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Chesterfield is a knee-length overcoat with a distinctive velvet collar, introduced in the United Kingdom around the 1840s. Its prominence is often attributed to its namesake, George Stanhope, the 6th Earl of Chesterfield.

Chesterfield’s characteristics include:

• absence of waist seams or front darts;
• short, notch lapel;
• velvet collar;
• straight side pockets.