There's only one item I'd like to purchase right about now, and that's a military style coat; that is a military green/olive colour coat styled in the manner of a military one. It's got to the point where I've started looking for second hand original authentic ones as it seems there aren't any decent ones on the modern market.
Any fashionistas come across any nice ones?
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"styled in the manner of a military one"
do you mean buttons a la Russia in WW2, or do you mean a cammo style job in olive green?
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thinking about this, if I were really a fashionista, I would know the answer to that, wouldn't I
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Kudos to both of you for not referring to it as khaki, which is not a shade of green
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@NTF: well yeah, I'm looking at authentic second hand ones but if I could buy brand new, I'd go for that as well. Here is a representation of the type of coat I'd like:
<a>https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/557799455/1950s-vintage-high-quality-tr…;
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not sure that link worked:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/557799455/1950s-vintage-high-quality-tr…
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[a]https://www.mytheresa.com/en-ae/balmain-wool-and-cashmere-coat-1089224…
This one is nice.. Bit spenny though
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this one could do the job and you could replace the buttons with something gold. Much cheaper too.
https://www.net-a-porter.com/gb/en/product/1076127/harris_wharf_london/…
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Military surplus stores.
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Thanks @Scylla: therein lies the problem. They look great, but lack of material (too straight), no military style jackets and too expensive for what they are. I may have to go the retro route and dry clean a second hand one...
@Chambers: Thanks. Checking that out.
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https://www.ralphlauren.co.uk/en/wool-blend-officers-coat-450396.html?d…
I love this one.
I have somewhat of a coat fetish, it was my go to collection item before I got a 'thing' for shoes. :(
At last count my coat collection was around 60. Most of them are vintage finds. I have found some amazing ones over the years. The best bet is to focus on smaller charity shops outside of large metropolitan centres.
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or.. European flea marke with second hand clothes sections. The sales peeps have already done the sorting to get the good stuff.
My most recent find was a fully reversible brown lamb leather and sherling, three quarter length coat in the Thieves market in Lisbon. 40 euro.
I'm guessing it's from the 40's from the design. In great condition. Still trying to find somewhere I can get it properly cleaned here though.
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@Scylla: oh wow, your coat fetish pretty much matches my shoe fetish! But I've been trawling everywhere for ages for an authentic military coat. There appears to be a company called Loden...swiss or swedish...I like them. The Ralph Lauren coat is stunning but I can't go for the slimline coat on account of all the layers I tend to wear under it in harsh weather.
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Military surplus stores are everywhere in America. My favourite one is in Portland, Oregon (I'm a regular visitor there for family reasons). They have an old army helicopter hanging from the trees outside. Interesting.
Everything from Arctic gear to desert warfare clothing, all clean and pressed. They sell guns too.
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@Chambers: interesting...do you know of any good ones in London, England?
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Waterloo army surplus, somewhere on The Cut over there. They probably don't sell guns though. Especially to unpredictable Scots ladies. Nice name change half way through the thread btw.
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Rats! they don't have a shoppable website!??
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I'm going to guess that you are tall and slim then given your requirements.
Unfortunately, I'm shortish and to put it kindly I have an 'exaggerated hourglass figure' without the boobs.
This means I have to go slimline and fitted in my wardrobe to highlight the waist or I just look like a large square block.
Hence loose, flowing or bohemian type looks just do not suit..
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Selection of them on here:
https://forcesuniformandkit.co.uk/collections/all-army-surplus-jackets-…
Go for the genuine army surplus, it will be significantly better quality material than anything you get on the high street.
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Google Broadway and Sons Gothenburg who do vintage and military surplus from around the world.
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Fjalraven also have some ladies jackets closer to what you are looking for.
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https://forcesuniformandkit.co.uk/collections/womens-military-jackets-a…
This is actually fairly well spot on
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I do have a uniform gear coat which weighs a ton. Can be difficult to get hold of one after they were popularised by the chap in Torchwood.
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@Blindtom: fabulous! Thank you.
@Scylla: That's a lovely coat! I nearly bought the etsy one for nearly 4 times as much.
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This is the one I have.
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bah that didn't work.
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