Thoughts on this trench coat? do you like?

[lakewolf]

It looks nice...

but

A raincoat is to protect you from RAIN, you know this is when water falls from the sky all over you...

when that fenomena arrives I prefer to have a double breasted, long ,water resistant and repellent fabric.

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by Toiletduck

Which gets we wondering, why is it that the buttoned flap on the shoulder (the flap on the top left of the pic) is only on one side? Does it (Did it) have any practical use?
Gun flap. For recoil from rifle butt in trenches.

 

[j]

Originally Posted by RJman

Gun flap. For recoil from rifle butt in trenches.
I thought it was to cover the top of the flap when it's buttoned all the way up, to prevent water getting down in there. Women's coats have it on the other side.

 

[Film Noir Buff]

Label King's coat is very hip but I am a little more of a traditionalist here. I like Iamatt's coat. Mr. Corvato made some a while back with set in sleeves as samples. He offered one to me at a bargain price. I must've been smoking the portnovian pipe of proverb to pass that up. Here is where I actually do like a little retro, like the coat Bogey wore in Casablanca. Who made that coat?

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by Film Noir Buff

Who made that coat?
I'd imagine it was Aquascrutum.

 

[Film Noir Buff]

Originally Posted by RJman

I'd imagine it was Aquascrutum.


Hmm, they aren't widely made anymore, are they? Seems like everyone has gone to the SB, fly front rain coat. There is a certain anxiety which goes with that belt on the DB model that I would imagine most are happy to do away with.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by RJman

I'd imagine it was Aquascrutum.
No, Aquascrotem is not artisan fan enough for me. Rubinacci sells them RTW in his ships. Don't know where he has them made. Somewhere in Italy I believe. It is the best copy of the old ones that I have seen lately.

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by Film Noir Buff

Hmm, they aren't widely made anymore, are they? Seems like everyone has gone to the SB, fly front rain coat. There is a certain anxiety which goes with that belt on the DB model that I would imagine most are happy to do away with.
Are you an Aquascr0tum fan, FNB?

 

[Film Noir Buff]

Originally Posted by RJman

Are you an Aquascr0tum fan, FNB?

Almost as much as you are of butt recoil