WW1 Aviator Coat by J. Peterman Company

[SHARPETOYS]

J. Peterman Company. Has this WW1 Aviator coat on sale from $425.00 to $198.00. No size large.

http://www.jpeterman.com/cgi-bin/sg...737&HTNAME=htmljp-productsLastChance1429.html

 

[BellyTank]

It doesn't really 'scream' Aviator- even though it's apparently copied from an original example- an original what?
Typical WW1 Aviator wear was leather- too much dirty oil spraying around to keep a cloth coat clean-

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[MikeyB17]

Actually there's a very similar coat indeed on P.13 of Maguire's 'American Flight jackets' -only difference seems to be the collar is real fur and not sheepskin. I have a feeling canvas was more popular than one might think. Don't like that 'ooge great collar, probably very nice in a Spad but I'd feel a bit daft in it down the pub.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Looks like a trench coat.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Well, it's J. Petrman and it's good quality.

I was eyeing that coat when it was above $400, It's not my style, though I like the look.

Check out these
http://www.jpeterman.com/cgi-bin/sg...2708073737&HTNAME=htmljp-products/OM1177.html

Same pants, I bought them last season and have had them taken in a few times./

 

[BellyTank]

For an oldie, I'd rather have a B-2 any time-

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[The Mad Hatter]

Here's Eastman's WWI German flight jacket:

 

[Mycroft]

I agree with BT, not to aviortish. Also, it looks a bit like the Orginal trech coat from Burberry. But, did the British make waxed cotton jackets at the end of the war?