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The Best Chore Coats, From $40 to $1,850
A roundup of versatile work wear-inspired jackets.
In T’s column 1 Piece, 10 Budgets, we share 10 perfect versions of an item in a range of prices. Chore coats — boxy utility jackets that originated in 19th-century France — have recently taken over both restaurants and the runways. Here are T market editor Angela Koh’s favorites.
1. H&M, $40
“This jacket is made partly from recycled cotton, the shape is as classic as it comes and the price is right.”
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2. Madewell x MN Dye Studio, $138
“The Catskills-based textile artist Maegan Neubeck, known for her natural dyeing techniques, used a two-part dye bath of oak, pomegranate, logwood and iron to create this custom cool gray for Madewell. Each piece is hand-dyed.”
3. Alex Mill, $195
“This jacket from the New York-based brand Alex Mill has the look of a vintage piece — it’s in the classic blue of traditional French work coats (which earned them the nickname bleu de travail) — but is likely sturdier, made from midweight recycled denim.”
