Show Us Your OVERCOATS

[Ghostsoldier]

The detail on the above overcoat is spectacular! :eusa_clap

I agree! That coat is beautiful....any idea who/what the maker/brand is?
Rob

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I agree! That coat is beautiful....any idea who/what the maker/brand is?

It has no tags or labels, so we'll never know. IMO it's from the 1930s; the size is small, about a 36 or 37. Sold on eBay very recently -- the seller says that it's deadstock!

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[Ghostsoldier]

Thanks, Marc...the fact that it's deadstock is amazing in itself....
Rob

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Thanks, Marc...the fact that it's deadstock is amazing in itself....
Rob

Sure thing. Here's the completed auction link, courtesy of Thunderw21: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...204&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&autorefresh=true


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[thunderw21]

Found this today. It has wonderful fabric. Only tag is the union tag, can't tell if it's the '36 or '39 one. Hoping it the former.

Debating whether to keep it, I'm a 39R and this is about a 40R-42R. We'll see.

Pre-Atomic Fleck!

'36 or '39?

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"Its Late Spring here in the Antipodes, I walked into a second hand clothing store and saw someone trying on an overcoat, I feigned disinterest , and pretended to look at the shirts, and when the chap put it back on the rack, I waited a few minutes, for Decency, then casually pounced!"

 

[Dr Doran]

binkie: good man, great coat, great story.
I have a nice overcoat at the tailor's now (she is extending the sleeves). It is a herringbone brown from the early 1940s or maybe late 1930s (I will defer to the likes of Chevalier on the dating). I'll post photos soon.

 

[Tomasso]

Great hunt story Bink, but unfortunately the coat is way too big for your bony little a$$.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"Not in winter when I have my Business suit under it, prey remember I am modelling it in an Antipodean Summer"

 

[cookie]

Found this today. It has wonderful fabric. Only tag is the union tag, can't tell if it's the '36 or '39 one. Hoping it the former.

Debating whether to keep it, I'm a 39R and this is about a 40R-42R. We'll see.

Pre-Atomic Fleck!

'36 or '39?

You can cut a 40 to a 38...but not a 42 I am advised by my alterations tailor.

 

[Dinerman]

I got these at the thrift shop the other day.

Canadian Navy Pea coat. Very heavy wool with a heavy blanket lining. Double buttons and double stitching on each cuff.
Dated 1967.

Flapped breast pocket

Red Blanket Lining

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Also incredibly heavy. 88% wool. 12% Nylon. Dated 1984. Thick quilted liner.

 

[sproily]

Sorry for the lack of good photos, I don't have charged batteries for my camera. Maybe later.

This is a supposedly 20's or 30's fur overcoat. Lamb inside, not sure of the collars. Has an interesting back belt. It features four buttons, two on each side. To those one can attach a piece of belt that lengthens the belt by about 1/3rd.

So its basically a full belt that has been cut in to three pieces. Without the two additional pieces it's backbelted.



I'll get back to you on the better pics!

Cost me 10 euros at a flea market

oh, and it's double breasted

 

[habberdasher]

The 1920's college look.

 

[sproily]

Here are few more shots with a slightly better camera.

Here you can see the belt system and the clip by which the two halves are fastened.

 

[Dinerman]

I'm not sure about the '20s/30's date on that one. Does it have any labels?

 

[sproily]

No labels whatsoever.

I did find out some of the history though. It seems that it belonged to someones grandfather (the person was about 50). That would put it in to that range, wouldn't it?

The workmanship looks pretty old on this one, but I'm not sure.

 

[habberdasher]

I think the date doesn't really matter, because it's a vintage style and in great condition. But the age of the guy you got it from does probably mean it's from the twenties or thirties.

 

[Feraud]

The date does matter if you are going to call it a 20s/30s coat.

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Zemke Fan]

Hey, D-man...

Ain't that chain a wee bit uncomfortable when you're sitting down? :eusa_doh: