Express Pea Coats for Women

Express Women's Peacoat

The wool peacoat is a jacket style that has buttons and typically uses a wool material. Originally designed for men in the military to wear, the coat later came out in versions for both men and women. Wearing an Express women’s peacoat will help keep you warm; these jackets come in lighter weights, too.

Express is a clothing store chain that specializes in making women’s clothing. Most of its products come in sizes that range from small to extra large. You may also find some extra-small coats available. It's useful to determine your own measurements ahead of time and compare those measurements to the peacoat itself. An extra-large peacoat will fit women who wear a 12 through a 14 or 16. Smaller peacoats can fit women who wear a size 2 or 0.

Although manufacturers and designers add their own accents to women’s peacoats, most have some of the same features:

• Double-breasted: Double-breasted means that the peacoat will have two lines of buttons going down the front. Not all coats come with two sets of functional buttons though. Some have one decorative row.
• Button cuffs: Many of these peacoats come with cuffs that have matching buttons. While some peacoats for women let you adjust those buttons to change the fit, others are purely decorative.
• Movable collar: You'll also find an adjustable collar on some double-breasted models for women. The collar on the jacket sits flat along the top, or you can lift the collar to protect your neck from the cold.

Wool-blend jackets for women are those that use a blend of materials other than just wool. American military forces originally used a thicker type of black wool to keep soldiers warm. Some designs still use traditional wool but others use a wool blend. With a wool-blend peacoat, you can enjoy the comfort and warmth of wool and have a coat that's easier to clean. Women’s coats of this type sometimes use polyester rather than wool.

Whether you’re searching for a wool jacket or a double-breasted, wool-blend coat, there are things to look for, such as:

• Exterior color: With a wool or wool-blend design, you can pick a standard black color or another shade. Pink, green, and purple are alternatives to traditional black.
• Design: In addition to solid black wool coats, you'll find those that use wool but look like another material. For example, some peacoats have a woolen material that resembles tweed.
• Lining: The inside of the coat may come with a lining in plaid or another pattern. This lining helps you stay warm. Some peacoats have a removable liner in plaid that you can take out for wearing on warmer days.
• Belted jackets: Women’s belted jackets come in black and other colors. These coats are often double-breasted and allow to you tighten the jacket to make it fit the way you like it.