Anyone know of a good peacoat?

[theory]

Anyone know any good peacoats? I'm looking for a double breasted, slim fitting one. The only ones I can find are really bulky and big. I'm looking for one similar to this: http://www.rakuten.co.jp/super-rag/523562/587395/#573724 but perhaps slightly less fitted.

[Artielives5]

I've been looking around at for peacoats for a while, and I can understand your situation. Your faced with buying either a real, Navy peacoat (i'm refering to the branch of military) or you can go with a fashion brand. There is a major difference between the ones fashion brands make, and the real thing. Mainly, The "real" ones are THICK a yard of the wool used to make the outer shell weighs 2 pounds. compared to most Fashion labels which are usually around 1 pound, sometimes a little more. I can tell you most of the real peacoats will also be fairly slim, provided you get the proper size. I think this is just part of the original design. Anyway, If you're interested in getting a fairly official peacoat, I'd check out Schott NYC, I heard they make jackets for the coast guard, But I could be wrong. They seem like a pretty good company, but I've never owned one of their jackets (they're most known for leather) Maybe someone else can chime in on that. Other than that, I'd say check out a Military Surplus store. You may think because it's military stuff it's crappy, But Believe it or not the quality is usually rediculous. Especially on outerwear.

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Schott's peacoats are nice and fairly priced.

http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/jalana/schott/740size.html

SOME GIRLS ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS

[westkoastanostra]

tokyo denim is a good brand for them

[SENDkylHISPASSWORD]

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[big balla]

I'm pretty partial towards this one:

http://www.stevenalan.com/customer/product.php?productid=17073&cat=470

gotta have it nice and fitted

[angrypork]

Yeah Schott is good. They should be pretty easy to find in any city.

[cchen]

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I'm pretty partial towards this one:

http://www.stevenalan.com/customer/product.php?productid=17073&cat=470

gotta have it nice and fitted

--- Original message by big balla on Jan 1, 2006 01:45 PM

looks nice but its 100% cotton... if he's looking for a winter jacket, it better be 100% wool or cashmere

[theory]

Yea the schott p-coats aren't that bad. Anyone know of the quality of Spiewak's coats compared to schott? This one looks pretty nice as well: http://www.jeans-neshi.com/importkan/spiewak/4101peacoat.htm

[RedBouncyThing]

I have a Spiewak one. I really like it. It's heavy enough to keep you warm, but you don't feel like your trapped inside of it either. I am not sure about the Schott ones though.

[emrinderForgotHisPassword]

it says spiewak is made in us i thought spiewak was just fashiony kind of brand made in china etc.

i fought the law and the law won

[cheapmuthafukr]

i have the navy one... its very fitted, slim cut. very warm too.

[Marcus]

I have the Cloak gunmetal wool twill peacoat. By far the best feeling and looking coat I've ever had. www.cloakdesign.com see under fall 05 look number 18.

[Olli Twist]

I'm not a big fan of Pea Coats in general but there is a w)taps one at SlamJam at the moment which is taking the concept a few steps further. Way out of my (financial) reach but very nice, it seems. > http://www.slamjamstore.it/index.php?cPath=160_189

Too many people talk too much about too many things they know too little about.

[will_i_am]

i bought a peacoat from ralph lauren. it's a large and the sleeves fit nice, but it's kind of bulky. is there any way of getting it to be more slim fitting? could a tailor do it?

[high_contrast]

yeah a tailor can make it more slim fitting. just took my peacoat to the tailors today. pretty easy task for them.

[Yakboy Equals Nurturer]

I saw this one on a Yahoo.jp auction and quite liked it. Anyone know anything about the label (Hare)?

Auction's here if anyone's interested: http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g37056398

[cchen]

That cloak peacoat is fabolous. A peacoat really should be form fitting, but have enough space for you to wear a sweater under. I purchased a Theory peacoat this season from Saks and am loving it.

[theory]

Yea, that Cloak peacoat looks fantastic. If you don't mind me asking, how much was it?

[DJ_Flame]

Anywhere between 1000 to 5000. Cloak's prices are on the level of Dior Homme, and sometimes more

Grimey but dripping with elegance. Ironic?

