TobiasTheGreat
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I turned a corner some days ago. Leaving my 20's with a newborn son, new apartment and started a new education. So to celebrate this new and melancholic time in my life i have decided to finally buy the coat i've always wanted but never dared to buy...
The trench coat.
The coat i'm looking for is a double breasted coat in camel/beige that ends above the knees (but no shorter). I intent to use this as an everyday item and integrate it into my generel look (not just for special occasions). Now where i'm from (Denmark) it's not the most common garment and finding a way of utilizing it without seeming pretentious or make it too much of a statement is key.
I'm 186 cm / 6.1 tall and about 70 kg. My suit size is usually 48 and trousers 32. Shoulders a bit on the narrow side but nothing out of the ordinary.
I'm on the fence about a couple of things. Firstly wether or not to go the vintage route or not, and if so, can i get the fit/look that i have in mind.
which is:
https://www.thread.com/us/item/aquascutum-bogart-trench-coat-camel/1304590 (Aquascutum Bogart)
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And what it is not: (Nothing wrong with these looks. It's just not what i'm going for)
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It seems to me to be a high risk/high reward kind of garment. If you nail it, you look like a million. If you don't you risk looking like someone who went through their grandpa's old closet. I know the idea of the trench coat is to protect your suit underneath and therefor be a bit on the larger side. That's just not gonna fly with me.
So here's the question:Is it possible to go vintage and find some older models in smaller sizes to achieve these looks. I like the feel and the weight of the older models. They just seem to carry a bit more weight to them that i like. However i don't want to look boxy.
There seems to be a place between being a complete square and the hyper modern slim models that i'd quite like to end up in. Not too old school but not so slim to lose all the authority the coat also provides.
I have been trawling other posts on the forum but haven't yet found a satisfactory answer to this kind of question.
Hope you can help.
From Tobias
The trench coat.
The coat i'm looking for is a double breasted coat in camel/beige that ends above the knees (but no shorter). I intent to use this as an everyday item and integrate it into my generel look (not just for special occasions). Now where i'm from (Denmark) it's not the most common garment and finding a way of utilizing it without seeming pretentious or make it too much of a statement is key.
I'm 186 cm / 6.1 tall and about 70 kg. My suit size is usually 48 and trousers 32. Shoulders a bit on the narrow side but nothing out of the ordinary.
I'm on the fence about a couple of things. Firstly wether or not to go the vintage route or not, and if so, can i get the fit/look that i have in mind.
which is:
https://www.thread.com/us/item/aquascutum-bogart-trench-coat-camel/1304590 (Aquascutum Bogart)

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And what it is not: (Nothing wrong with these looks. It's just not what i'm going for)

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It seems to me to be a high risk/high reward kind of garment. If you nail it, you look like a million. If you don't you risk looking like someone who went through their grandpa's old closet. I know the idea of the trench coat is to protect your suit underneath and therefor be a bit on the larger side. That's just not gonna fly with me.
So here's the question:Is it possible to go vintage and find some older models in smaller sizes to achieve these looks. I like the feel and the weight of the older models. They just seem to carry a bit more weight to them that i like. However i don't want to look boxy.
There seems to be a place between being a complete square and the hyper modern slim models that i'd quite like to end up in. Not too old school but not so slim to lose all the authority the coat also provides.
I have been trawling other posts on the forum but haven't yet found a satisfactory answer to this kind of question.
From Tobias