Show Us Your OVERCOATS

[Marc Chevalier]

And here's another Donegal herringbone tweed overcoat, custom-made by Eddie Schmidt, "Hollywood's tailor", in 1937. Donegal herringbones must have been popular back then.

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[Feraud]

I am thinking very few people have overcoats to show off.

Here is overcoat. Probably not too vintage but the wool is dense and the jacket is very warm.

 

[scotrace]

I have four to photograph.

 

[Vintage Betty]

I have four to photograph.

Me too. At least that many, especially if you include capes.

VB

 

[Spitfire]

My favourite and - for the moment - only coat is this RN Duffelcoat.
The story behind it is, that a roll of the original cloth was found in UK in 1980.To celeberate the 40 years anniversary of the beginning of WWII a limited number of original Royal navy Duffelcoats were produced.
I am just the lucky owner of one of theese 750 coats.
Its warm, stylish (I think) and heavy.

 

[AlanC]

^Spitfire, that's great! I have a duffel (I'll try to post it later), but it's nowhere near as cool as that one. That's a fantastic story to go with it. :eusa_clap

 

[Speedster]

Yes, Spitfire, that is a fantastic coat. :eusa_clap

Back then i had one of these limited number coats very high on my wish list, but didn't have the money and when i did they were all gone.

But anyway had i bought one back then i would not be able to fit it today.

 

[BellyTank]

Duffel-

I've had several original ones, collected when I lived in London but I actually found that they were just too heavy to wear.
There was a surplus shop in East London with a rack of NOS, RN Duffles and "camo" leather jerkins. Almost exotica.
I collected a few of the coats due to SAS/LRDG interest and not being able to help myself. Spitfire- from your photos, yours looks like a finer, thinner, more high-quality wool cloth than the ones I've had, which were pretty coarse, stiff and heavy- actually quite hairy.
Don't know if that thing about original cloth is for real...
The nicest price I paid was £25.
I also got a NOS Sidcot suit for £25.

B
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[Feraud]

This thread reminds me how Canal Jeans in the village used to have racks of old overcoats. It seemed like hundreds of heavy wool garments filling the second floor.

 

[Tomasso]

button the interior panel inside the coat?

an inside button. .

inside button

internal button.

Jigger Button

 

[Tomasso]

Canal Jeans used to have racks of old overcoats........ filling the second floor.

Very impressive, but..........

 

[Spitfire]

I've had several original ones, collected when I lived in London but I actually found that they were just too heavy to wear.
There was a surplus shop in East London with a rack of NOS, RN Duffles and "camo" leather jerkins. Almost exotica.
I collected a few of the coats due to SAS/LRDG interest and not being able to help myself. Spitfire- from your photos, yours looks like a finer, thinner, more high-quality wool cloth than the ones I've had, which were pretty coarse, stiff and heavy- actually quite hairy.
Don't know if that thing about original cloth is for real...
The nicest price I paid was £25.
I also got a NOS Sidcot suit for £25.

B
T

Off course I can not guaratie wethere the story of the re-found roll of cloth is true or just advertising. I went for it anyway - because I like a good story!
But I can tell you that the duffel is both think, stiff, heavy and coarse.
And not at all high quality, soft wool.
So there just might be some thruth in it...

 

[scotrace]

Jigger Button

YES! I thought of it each time I fastened mine today. "Jigger button." The term is used by http://Gieves and Hawkes./

 

[Feraud]

Very impressive, but..........

Now that is a rack of overcoats!

 

[reetpleat]

I would think there would be plenty amongst the lounge members. I mean, overcoats are the easiest vintage thing to find in thrift stores and the chepest thing to buy in a vintage shop.

I suppose the californa contingency doesn't have much need for them, souther ncalifas anyway, but I will bet there are plenty out ther.

I guess the overcoat worthy of sharing has to be a little better than run or the mill though, and that is harder to find.

i will post a few of my old favorites soon.

 

[Enigma1947]

Great coats everybody! A have a few good ones to show off.




Got this at an antique fair for $40. Has the 1936 union label.

 

[Enigma1947]

My favorite!




Got this one on ebay a year ago for like $20. The unfortunate lister did not know it was from the 30's. Listed it very poorly.

 

[Enigma1947]

Another favorite!


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Got this one about 3 years back at another antique fair. Paid $40. It also has the 1936 Union label.

 

[Tomasso]

"Jigger button." The term is used by http://Gieves and Hawkes./

I actually learned the term from an Italian tailor but as we all know while the Brits invented modern tailoring, the Italians refined it.

 

[Vintage Betty]

Me too. At least that many, especially if you include capes.

VB

Boy I must really like you guys (and ladies). I pulled my overcoats out today so I can take pics. I have more than four (cough, cough )