1950s Harrods Chester Barrie Fine Herringbone Wool Topcoat

[mattface]

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85691915/1950s-harrods-chester-barrie-fine

This wool topcoat from Harrods is just beautiful. The Fine woven Heringbone is thick and luxurious feeling. There is no label describing the fiber content, so I can only guess, but it feels to me like there might be some cashmere in there. Condition-wise this coat is excellent. it is a little threadbare around the inside picket, and the tag had come halfway unstitched. If you look at the photo, I'm sure you can guess which half I stitched and which half was done by the tailor. Other than that I see no problems at all with this beautiful coat.

Fit:
44
Shoulder: 19"
Chest: 22"
Sleeve: 25"
Length: 40"

 

[Grayland]

More like a size 40, don't you think? I mean the chest measures 44-inches, but you have to have a little room to move around.

 

[mattface]

More like a size 40, don't you think? I mean the chest measures 44-inches, but you have to have a little room to move around.

There is no way I can wear a size 40. Maybe like a 42. There is not a lot of room for layering underneath. My understanding is that you should size up one size for a top coat. There are no size tags in this coat, so I was just going by the straight measurements, but yeah given how thick it is it probably does not fit like a 44.

 

[mattface]

Another one that deserves a little bump. Still available.