What to wear and not to wear with a navy peacoat?

[mbrdrck]

http://i.americanapparel.net/storefr...YankeeNavy.jpg

What would you wear with this peacoat?

What wouldn't you wear with it?

 

[intent]

I wouldn't wear it.

 

[Twotone]

Patch over one eye and parrot on a shoulder.

Twotone

 

[jmix1]

First of all, that's not a pea coat. Just a navy coat. Pea coats are traditionally double breasted.

That said, the coat seems pretty versatile. You could wear it with trousers, jeans, cords. Perhaps a bit too casual to wear over a suit.

I'm not sure I get the pirate reference from Twotone.

 

[porcelain monkey]

Originally Posted by jmix1

First of all, that's not a pea coat. Just a navy coat. Pea coats are traditionally double breasted.

That said, the coat seems pretty versatile. You could wear it with trousers, jeans, cords. Perhaps a bit too casual to wear over a suit.

I'm not sure I get the pirate reference from Twotone.

+1 Not a peacoat, but it seems it would go with just about anything

 

[VictorC]

Do you think this is a good peacoat?
http://www.topman.com/webapp/wcs/sto...ce&pageSize=20

You know the product info, or specification on this coat.....is it good? Is 60% Wool any good for winter?

 

[Another New Yorker]

Originally Posted by VictorC

Do you think this is a good peacoat?
http://www.topman.com/webapp/wcs/sto...ce&pageSize=20

You know the product info, or specification on this coat.....is it good? Is 60% Wool any good for winter?

34% polyestor is pretty much bad for all 4 seasons.

 

[VictorC]

Originally Posted by Another New Yorker

34% polyestor is pretty much bad for all 4 seasons.

I thought it might be, but this coat was reccomended in esquire magazine so i thought i would give it a go.

 

[Wilkins Micawber]

Forget buying that rubbish.

Head to ebay and find yourself a genuine US Navy-issue peacoat, preferably pre-1968 when they came with corduroy lining in the pockets.

I just picked up a 45 year old US Navy issue peacoat for $65, and after dry-cleaning you couldn't tell it wasn't brand new. The quality of those old peacoats ***** all over the rubbish sold today at three or four times the price.

 

[VictorC]

^^^
Do you mean something like this? I would prefer a navy coloured coat though and most of the geniune ones are black.

http://armynavysuperstores.com/peacoat.htm

 

[westinghouse]

www.schottnyc.com has real pea coats.

 

[random-adam]

Originally Posted by Wilkins Micawber

Forget buying that rubbish.

Head to ebay and find yourself a genuine US Navy-issue peacoat, preferably pre-1968 when they came with corduroy lining in the pockets.

I just picked up a 45 year old US Navy issue peacoat for $65, and after dry-cleaning you couldn't tell it wasn't brand new. The quality of those old peacoats ***** all over the rubbish sold today at three or four times the price.

Agreed. I picked up a '78-era coat for $35 shipped, then spent that much again getting the sleeves lengthened. It is my favorite piece of outerwear. For $70 I now have a coat that fits me perfectly and will wear out in approximately NEVER.

That said, it is black. If you prefer navy, a judicious search of threads past would have led you to Sterlingwear of Boston, where you can get such a thing in a pretty high-quality garment.

 

[jhcam8]

Si

non

 

[VictorC]

Is this a real McCoy authentic US peacoat and is it any good?
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...ed=0CDAQ9QEwBQ

http://www.restorationhardware.com/c...navAction=jump

 

[Wilkins Micawber]

No, I mean something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/EARLY-VIETNAM-ER...b2829eb#ht_484 Genuine Navy-issue pea coats aren't black, they're navy, just a very dark navy.