The Most Lightweight Morning Coats You Can Buy

Of all the pieces of classic men’s sartoria, the morning coat is the master of them all. Used only for a handful of the most formal occasions today – the State Opening of Parliament, Investitures, royal garden parties, weddings, memorial services and the race meetings of Epsom and Ascot – it is the emblem of heritage, history, and considered style. Where a bride divests all of her wishes, whims and hopes into her wedding dress, the groom must place his most elegant self within the finely tailored contours of his morning coat, and while one may not appear too dissimilar to another, the morning coat’s nuances are subtle, myriad, and not to be overlooked. From the choice of fabric to the tail length and lapel width, a gentleman has many a consideration to make in order to look his most regal and elegant best.

Navy Ascot Wool Morning Coat

£720

Royal Ascot Collection

Navy Ascot High Waisted Flat Front Trouser

£275

Royal Ascot Collection

Grey Norfolk Herringbone Wool Morning Coat

£720

Grey Norfolk Herringbone High Waisted Flat Front Trousers

£275

Olive Gabardine Wool Double Breasted Waistcoat with Piping

£250

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Sage Green Ledbury Linen Tie

£65 £95

But what about the weight? Most morning coats are made from a midweight wool cloth and often feature wadding to give it shape. Yet Favourbrook is not 'most morning coats'. If you've ever tried on a vintage morning coat, it can often feel like an overcoat, and not at all comfortable or practical if you have to stand around in it for hours on a scorching hot summer's day! At Favourbrook however, we've created a number of different lightweight styles to suit the environment you are most likely to wear them in - the summer.

Black Chesham Wool Morning Coat

£720

Royal Ascot Stripe Trouser

£275

Royal Ascot Collection

Dukes Lilac Double Breasted Waistcoat

£290

Royal Ascot Collection

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Lagan Blue Waldegrave Tie

£75 £110

Black Windsor Herringbone Wool Morning Coat

£720

Grey Norfolk Herringbone High Waisted Flat Front Trousers

£275

Red Gold Bees Silk Tie

£110

Both the navy Ascot coat and the grey Norfolk Herringbone, as well as our black Chesham morning coat, are all very lightweight, being cut from Super 120s extra fine merino wool cloth. They are also half-canvassed, which reduces a lot of the weight compared with a fully canvassed coat. Our Windsor herringbone (woven with Yorkshire wool) jacket is only a touch heavier, but would still be considered lightweight and perfect for summer events. Merino wool is an extremely good temperature regulator, while also very adept at wicking away moisture, and when woven into such lightweight forms as our morning coats, it would take one hell of a hot day at Ascot to get you even remotely flustered. Then there's our cashmere coats - even finer and supreme in the heat, the black Seaton cashmere morning coat and the charcoal Shaftesbury cashmere morning coat are fantastic performers in hot weather.

So from henceforth it will only be mad dogs and Englishmen who have not shopped at Favourbrook that will be flailing about in the midday sun! Our morning coats are the perfect balance of comfort and sophistication, and you can rest assured that you will be supremely comfortable wearing them to events this summer.

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