A Trench, Without the Nine Inches of Fabric You Never Needed The full-length trench is a beautiful thing and an awkward one — it swamps anyone under 5'6", bunches when you sit, and turns every outfit into a formal occasion. The Camille is a cropped trench coat that keeps everything making a trench a trench, and stops at the waist. Double-breasted, sharp lapels, belt at the middle. Just the good part. Why This One Earns Its Place ✓ Cropped Where It Flatters — Ending at the natural waist draws the eye up and makes the leg line longer. It's the single most reliable trick in outerwear, and a long coat can't do it. ✓ The Belt Does the Shaping — Cinch it and you have a defined waist over anything underneath. Leave it loose and the coat falls straight. One garment, two silhouettes. ✓ Structured Cotton-Gabardine — Crisp enough to hold the lapels and the collar in place, soft enough that it doesn't feel like armour. This is the fabric a trench is supposed to be made from. ✓ Layers Over Real Clothes — A cropped trench coat has to clear a knit underneath without straining across the shoulders or riding up at the back. This one is cut with that room built in. ✓ Two Colours That Do Different Jobs — Beige for the classic, softer version. Black for the sharper, city one. Three Ways It Actually Gets Worn Belted over high-waisted trousers with loafers — the version that carries you from a meeting to dinner without a change. Open over a white tee and straight jeans, sleeves pushed up, for the version that looks like you didn't try. Or cinched over a midi dress and heels, where a cropped trench coat does the structural work the dress can't. Size Chart Size US Bust Waist XS 0–2 31–33" / 79–84cm 24–26" / 61–66cm S 4–6 33–35" / 84–89cm 26–28" / 66–71cm M 8–10 35–37" / 89–94cm 28–30" / 71–76cm L 12–14 37–40" / 94–102cm 30–33" / 76–84cm Fabric: Cotton-gabardine blend. Care: Dry clean only.