Opinions on Military Pea Coat?

[Style.AP]

http://us.topman.com/webapp/wcs/stor...9512&langId=-1

 

[Style.AP]

bump

 

[Siggy]

I like the style and it is not too expensive. On the other hand, it is not only wool, as it should be.

 

[idfnl]

If its not wool, forget it

 

[cimabue]

Short of buying a well-preserved WWII through Korean War-era model (they are out there yet), which are of very high quality, look at Sterlingwear of Boston, the current supplier to the US Navy. I haven't laid hands on one yet so can't vouch for their quality, but the commercial models I've looked at so far all fall short of military-grade pea coats. Good luck.

 

[furo]

Check out the mega peacoat thread in Streetwear & Denim

 

[Style.AP]

The thing is that I have a Navy Doublebreasted peacoat from J. Crew already. I just wanted something more military style.

 

[Style.AP]

I originally wanted this from H&M, but never saw it released in stores...

Cimablue: I checked out the website, but they only have 4 peacoats available, none of which were military style.

 

[tsaltzma]

Originally Posted by Style.AP

The thing is that I have a Navy Doublebreasted peacoat from J. Crew already. I just wanted something more military style.

I had one of those. I tried recent navy coats, then the older Kersey wool vintage peacoats. The Kersey IMO is much much better. It depends on what you want. The kersey wool coats seem to have more structure to them, and look dressier than the melton wool.

 

[Xire]

What about just buying a surplus coat?

 

[JohnsNotHere]

Originally Posted by Style.AP

I originally wanted this from H&M, but never saw it released in stores...

Cimablue: I checked out the website, but they only have 4 peacoats available, none of which were military style.

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[tiecollector]

Really like those brass buttons. You could get a long sized surplus peacoat, swap the buttons and have the arms shortened by a tailor.

 

[redmania]

I just bought this

http://www.crombie.co.uk/p/Category_.../A0018CTBK.htm

not quite a pea coat but very similar quality is immense and it will last a lifetime

 

[tiecollector]

Originally Posted by redmania

I just bought this

http://www.crombie.co.uk/p/Category_.../A0018CTBK.htm

not quite a pea coat but very similar quality is immense and it will last a lifetime

very nice. Brass buttons would really look good on that dark grey one.

 

[cimabue]

Originally Posted by redmania

I just bought this

http://www.crombie.co.uk/p/Category_.../A0018CTBK.htm

not quite a pea coat but very similar quality is immense and it will last a lifetime

Wow, that looks great. 'Could almost be described as a frock coat. Looks very fitted. Did you size up?