I just posted my remarks in AAAC. Although there is some overlap in membership, the two fora are hosts to relatively unique crowds. So, with a bit of cutting and pasting as well as some additional remarks I am posting here as well.
AlanC, since your Rothman’s/Eldridge is double breasted, might it not be more appropriately considered an Ulster coat rather than a polo coat (plenty of drape, no buttons, wrap, fully-belted
in lieu of buttons) such as the
Chris Despos’ polo-inspired model picture above? Your coat’s double breast, patch/flap pockets, and sleeve cuffs scream Ulster. Does the coat have a martingale? The Sulka in my image below is an Ulster. You can’t see the martingale; but, it is there. I remember your exciting discovery thread about that lovely old Oxxford. Both of your veteran coats are wonderful in their own unique manner.
Patience is a virtue,
Sophistication. The top image seems almost military. Good choice. That polo coat created by
Chris Despos continues to haunt me in a good way. Maybe I need that in a navy blue herringbone?
Iammatt, that’s a lovely overcoat as well. The image isn’t really clear on my monitor. It almost appears that your overcoat has inverted box pleats on each side of the rear. Is that correct? What cloth is that. please?
People don’t believe me when I tell them I wear an overcoat in San Diego a few times each year. I prefer drape in my overcoats. In fact, the only overcoat I have with any silhouette at all is a lightweight double breasted cashmere Sulka (probably made by Brioni) in medium gray that I got sometime around 1998 or so. From amongst our three homes, the closets probably yield three to four overcoats at each location. It’s crazy, but I just love overcoats!
Below left: Sulka camelhair Ulster coat purchased in the mid-1970s
Below right: Oxxford Guanaco purchased in the mid-1990s
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