Saodimallsu cropped trench coat review: a waist-length double-breasted jacket with 1,338 ratings

A cropped trench coat is a strange object when you think about it. The trench exists to cover you, and this one stops at the top of your jeans. The Saodimallsu version keeps nearly every detail of the long original (double-breasted front, notch lapels, epaulettes on the shoulders, buckled straps at the cuffs, a flap across the upper back) and then ends the body around the waistband. It sells at $39.99 and has 4.1 stars from 1,338 Amazon ratings.

The person shopping for it already owns high-rise jeans, probably straight or wide in the leg, and wants a jacket that doesn't swallow them. A long trench over wide-leg denim turns into a lot of fabric. A cropped one shows the waist of the trousers and keeps the line of the legs long. Every photo on this listing is built around exactly that pairing: a white tank, light-wash jeans, the jacket on top.

What decides it is whether you can live with a vague listing. The bullets say one fabric blend, the detail table says another, the table also lists a shoulder-to-hem length of 30 inches that no photo shows, and roughly one buyer in seven gives it one or two stars. There is no buyer text on the page for us to read about why. You are buying mostly on the strength of the cut, so it helps to know exactly what the cut is.

Saodimallsu

Saodimallsu Cropped Double-Breasted Trench Coat

★★★★ 4.1 / 5 from 1,338 ratings

$39.99at our last price check

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A trench coat that ends at the waistband

Start with the front. The jacket is double-breasted, with two columns of dark buttons that close the right panel over the left. In the photo where it is buttoned you can see four buttons on the front panels, set in pairs, with the wide notch lapels folding back above them. The detail table calls the collar a notch collar and the closure "Button". There is no zip and, as far as the listing says, no hidden snap behind the lapel.

Open, it hangs straight from the shoulders and the lapels fall back on their own. Buttoned, it reads more like a short pea coat with trench trim. Both ways appear in the photos, and both look deliberate, which is not always true of a cheap double-breasted jacket. Some flop open in an awkward wedge when you leave them undone.

Then the trench details, which are what you are paying for in this style. On each shoulder sits an epaulette, a small buttoned tab. Each cuff has a strap with a metal buckle, which in the photos is left loose and hangs from the sleeve. The brand mentions "Epaulettes with lapel collar" in the bullets but does not mention the cuff straps at all, so the photos are the only evidence for them. They are there in every colorway shot.

The sleeves are raglan, according to the detail table. On a raglan sleeve the seam runs diagonally from the underarm to the collar instead of sitting on top of the shoulder. That gives a softer, sloping shoulder line and more room through the armhole, which matters when you put the jacket on over a sweater. It also means the jacket does not have a sharp, tailored shoulder. If you want the squared-off silhouette of a structured blazer, this is not it.

The back view

A trench usually gets its character from the back, and this one keeps the main feature. A flap of fabric runs across the upper back from shoulder to shoulder, stitched at the top and loose at the bottom. On a full-length trench that flap is there to shed rain off the shoulders. On a waist-length jacket it is mostly a styling cue, but it does keep the back from looking like a plain blouson.

Below the flap, the back panel drops straight to the hem with no vent and no belt loops in the photos. There is no belt in any picture, and the word "belt" does not appear anywhere in the listing. That is worth saying because two of the competitors on the same search sell their cropped trench with a belt included. Here, the shape comes only from the cut, not from cinching.

The jacket has two side pockets. The detail table counts them as two, and the bullets say they work "for hand warmers or small items storage". In the photos the model has a hand in a pocket at roughly the level of her front belt loops. So these are hand pockets at the hip line, not chest pockets. Your phone will fit in a pocket of that size in most cases, but the listing doesn't give pocket dimensions, so we can't promise a large phone sits flat.

Fabric: one jacket, three descriptions

This is the part of the listing that needs care. Here is what each section of the page claims about the fabric and the weather.

Two things stand out. The shell is polyester with a small share of elastane either way, so the difference between 90/10 and 93/7 is a few points of stretch, not a different fabric. The second figure in the Material field, "100% Polyester", has no label attached. On Amazon detail tables a second figure like that usually describes a lining, but no bullet mentions a lining, and no photo shows the inside. We can't tell you whether the jacket is lined. If a lining matters to you, the brand's product page is the place to check before you order.

Elastane in a trench shell is a little unusual. Classic trenches are cut from a tight cotton or polyester weave with no stretch. Seven to ten percent elastane gives this one some give when you reach forward or bend your arms, which is a real comfort gain on a jacket you might drive in. The trade is that stretch fabrics tend to look softer and less crisp than a rigid twill. In the photos the lapels lie flat and the front panels hang smoothly, but there is no close-up of the weave.

