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Show Us Your OVERCOATS

Christopher Scoggins

New in Town
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36
Location
San Antonio, Texas
Look at what I scored at the thrift store for $10 the other day!

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I'm not to good at dating, but I think that is a 1930's or 40's (at most) tweed overcoat. It's got the old Harris Tweed label, and one of the 30's union labels. Very cool. Also very very big on me. Is it worth trying to get it fitted to my twig of a body or should I just resell it?
 

skydog757

A-List Customer
Messages
465
Location
Thumb Area, Michigan
Christopher Scroggins - When you say "very, very big" it usually does not turn out well when altered.

Lufftwaffles - Very sharp looking coat. I used to have a USAF wool overcoat similar in style that I really liked, but I passed it on as it was just too tight in the shoulders. Plus, it was very open in the front which required me to always wear a scarf on colder days.
 

Rabbit

Call Me a Cab
Messages
2,561
Location
Germany
1937 Stein & Bloch

The pleated back descends into a deep backkick pleat without an opening slit. The front buttoning rolls to the second button, but can be closed on the top button, too.


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The overcoat below bears some resemblance, although the overall cut is different:

1924 Washington, D.C., Alfred Stern, director of Washington's first radio exposition

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