long coat intended to be worn as the outermost garment, which usually extends below the knee. Overcoats are most commonly used in winter when warmth is more important. They are sometimes confused with or referred to as topcoats , which are shorter and end at or above the knees.
"The Overcoat" (Russian: Шине́ль, translit. Shinyél’; sometimes translated as " The Cloak ") is a short story by Nikolai Gogol , published in 1842. The story has had a great influence on Russian literature .
An overcoat is designed to be worn as the outermost garment worn as outdoor wear; [14] while this use is still maintained in some places, particularly in Britain, elsewhere the term coat is commonly used mainly to denote only the overcoat, and not the under-coat. A topcoat is a slightly shorter [citation needed] overcoat, if any distinction is ...
The Chesterfield coat, with its heavy waist suppression using a waist seam, gradually replaced the over-frock coat during the second half of the 19th century as a choice for a formal overcoat, and survived as a coat of choice over the progression from frock coat everyday wear to the introduction of the lounge suit, but remained principally associated with formal morning dress and white tie.
The over-frock was the standard overcoat for much of the Victorian era and until after the First World War.Its popularity mirrored the frock coat, which replaced the tailcoat as day wear in the 1850s.
Prior to the inception of the Ulster coat in the first half of the nineteenth century, the greatcoat or surtout was the main component of a gentleman's wardrobe. Whilst fashionable at the time, these garments proved to be very cumbersome for travel due to the heavy lengths of overlapping cloth involved in creating the silhouette.
The Crombie style incorporated a heavy, dark, woollen, knee-length overcoat paired with a red, silk, handkerchief in the upper pocket. [9] In 1996 designer William Johnston Ewart, inspired by the deep tones of the iconic Crombie Overcoating Range, created tartan which was placed on the Scottish Register of Tartans for the Crombie House Check. [10]
Cement shoes, concrete shoes, or Chicago overcoat [1] is a method of murder or body disposal, usually associated with criminals such as the Mafia or gangs.It involves weighing down the victim, who may be dead or alive, with concrete and throwing them into water in the hope the body will never be found.