New Billy Reid coats aren't 100% wool.

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  • UNCLE27UNCLE27 EnglandPosts: 1,114MI6 Agent
    Philweezer wrote:
    If anyone cares, the current 20% off code works on the peacoat. Ends 10/20.

    Have you got the code? Cheers

    FRIENDS
  • cheldcheld Posts: 300MI6 Agent
    The charcoal BR peacoats at Neiman Marcus are 100% wool. There's also a specialty men's retailer in my area with the Navy (M, L and XXL) that are the 80/20 blend. Honestly I thought the blend drapes a little better and the all-wool is a little stiffer. At least off the rack of course, not sure how the respective fabrics will age.

    I don't have a huge problem with BR changing the fabric, since the original all-wool run was intended to be a "limited edition" (although as we all know the item had the "Bond" name and was a standard item even before the movie). This way the people who bought the first run still have the "limited edition", while the second run in the blend fabric made the coat available to a wider audience.
  • cheldcheld Posts: 300MI6 Agent
    RDunn wrote:
    I have a J Crew Bayswater peacoat 100% wool. I'm wondering if anyone has one and can compare the wool between that and the 100% Bond one. Thanks.

    I don't know if it's a Bayswater but I saw a Crew peacoat in a consignment store yesterday and it runs at least two sizes larger than the BR. Freakin' tent!
  • Westward_DriftWestward_Drift Posts: 3,085MI6 Agent
    Billy Reid has updated its charcoal peacoat page. Looks like the next round of charcoal coats will be 90/10.
  • Lee JohnLee John Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 89MI6 Agent
    Not sure if anyone still cares about this but I came across an interesting article about the pros of wool/nylon blends:
    http://www.ehow.com/info_8381935_advantages-wool-nylon-blends.html
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