The weather claims are modest, and they should be read modestly. "Windproof" and "Water Resistant" are both on the page, but there is no coating named, no seam tape, and no rating of any kind. Climate Suitability says "Mild Weather". Read that last field as the honest one. This is a jacket for a breezy, cool afternoon, a cool office, a spring evening. It is not something to wear through a downpour, and with a hem at your waist it would leave your legs soaked anyway.

Length and fit: the 30-inch question

The detail table lists "Shoulder to Bottom Hem Length" as 30 inches. It doesn't say which size was measured. And 30 inches is not a cropped length on most women. Measured from the top of the shoulder, 30 inches on someone around 5'4" lands somewhere near the top of the thigh, well below the seat. That is the length of an ordinary hip jacket.

Look at the photos and you see something else entirely. In every picture, the hem sits at or just above the waistband of the model's high-rise jeans, and in one shot it rides high enough to show a strip of midriff above the jeans. So either the 30-inch figure belongs to a different size or a different product, or it was measured from somewhere other than the shoulder. We can't resolve that from the listing, and neither can you from the listing. What we can say is this: plan for the length you see in the photos, because that is what the title, the bullets ("short double-breasted trench coat") and the product name all describe.

Here is how the fit fields on the listing read when you translate them into wear.

That last line deserves weight. Amazon labels this listing's Fit to Size Sentiment as "Positive", which means buyers who comment on size mostly say it fits as expected. Combined with the loose cut, that points to ordering your usual size. The one case where we'd think harder is if you plan to wear it over a chunky sweater. The raglan sleeve helps, but a loose cropped jacket over a bulky knit can push the hem up and outward, and the jacket starts to look boxy. Over a tank, a tee or a thin turtleneck, the photos show the shape it was designed for.

The listing doesn't include a size chart, so we can't translate sizes into chest measurements for you. The practical move: lay a jacket you already like flat, measure straight across the chest from armpit to armpit, and compare it with the chart on the brand's product page or the size chart on Amazon before you order.

What bodies and outfits it suits

Because the jacket ends at the waist, it rewards high-rise bottoms. With a mid-rise or low-rise jean, the gap between hem and waistband shows whatever you are wearing underneath, which is the look in one photo and not one everyone wants. With high-rise straight or wide-leg jeans, trousers, or a midi skirt, the jacket closes the outfit at its narrowest point and the legs look longer.

The loose body also matters for shape. If you have a defined waist and want to show it, a loose cropped jacket that doesn't nip in will hide it somewhat, especially without a belt. The bullets frame this as a feature ("Cover Your Flab With a Loose Fit"), which is one way of putting it. If you have a long torso, the hem will sit higher on you than on the model and may land above your navel. If you are petite, the cropped length works in your favour: on a shorter frame, a waist-length jacket stays proportionate where a long trench overwhelms.

Six colorways, two of them polka dots

Beige is the color the detail table names, and it is the shade most of the photos use. The gallery shows five more versions of the same jacket.

The beige is the safe choice and the one most likely to look like an actual trench. The brown and the olive move it toward a utility jacket. The polka dots are a different garment in spirit. A polka-dot trench is a statement piece, and the photos style it the only sensible way, over plain basics. If you buy a dotted one, the cuff buckles and metal buttons will sit on top of the pattern, and in the photos they read as hardware rather than decoration.

Color accuracy is something buyers often complain about on budget outerwear, but we have no buyer text for this listing, so we can't confirm or deny it here. All six swatches are shown on what looks like the same model photo with the color changed, so treat the exact shades as approximate.

Care and how it holds up

The care bullet says: "Hand wash recommended, machine wash available. Do not bleach and iron." The detail table simply says "Machine Wash". Put together, the honest instruction is: you can machine wash it, the brand would rather you didn't, and you must not iron it.

That no-iron rule matters more on a trench than on a tee. Lapels, the back flap and the epaulettes are flat details that look sloppy when creased, and you would normally press them. On this jacket you can't, at least not with a hot iron on the face of the fabric. Washing on a gentle cycle, then hanging it to dry on a shaped hanger so the shoulders and lapels set as they dry, is the approach least likely to leave creases you can't remove. Buttoning it before washing keeps the front panels from twisting. The listing says nothing about tumble drying, so we would not assume it is safe.

How it holds up is the question we can answer least. The bullets talk about "Strong Durability" and "Regular Decent Stitches", which is the brand describing itself. There is no buyer text in the listing about seams, buttons, pilling or how the elastane recovers after washes. What we do have is the star split, which we come to next.