[shagnscoob]

thats insane. i cant imagine spending more than like, $200 on any ONE piece of clothing. i suppose its all relative though.

i just couldnt drop $1000 knowing that could get me like, 7 or 8 awesome pairs of jeans, or a grip of tshirts.

the military issue pea coats are less than $200 but still a lot, and I can't find one small enough for me (im 150lbs 5'10'')...

i wanna check out the theory ones but i bet those are expensive too.

[cchen]

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thats insane. i cant imagine spending more than like, $200 on any ONE piece of clothing. i suppose its all relative though.

i just couldnt drop $1000 knowing that could get me like, 7 or 8 awesome pairs of jeans, or a grip of tshirts.

the military issue pea coats are less than $200 but still a lot, and I can't find one small enough for me (im 150lbs 5'10'')...

i wanna check out the theory ones but i bet those are expensive too.

--- Original message by shagnscoob on Jan 5, 2006 01:13 AM

you wouldn't purchase a suit?

[shagnscoob]

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thats insane. i cant imagine spending more than like, $200 on any ONE piece of clothing. i suppose its all relative though.

i just couldnt drop $1000 knowing that could get me like, 7 or 8 awesome pairs of jeans, or a grip of tshirts.

the military issue pea coats are less than $200 but still a lot, and I can't find one small enough for me (im 150lbs 5'10'')...

i wanna check out the theory ones but i bet those are expensive too.

--- Original message by shagnscoob on Jan 5, 2006 01:13 AM

you wouldn't purchase a suit?

--- Original message by cchen on Jan 5, 2006 01:29 AM

well youve pointed out an obvious flaw in my logic hahaha i dont have a suit though so that might have something to do with it.

if i needed a suit that bad i would probably wear it a lot. but this is bringing up a much larger issue of stingyness... why buy dior or whatever when you can get very similar items for much cheaper? not everything i know, and theres a certain exclusivity that comes with owning something from cloak or dior or bape or what have you but still...

i honestly would NOT mind spending $1500 on a dior suit or whatever, except that i dont have $1500. show me a suit as good looking and the same quality but cheaper and id be tempted to buy that as well.

its all up to how exclusive you really want to be. a suit has more than one piece though, and is generally a lot more expensive anyway. but your right, you caught me in a tight spot

[triniboy27]

to bring this thread back to its original topic, I'm loving this peacoat from Gucci's A/W05 season...

[triniboy27]

Anyone else got any suggestions for peacoats?

[shagnscoob]

does anyone know a peacoat thats short? I don't really like any sweater/jacket to come down much further than 2 inches below the belt, but unfortunately a lot of peacoats are cut long (ie the gucci one and the cloak one)

[WhoGotMeIntoThis]

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I saw this one on a Yahoo.jp auction and quite liked it. Anyone know anything about the label (Hare)?

Auction's here if anyone's interested: http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g37056398

--- Original message by Yakboy Equals Nurturer on Jan 4, 2006 10:05 PM

This is one of the finest looking Pilot Coats I have ever seen. I absolutely LOVE how it looks buttoned to the top like that.

Anyways, if you're looking for something cheap...just google them. Lots of different military surplus websites sell them for roughly 70-200 bucks. Just a thought.

[masuerte]

First of all I really dig this one from rakuten (thanks to waywt from digital denim) http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.rakuten.co.jp/super-rag/&prev=/search?q=super+rag+rakuten&hl=en&lr=

Basically love the convertable collar:

But I've also been looking at this one comme des garcons pea/caban coat at Barneys. It fits great but there's one wierd thing about it: armpit vents. Like they only sewed the shoulder half of where the sleeves connect and left the armpit half un-connected. Very strange. I'll try to get phone pics of this sucker later on at Barneys... cuz I can't find it anywhere online.

What do you think about this? Do you think that's a fashion forward thing that might have functionality? Or is it frivolous and bordering on stupid?

[damnIam]

Just about any military surplus sight on the net has them for less than 100 bucks and when it comes to military inspired jackets...I say the original always looks the best, especially with a black watch cap. (See Nickleson in "The Last Detail").

[mlproject]

saw some of the noah pieces including a few pea coats at NDG last weekend. unbelievable stuff, but a coat is $850!