Car coats - are they out of fashion now?!

[NamoAmituofo]

I once owned an aero stockman and an veste de rallye as well. I then ordered a barnstormer with beautiful honey colour shearling. Sadly I decided to sell all three due to not wearing them much.

I’ve been wearing a mohair over coat to work for a decade and due to wearing a heavy backpack with laptop, even the hard wearing mohair fabric are showing thin patches.

This made me wonder if I can buy another car coat and wear it to commute to work as an overcoat. I’d prefer a suede or Roughout version as think this would blend in with a suit better.

What do you guys think? How many of you still own and wear a car coat regularly? Which brand/model? Pics would be amazing!

 

[Worf]

I've more'n a few Car Coats, mostly Aero's and one or two no names. I wear them in place of rain coats on occasion. Also in the the Fall and Spring when I need more protection than a short jacket can give I'll put one on. I definitely think that the lighter leathers are best unless you don't tend to do much sitting. But I'm in my late 60's so a car coat might not suit your youthful or more active life style.

Worf

 

[El Marro]

I’m looking to get a leather car coat because all my hip length jackets are too short when I’m carrying a pistol in an inside the waistband holster.

 

[zebedee]

SB's Car Coat is really nice and very well-weighted (doesn't hang on the neck). Get it without the inner pocket, though, as it's fabric and will tear if you stick too much in it. I reinforced mine with overstitching.

 

[Dortreo]

I’m finding that the look just doesn’t work well on me, so I’ll soon be putting two up for sale on the classifieds.

 

[Harris HTM]

Although they don't - strictly speaking - all fall under the category car coat, I own a couple of longer coats. Please excuse the shitty mobile photo's

Simmons Bilt Gatsby in heavy deerskin

Aero Barnstormer in Vicenza

Aero Mariner in CXL FQHH

Thedi car coat in deerskin

Aero Teamster in badalassi

Aero shearling lined Barnstormer in CXL FQHH

five star u-boat in goatskin

 

[NamoAmituofo]

Although they don't - strictly speaking - all fall under the category car coat, I own a couple of longer coats. Please excuse the shitty mobile photo's

Simmons Bilt Gatsby in heavy deerskin
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Aero Barnstormer in Vicenza
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Aero Mariner in CXL FQHH
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Thedi car coat in deerskin
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Aero Teamster in badalassi
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Aero shearling lined Barnstormer in CXL FQHH
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five star u-boat in goatskin
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Wow these are a wonderful collection!! Wish I bought the aero mariner before it was out of production - it’s such a rare model now! And the shearling lined barnstormer looks just like the one I ordered and sold (with much regret)!!

 

[Harris HTM]

Wow these are a wonderful collection!! Wish I bought the aero mariner before it was out of production - it’s such a rare model now! And the shearling lined barnstormer looks just like the one I ordered and sold (with much regret)!!

The Mariner was my first Aero, ordered it around Christmas 2013. It is probably my favourite jacket.