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  1. Doctor Damage

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    Let me put on my reasonable speculation hat... The 1946 coat is probably wartime spec, and wartime coats would have been worn in all weather conditions, including by some combat troops or troops in combat zones. But by 1953 these coats would no longer have been used for field wear and would have...
  2. Doctor Damage

    Trench coat (Burberry) "reproof"

    I doubt even the companies in question would know what "proofing" they used in the past, if any. It was almost certainly a treatment done to the cloth before the coats were made, not something applied later, so good luck. I think if you want serious rain protection get a synthetic coat of some...
  3. Doctor Damage

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I watched this last night, with no expectations, and thought it was one of the best films I've ever seen. I liked the short length, I liked the great performances by a great cast, and I liked the dialogue (or writing, I guess). There were also some interesting camera shots.
  4. Doctor Damage

    Indiana Jones V

    I know this makes me un-cool, but for me movies are fantasy and escapism and entertainment, and I don't watch them to see my heroes get killed or lose the fight. There's enough of that crap in real life!
  5. Doctor Damage

    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    Yeah, these things are for serious cold weather, unless one wants to wear nothing more than a T-shirt underneath.
  7. Doctor Damage

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Has anyone watched that new HBO tv series "Tokyo Vice"? Is it any good?
  8. Doctor Damage

    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    The great Paul Simon in an N3B parka in 1972. Looks like a civilian repro?
  9. Doctor Damage

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    ^ You've posted that coat before I think and it's always impressed me as an excellent old-school look! nice to see such large-size, clear photos. Question about the metal D-rings that hang from the bottom of the front and back yokes--did you sew them up? I thought they would hang down.
  10. Doctor Damage

    Women's leather jackets

    cheap fashion jacket unfortunately
  11. Doctor Damage

    Women's leather jackets

    ^ Excellent photo of Cindy Crawford. From the high point of the "supermodel" phenomenon, before the fashion industry started to favour super skinny waifs. Funny to see the one sleeve deliberately aged; I don't remember that being a thing at the time.
  13. Doctor Damage

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    By the third round of measurements the seller was probably ready to punch you, but whatever, they got a sale and you got a great fitting coat, so all's well that ends well!
  14. Doctor Damage

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    ^ What a delight to see an old Aquascutum trench coat. With regard to the date, that's hard to say, since Aqua sold that basic design for decades, into the 1990s for sure (and maybe later). The big meaty buckles, the cloth and stitching, and the comparatively oversized collar suggest 1960s or...
  15. Doctor Damage

    Suggestion for Car Coat?

    It's safe to say that if you walk into almost any department store or men's store, whether posh or everyday, you will find a car coat in less than a minute. Car coats are short overcoats or raincoats*, and that's been the style for ten or fifteen years, or longer. * It's easier to get in and...
  16. Doctor Damage

    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

    Someone has posted most of the post-Tatort "Schimanski" series on youtube and I'm starting to watch those. In the first episode Schimanski digs through his closet which is full of M-65 jackets to find one that's wearable and not damaged, not smelly. Blink and you miss it is a glimpse of a tag...
  17. Doctor Damage

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    ^ the fit is excellent, Chaz not too big, not too small
  19. Doctor Damage

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    The cloth means overcoat but it has so many features of a trench coat that it's ultimately a hybrid and could fit in either/both categories. The pendants on other forums can fuss about that stuff. Like you said, it's a beautiful coat, and Chaz is lucky to own it (I hope it fits well!).
  20. Doctor Damage

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    If you wear enough layers then you'll be warm even if you don't close any of them up other than the base layer. It's a proven scientific fact.... Speaking seriously, as someone who is used to Canuckistani winters, it always makes me shake my head when I see what you're describing, especially in...
  21. Doctor Damage

    US Navy & US Marine Corp Boat Cloaks, and US Army Capes

    Here's a US Army cloak which was on eBay recently, made by a tailor in Anniston, Alabama. The agraffe is non-standard.
  22. Doctor Damage

    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

    William S Burroughs and pumpkin...
  23. Doctor Damage

    US Navy & US Marine Corp Boat Cloaks, and US Army Capes

    Here's a vintage USN boat cloak worn by a re-enactor (along with vintage forage jacket and cap).
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