Journal
What Is a Trench Coat? And When Wool Serves Better
The trench coat is the most borrowed design in outerwear: a military raincoat that became a civilian uniform, copied at every price and in every fabric. This guide covers what...
How to Wash a Wool Jumper Without Ruining It
Most ruined jumpers are ruined in the wash, and almost always the same way: heat and agitation. Wool fibres are covered in microscopic scales, and hot water plus movement locks...
Cashmere vs Merino: What You Are Actually Paying For
Cashmere and merino sit at the top of the knitwear price list for different reasons, and the difference is worth understanding before you spend on either. One is a luxury...
The Aran and the Fisherman: Two Working Knits
Two jumpers in the Gloverall range carry a longer history than most coats: the Aran, born on three islands off Ireland's west coast, and the fisherman's rib, the working knit...
How to Wear a Knitted Polo Shirt
The knitted polo is what happens when a sports shirt grows up: the open collar and buttoned placket of the polo, rendered in fine-gauge knitwear rather than pique cotton. It...
The Chore Jacket: A Working History
The chore jacket is workwear's great survivor: a square-cut, button-front jacket with generous patch pockets, designed in nineteenth-century France for labourers, rail workers and farmers who needed a tough layer...
What Is Dufflewool?
Dufflewool is Gloverall's natural insulation: a fill made from 100 percent wool, developed as an alternative to goose down and synthetic padding. It is the material behind a new chapter...
What to Wear with a Women's Wool Coat
A wool coat does most of the work in a winter outfit, so the job of everything beneath it is to stay clean, well proportioned and quiet. Gloverall's women's range...
How to Choose a Children's Winter Coat That Lasts
How to choose a children's winter coat that lasts: sizing over a blazer, uniform colours, wool or showerproof, and the toggles that make a coat repairable.
Aaron Chang for Gloverall
There’s a certain familiarity in returning to a creative partnership that feels well-suited. For our 75th anniversary, we worked again with illustrator Aaron Chang, the creator of Ivy Boys, whose...
Gloverall Turns 75: Celebrating 75 Years of British Outerwear
Since 1951, Gloverall has stood for a particular kind of British resolve. As we mark 75 years, we celebrate the craft, the coats, and the people who have made us...
Which Duffle Coats Are Still Made in England?
Very few duffle coats are still made in England. Most duffle coats sold by British brands today are designed in Britain and manufactured overseas — and nothing on a typical...