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The source from Guttersnipe above refers to late 1930s paddock jackets having four button cuffs. Worth noting that BK's jacket has a single button at the cuff.
Guttersnipe said:As BK indicates, the term "paddock cut" is not modern "internet tailoring jargon." I too have seen contemporary references. BK are you referring to this Apparel Arts? Here is another (modern) discussion of paddock jackets.
P.P.S. Slightly off subject, but I have to admit that whenever I read or hear about the Prince of Wales being such a leader of style, I switch off. I would be really interested to look more deeply into the subject and find out how much was real and how much was hype. And (politics alert!!) I just look at photos of him and think "horrible old Nazi" or "traitor"!
This requires a historian with passion for 1930's clothing... if you can demystify Oxford bags, debunk the Duke.I would be really interested to look more deeply into the subject and find out how much was real and how much was hype.
It's not a must. Some Paddocks also had turn-up cuffs.The source from Guttersnipe above refers to late 1930s paddock jackets having four button cuffs. Worth noting that BK's jacket has a single button at the cuff.
...And he just looks cool in every photo. I guess I am blessed in that I manage to separate aesthetics from their nasty associations.
This is an advert for Paddock Coats from 1903. So the name certainly wasn't a new thing in the 1930s.
I did wonder whether or not that refers to a 'jacket' or a 'coat'. However, given the advert also refers to overcoats I suspect the use of 'Paddock Coat' refers to what would commonly be called a jacket. So all we need are some early 1900s illustrations/photos/patterns for early period 'paddock coats'.
When I first spotted this jacket on the rail my immediate thought was that it was early. It also screamed 'equestrian' at me. It was beside two other equestrian jackets: one was (by patent number and label style) late forties/early fifties. The other was almost exactly the same but the label suggested 1980s . . .
Guttersnipe: Out of interest (since I have no experience of horse riding) why is a single vent better than double vents on an equestrian jacket?
This is an advert for Paddock Coats from 1903. So the name certainly wasn't a new thing in the 1930s.
I did wonder whether or not that refers to a 'jacket' or a 'coat'. However, given the advert also refers to overcoats I suspect the use of 'Paddock Coat' refers to what would commonly be called a jacket. So all we need are some early 1900s illustrations/photos/patterns for early period 'paddock coats'.
Same length as an ulster - an overcoat.