What buyers say

Amazon shows no buyer review text, no excerpts and no topic counts for this listing, so the only buyer evidence is the rating itself. That is a real limitation, and we would rather say it plainly than fill the gap with guesses.

Here is what the numbers do tell you. Sixty percent of the 1,338 ratings are five stars and 14% are four, so about three buyers in four are happy with what arrived. Eleven percent sit at three stars. Then 7% give two stars and 8% give one, which adds up to 15% at the bottom. On a jacket at this price, that is a noticeable minority. Roughly 200 people were disappointed enough to give one or two stars.

Why? We can only point to what the listing itself leaves open. The common reasons for low ratings on budget outerwear are sizing, fabric that looks thinner or shinier than the photos, colors that differ from the swatch, and loose threads or buttons. For this jacket, the "Positive" fit sentiment makes sizing the less likely culprit. That leaves fabric and finish as the more probable sources, which lines up with the fact that the listing can't agree on what the fabric is. We stress that this is inference from the listing and the numbers, not something buyers have told us.

With no buyer quotes to show, you won't find review cards or pull quotes on this page. If you want buyer opinion before ordering, the reviews on Amazon itself, read while signed in, are the place to look.

How it compares

The search for a women's cropped trench coat returns a tight field: most of the competitors sit in the same price band and carry fewer ratings than this one.

Prices, ratings and monthly purchase counts as shown on Amazon search results on November 14, 2026. Highlighted rows are the products reviewed here.

Reading the table, the Saodimallsu jacket has the largest pool of ratings of the group at 1,338, more than double any competitor shown. That counts for something. A 4.1 average across 1,338 buyers is a sturdier number than a 4.5 across 24.

It is also among the lowest-rated in the field. The two listings titled "Women's Cropped Trench Coat Double Breasted Short Jacket High Collar Fall Winter Coats Trendy Outfit with Belt" both show 4.5 stars from 520 ratings, and one of them shows 1K+ bought in the past month. Their titles promise a belt and a high collar, neither of which this jacket has. Two others, the "Women Oversize Trench Coat Plaid Lining" at 4.3 from 503 ratings and the "Womens Short Trench Jacket Plaid Lining" at 4.4 from 569, name a plaid lining in the title, which this listing never mentions. Only the "Women's Cropped Trench Coat Casual Double Breasted Wind coats" listing, at 4.0 from 424, rates lower.

So the trade is clear. You get the most-reviewed jacket in the group and a complete set of trench details, but you give up the belt and the stated lining that several rivals advertise, and you accept a lower average. If either of those features matters to you, the table gives you options at similar ratings.

Who should buy it, and who should skip it

Buy it if your wardrobe runs to high-rise jeans, wide-leg trousers and midi skirts, and you want a light layer for cool, breezy days that looks finished without a lot of length. The full trench detailing, from the epaulettes to the buckled cuffs, is the reason to pick this over a plain cropped jacket, and the raglan sleeves make it easy to layer over a thin knit. It is also a sensible buy if you are petite and long trenches have always looked like borrowed coats on you.

You might also like it as a color piece. The olive and brown versions work as autumn jackets with dark denim, and the polka dots are for someone who wants one memorable outer layer and will keep everything under it plain.

Skip it if you want real weather protection. Nothing on the listing supports more than a light shower, and a waist-length hem leaves your legs and seat out in the rain. Skip it if you dislike a loose, unbelted shape, because there is no way to pull this in at the waist. And skip it if fabric quality is the thing you most want to be sure of: the three conflicting descriptions and the 15% of low ratings are the two signals this listing gives, and they point the same way.

For a longer, warmer trench, our BOJIN plaid wool-blend trench review covers a men's coat in a heavier fabric. If what you really want is a short casual layer without trench details, the Halife lightweight bomber is the simpler alternative. The rest of our reviews are in coats and jackets, and the brand's own page for this jacket is on the Saodimallsu site.

Verdict

We recommend it with reservations, for spring and fall wear over high-rise bottoms. The cut is the strong point: a true double-breasted trench, cropped to the waist, with every classic detail kept and a loose raglan body that layers well. The weak points are all on the listing: fabric described three ways, a length figure that contradicts the photos, no belt, no stated lining, and a sizeable group of one- and two-star ratings with no text to explain them. We don't recommend it if you need a coat for rain or cold, or if you want certainty about fabric before you buy.

Where the numbers come from. Prices, star ratings, rating counts and monthly purchase badges were read from the product pages on November 14, 2026; they move daily. Fabric, sizing and dimensions come from the product specifications. See how we review.