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Show Us Your OVERCOATS

habberdasher

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Nick D said:
Here's a better picture of the coat I won that I posted a couple pages back.

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Nice mustache! Do you use mustache wax like from Pinaud?
 

Methuselah

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crazydaisy said:
I won this coat as yet another surprise for my husband
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I saw that auction on Ebay, I seem to remember it was out of my price range, I'm glad it went to a good home!
EDIT: I've got a similar one, in greyish blue with a reddy-brown window pane pattern.
 

Nick D

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habberdasher said:
Nice mustache! Do you use mustache wax like from Pinaud?

I use Firehouse brand wax, which is beeswax based. Pinaud Clubman is water-soluable, so wouldn't hold up in British weather.
 

Spitfire

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Lots of fantastic coats here. But I could need some help.
I like the RAF Great Coat a lot. The color, the cut - everything about it.
But where do I find one big enough (52" chest)???
Or a modern or vintage coat in a similar design.
 

Levallois

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I just won this late last night - the photos are from the auction - the color is the darker blue. I've been wanting an older over coat for some time but they seem to go for alot, I got this one for less than alot, It's supposed to be 1940s - based on these superficial photos, is this about right in your estimation? Thanks for looking!

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Spitfire

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Hey - that's the kind of coat I have been looking for!!!!!
What's it called, if I shall chase it - Polo Coat?
(I am a total novice on coats - so pardon me asking)
 

Tomasso

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Marc Chevalier said:
Yes, it's called a polo coat. Named after the game, not the Ralph Lauren clothing line.

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I think that technically a polo coat is made from camel hair (or more recently a wool/camel blend or camel colored wool). A coat in any other color or fabric would make it a coat in the polo style. OMG, I sound like one of those rules people.:eusa_doh:



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I've always fancied tweed polo coats.



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Marc Chevalier

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Tomasso said:
I think that technically a polo coat is made from camel hair (or more recently a wool/camel blend or camel colored wool).

Yeah, it's tricky. I have a vintage dark blue overcoat that says "Genuine Camel Hair" on the label inside. The coat has all of the other traditional 'polo coat' details, too. So ... I call it a polo coat, even though it's not tan-colored.


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Marc Chevalier

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Tomasso said:
Here's an old Boyer piece on the polo coat.

Thanks for that. If Boyer is to be believed, then it seems that polo coats don't need to be tan-colored in order to be, well, polo coats.


"... the requirements of the genre are explicit and strict: an authentic polo coat is double-breasted, full-length, and full-cut camelhair cloth; it has patch pockets, set-in sleeves, cuffs, and a half-belt."


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Tomasso

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I would call it a blue cashmere/wool polo coat; just as I would call the PoW's coat a brown tweed polo coat.


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