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Shop: Stutterheim

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For the past several years, I’ve set out on the same simple, seemingly impossible mission: finding a winter coat to replace my beloved old faithful, which has long been on its last legs.

I need the kind that’s thick but not too heavy, layers well, black (obviously), hooded and waterproof. I want a vintage style to match my wardrobe, but with today’s technologies to warm my cold blood. I don’t like big logos, I don’t like puffer jackets and I wouldn’t be caught dead in a Barbour.

At long last, the search is over. The Mosebacke Long Matte Winter Coat from Stutterheim is the one I’ve been dreaming of: long enough to cocoon, structured enough to layer under and over and (but of course) available in black. The shell outer layer feels substantial but not stiff; the thick fabric bends and folds like it belongs to you, not the other way around. The seams are welded (nothing – and I mean nothing – is getting through there), the hood has a drawstring for those freezing mornings, and the pockets are fleece-lined and pleasingly generous (fitting even my A5 sketchbook).

It has a thick, engineered lining but drapes like a tailored overcoat. Tick on both the modern heating and vintage style fronts I so yearned for. You can move easily in it, navigate wind tunnels on city streets, even jump in puddles if the mood takes you, all while feeling protected from the elements. The knitted wrist cuffs stop drafts without being bulky, and the slight A-line shape means you don’t get that lumpy body that so many coats give you.

It’s hardly my most titillating wardrobe item, but it does exactly what a Good Coat should: goes with everything, and makes the cold irrelevant. –Amy-Rose Holland

→ Shop: Stutterheim • £450.