Sheesh! What’s the deal with wool? Many people ask what is the point in avoiding wool? They don’t kill the animal for it, right? Aside from how most commercial wool-producing sheep are treated, you may be shocked to find out the truth of the environmental impact too! In the mean time, here are some alternatives to our favorite classic pea coat, minus the sheep industry.
Hiroshi Awai designed a collection under the name CREEP, and many of the coats are organic cotton, and poly-filled. The double-breasted, navy, organic cotton and cotton-herringbone work jackets need some layering, but the duffle-coat (while not a pea coat-style) is warm and gorgeous in organic cotton with poly-fill and comes in beige, brown check and green khaki.
This Rogue Moleskin Peacoat is available at Saks. Moleskin is not what it sounds like. It’s a thick, cotton felt, and very warm! No one has yet produced an organic, thick, moleskin, but we’re waiting.
LA based designer Micah Cohen’s SHADES of GREIGE, provides a shorter, more biker-inspired pea coat in heavy cotton.
Stussy provides, finally, a HEAVY and handsome, non-wool peacoat in black and gray. 70% cotton 30% poly, Lining: 100% poly. So warm and cozy! And the subtle plaid is quite fetching.
Hurley Men’s Bollocks Peacoat. Heavy weight 500gm french terry pea coat with synthetic-fleece hood.
Spiewak Durand Moleskin Jacket.
WeSC Men’s Pontus Pea Coat. 100% cotton shell, 100% polyester lining and 100% nylon sleeve lining.
Nice coats! I like the design and the animal safe alternative. Especially WeSC Men’s Pontus Pea Coat looks amazing. I would like to buy it to my boy friend.
These look fantastic. I like the fact that no animals were harmed or sheared in the making of them. They are really sharp looking! My husband is vegan and I’m sure would LOVE it!
-Sylvia
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From the WeSC peacoat link…
“The wool blend keeps you comfortable….”
But then it says all polyester and cotton at the bottom. CONFUSED.
that is confusing…i’ll try to contact them to figure it out.
MUCH THANKS for putting this together. I’ve already passed it onto a friend. Thanks for doing the tough searching for all us vegan gents who want to stay warm!
Thanks for the response! Is fleece always synthetic nowadays? I’m going to get the Hurley Peacoat– I’ve been searching high and low for a non-wool variant.
I’ve been searching high and low for a post like this, thanks for it!
Any link on the Stussy? It looks nice but no idea where to check it out. Didn’t see it on the Stussy site
Also, I see ‘fleece’ mentioned on the site for the Hurley Men’s Bollocks Peacoat. Isn’t that sheep-derived?
Thanks!
I fixed the link for Stussy. First you have to select what continent you’re on, and then it will redirect you to the coat!
Also, I do believe the “fleece” is synthetic, like a fleece blanket.
The term wool is usually restricted to describing the fibrous protein derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles in sheep. Wool is taken from animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals including goats, llamas, and rabbits may also be called wool. Wool has several qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it is crimped, it has a different texture or handle, it is elastic, and it grows in staples (clusters). see term paper.