Anyone tailored a trench coat? - Page 2

Yup. Have fun wearing your completely soaked overcoat in a thunderstorm. If you dress professionally, you're gonna need a classic raincoat as well as a classic overcoat. They have different functions, and neither is particularly well suited to the role of the other.

I vary. Sometimes I button mine and leave the belt hanging, sometimes I half button and tie the belt in front (a la Humphry Bogart), sometimes I don't button at all and just cinch it with the belt, in which case I use the buckle. It all depends on the temperature and my mood.

The fun part of a trench coat is that you have options.

I never tie my trench. I have the "belt" tied to itself in the back

Indeed they do, and one of the functions of a raincoat/trenchcoat is as a topcoat for cool but not cold weather (Quadcammer's "55 degree weather" and some degrees below that.) Underlines my point above.

So I looked quickly at Burberry's "bespoke" service and it appears to be nothing of the sort, and quite pricey.

Shame. Not so sure about leather epaulets and wrist cuffs either.

Yea - the Burberry 'bespoke' barely rises to the level of stock special.

I saw a legitimate bespoke trenchcoat at Corvato's a few years back. It was cotton drill that had been Scotchguarded. I asked him how waterproof it actually was and he just shrugged his shoulders.
Edited by Cantabrigian - 10/9/12 at 4:17pm

I just realized you guys are talking about a Mckintosh!!

What are some quality brands for trenches?  My mind immediately goes to Burberry because of their classics.  Want to keep the price <$300 used.