Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

[Preppy Climber]

That’s a smart outfit, and doesn’t look too big at all. Unlike the frozen wasteland of the Baltic winters we in Blighty don’t experience the cold to the extent you do. Always makes me chuckle when people here mutter it’s freezing when it’s +4 deg C when in Bardufoss, or Cold Lake, or Fairbanks it can be so cold that it rips the air from your lungs.

There are a few jackets out there that meet my expectations for condition but are always too small or on the threshold that I’m nervous to take the plunge, especially with the prices being asked. However, I only want to wear a shirt underneath so I reckon I’ll risk it. I find coat sizes and jacket sizes differ so I might be surprised.

@Preppy Climber, love that look! That is exactly what I had envisaged in my minds eye. For a more dressed down look I imagine jeans and a WWII RAF aircrew roll neck jumper, blue or ecru, both would look fab against the dark blue of the coat.

Thank you, @Gibby's dog! I hope you find the perfect fitting peacoat!

I love your avatar. So adorable! He/she looks a bit like one of my puppers. He's a lab/pit mix, our gentle giant.

 

[Gibby's dog]

Thank you, @Gibby's dog! I hope you find the perfect fitting peacoat!

I love your avatar. So adorable! He/she looks a bit like one of my puppers. He's a lab/pit mix, our gentle giant.

Yep, I’m a lab man, my boy is not black, he’s red fox, huge but as gentle as they come. I have a spaniel too, who’s as mad as a box of frogs and a tiny toothless terrier cross rescued from the streets of Bucharest, who bosses the other two about. My hunt is full on, I’ve seen one or two but not hit the button yet...

 

[Preppy Climber]

Yep, I’m a lab man, my boy is not black, he’s red fox, huge but as gentle as they come. I have a spaniel too, who’s as mad as a box of frogs and a tiny toothless terrier cross rescued from the streets of Bucharest, who bosses the other two about. My hunt is full on, I’ve seen one or two but not hit the button yet...

Your spaniel sounds like our Cattle Dog/pit mix. What a handful!! He's a little over a year old and we've got a number of years before that cute little s--t calms remotely down.