You Can Stop Looking, I Already Found Spring’s Coolest Chore Coat

It’s a Western take on a French workwear staple.

close up of a blue Tecovas denim chore coat

Published February 10, 2025

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Most chore coats stick pretty closely to the design originally worn by French railway workers. However, a Texas boot company just proved that there is still plenty of play in the century-old design.

Tecovas dropped a small but heavy-hitting spring collection and the star of the show isn’t a new pair of cowboy boot but a denim chore coat that borrows elements from rodeo shirts and Western jeans.

a man in a denim chore coat with his hands in his pockets — The Tecovas Denim Chore Jacket takes the classic form and adds Western details.

Cowboy swagger

Tecovas has produced a limited denim collection for a few years, along with some hats and t-shirts, but nothing as ambitious as the new Denim Chore Jacket.

close up of the cuff and pockets of a blue denim chore coat — The cuff yoke is borrowed from rodeo shirts.

Made from a lightweight denim, the jacket itself boasts triple stitched arm and shoulder seams and metal buttons.

All four pockets have bar tack stitches like the ones found on the back pockets of jeans. The bottom two pockets take the inspiration even further with a spade-shaped cut and decorative signature stitching.

a man in a denim chore coat — The pockets use denim details like a spade shape, bar tacks, and decorative stitching.

A single rivet is placed at the top of the seam separating the left breast pocket into two sections.

The sleeve cuff is borrowed from the shirts traditionally worn by rodeo competitors. It has a curved yoke shape with two large buttons. On the back is a curved yoke seam like those found on Western shirts.

the back of a man wearing a blue denim chore coat — The back has a curved yoke like a Western shirt.

Availability and pricing

The Tecovas Denim Chore Jacket is available now as part of a broader spring collection that also includes a satin varsity jacket, two coaches jackets, several western denim shirts, tees and some hats. It costs $165 and comes in a versatile light-blue wash.