Show Us Your OVERCOATS

[Dinerman]

 

[Tomasso]

Two killer coats there. I would wear the tweed tomorrow but as a straight caucasian I'm afraid I couldn't swing the alpaca, lovely as it is.

 

[Mario]

Impressive collection of overcoats.

 

[Two Types]

Two weeks ago I spent the day around Brick Lane in London searching for a duffle coat for my daughter's xmas present. Of course I was distracted and went shopping for some clothes for myself.

My first find was this belted camel overcoat. It was on a market stall for £30. I paid the full price but they threw in two nice printed cotton scarves (which I am wearing in the pictures). I like the way it is a heavy winter coat, but made in England to be sold in Bermuda. The belt is rather short (or I am too large for it) and only just buckles up, so I am considering having it altered to a half belt at the rear, which will make it rather nice.

Next I found this overcoat, which I guess dates back to the 1940s, or even the 1930s. It was on a large stall in an open air market. The man selling it mainly traded in modern Marks and Spencers rejects or out of date stock. This was rather out of place among the rest of the stock. He wanted £50 but we agreed on £35. These days it's damn rare to find large British overcoats so I couldn't turn it down. There are no maker's labels.

I thought that was a very succesful day's shopping!

 

[Mr Vim]

This is, without doubt, my new go to coat when I need one (and I often do.) The seller told me the coat was from the fifties, but I cannot really tell, the union label is... odd. I cannot find any reference to it, anyone know? It's a tweed with white flecks.

Over all view:

Close up of the fabric:

And the union label, seriously anyone see this sort before?

 

[esteban68]

nice finds guys, TT two very good finds, any more photos of the inside of the 'grey' one?

 

[Tomasso]

Boy, do hangers have a deleterious effect on the shoulders of raglan sleeve coats. There's no getting rid of those unsightly bumps. I've taken to folding them in storage containers for off-season/long term storage.

 

[Johnny J]

New owner.

 

[Two Types]

Another new overcoat: Nothing special, just a plain black wool coat by 'Alexandre'. Most likely late 1960s. No moth holes and just £4 from a charity shop in Croydon. Missing one button, but I found it hiding in the pocket:

 

[Feraud]

This is, without doubt, my new go to coat when I need one (and I often do.) The seller told me the coat was from the fifties, but I cannot really tell, the union label is... odd. I cannot find any reference to it, anyone know? It's a tweed with white flecks.

And the union label, seriously anyone see this sort before?

Looks like the 1949-1968 style label.

 

[Dinerman]

Union Label Thread.

 

[Dinerman]

Picked this up at the thrift shop yesterday.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Picked this up at the thrift shop yesterday.

Very old. Edwardian era, or 'teens at the very latest.

 

[herringbonekid]

awesome coat. i must have had a silly attack when i didn't bid on it.
all great coats Dinerman.

 

[herringbonekid]

The label says 'Alexandre of Oxford Street' and it has a Milium lining. I have always thought this was a 1950s coat (I know milium was popular at that time) but the Alexandre label looks earlier. Also, it belonged to my grandfather who worked in London during the 1930s but was unlikely to have been shopping in London later. Does anyone know when Alexandre was operating out of Oxford Street? I have seen later Alexandre labels , but they give a Savile Row address. Any thoughts greatly appreciated.

i have a 1940s DB overcoat with exactly that Alexandre label (not the West of England one above it). i suspect it was in use mid 30s to mid 50s, and i agree that your coat looks mid 50s.

(sorry for the slow response time to this question !)

 

[herringbonekid]

highest price for a vintage overcoat ever (£1950) ? ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/28080296771...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_6271wt_1413

...wasn't even up for a day.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Wow. is there something particularly special about the maker of that 1930s overcoat? 1880-1920 my ass.

bk

 

[herringbonekid]

Wow. is there something particularly special about the maker of that 1930s overcoat? 1880-1920 my ass.

i've heard of Boss of the Road... they're big with workwear collectors. i don't think 1920 is improbable. looks to me to be around 1925. i don't have any idea what they mean by 'railroad' coat though.

 

[Two Types]

i have a 1940s DB overcoat with exactly that Alexandre label (not the West of England one above it). i suspect it was in use mid 30s to mid 50s, and i agree that your coat looks mid 50s.

(sorry for the slow response time to this question !)

Cheers. I was pretty certain it was mid-50s. Someone else suggested it was from the 1960s which I was able to rule out: my grandfather retired in about 1960 and there was no way he could have afforded a nice coat like this after that time.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

i've heard of Boss of the Road... they're big with workwear collectors. i don't think 1920 is improbable. looks to me to be around 1925. i don't have any idea what they mean by 'railroad' coat though.

Agreed. It could be mid 1920s to '30s.


I think the overcoat's price is related solely to its maker. My hunch is that some Japanese collector of all things "Boss of the Road"/"Standard" saw this particular overcoat and flipped out --probably because he he'd never come across one before and/or realized that it is very, very rare.


If you're a "Boss of the Road" (or "Sweet-Orr", or "Sunset") junkie, you want everything they made in your collection -- especially if it's hard to find.