{"product_id":"ermenegildo-zegna-vintage-charcoal-wool-cashmere-herringbone-covert-coat","title":"Ermenegildo Zegna Vintage Charcoal Wool \u0026 Cashmere Herringbone Covert Coat","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the Ermenegildo Zegna Charcoal Wool \u0026amp; Cashmere Herringbone Covert Coat. The covert coat has its origins in British country dress, designed originally as a riding coat for covering ground to the hunt. Its defining characteristics have remained consistent across more than a century: a clean, long silhouette, a velvet collar at the back neck, and a cloth weight suited to cold-weather outdoor wear. The velvet collar is the detail that identifies the format most immediately, sitting at the back of the neck where it serves both a practical and an aesthetic function, protecting the coat cloth at the point of most friction while providing a material contrast that anchors the coat's identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is a vintage Zegna piece estimated from the 1970s or 1980s, a period when the house was producing some of its most considered outerwear. The cloth is a wool and cashmere herringbone in charcoal, which departs from the traditional British covert cloth palette of tan and fawn in favour of an urban, Italian reading of the same silhouette. The herringbone weave adds surface texture and depth to the charcoal ground, and the cashmere content softens the handle and adds warmth without increasing the weight of the cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coat is long, closes with three buttons on notch lapels, and carries flap pockets at the hips. Inside, it is fully lined. A large single vent sits at the back, consistent with the coat's country and riding origins. The shoulder structure and overall silhouette reflect the decade of its production, carrying the more defined, padded shoulder of Italian outerwear from that era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Ermenegildo Zegna","offers":[{"title":"54 IT \/ 44 US \/ Extra Large \/ Charcoal \/ 90% Wool \/ 10% Cashmere","offer_id":59357991797068,"sku":"SA02859","price":638.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6187\/1105\/files\/BD2B6D1F-3442-40A3-8FE1-EDF91EA0D5C9.png?v=1792585781","url":"https:\/\/sartorialistamsterdam.com\/products\/ermenegildo-zegna-vintage-charcoal-wool-cashmere-herringbone-covert-coat","provider":"Sartorialista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}