Are peacoats Golden Era friendly?

[BigBoiBrady]

My dad bought my brother a peacoat that wound up fitting me better than it did for him. It looks pretty vintage and all, but I haven't really found anything documenting widespread use between the 20's and the 50's so I'm wondering whether or not it fits my Golden Era persona?

 

[Shangas]

Peacoats originated in the navy during the 1800s, so I'd say that they'd fit the bill pretty well.

 

[katiemakeup]

Peacoats are women friendly!

 

[Metatron]

Agree with both the above!

 

[MissMittens]

Can't go wrong with a peacoat

 

[Peacoat]

If you think it might be 20s to 30s, please post a picture of the front of the coat as well as a picture of the tag.

 

[Boyo]

A bit off topic, I have a newly made Sterlingware Peacoat, nice coat and I am very pleased with the fit, quality etc.. BUT this thing is a lint magnet! does this eventually go away or is there anything to be done to lessen this effect? I seem to be brushing it down with each wear

 

[Jeff M]

If you haven't stumbled across this thread yet, here is an excellent discussion of peacoat dating/identification from our own Peacoat. (Too humble to post the link hmself )

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?35824-PEACOAT-DATING

 

[Peacoat]

A bit off topic, I have a newly made Sterlingware Peacoat, nice coat and I am very pleased with the fit, quality etc.. BUT this thing is a lint magnet! does this eventually go away or is there anything to be done to lessen this effect? I seem to be brushing it down with each wear

I use a one way brush; they work the best for me. I brush the coat each morning before I wear it, and again before I put it in the closet at night. This is the type of brush I use: http://www.amazon.com/Evercare-Lint-Brush-Magik/dp/B000QRFNGS/ref=pd_bxgy_hg_text_b It works better than any of the other brushes I have tried. It is also fast; a brushing takes less than 30 seconds.

 

[Boyo]

P.C. Thanks for responding, I use a similar brush as well, I was hoping that after brushing it a few hundred times it would lose its magnetism!

 

[Peacoat]

Your peacoat is made of Melton wool. They are real lint magnets. The Kersey wool coats will pick up lint, but not as badly as the Meltons.

 

[GoldenEraFan]

Peacoats are probably one of the most classic pieces of outerwear ever created. The style has been minimally changed since the 1800's, though they changed from 10 buttons to 8 buttons in late '40s. It goes with practically anything, except fedoras/porkpies in my opinion. I own a modern issue 10 button version made by the same company that supplies the Navy and love it. It's my everyday winter coat.

 

[guygardner]

Peacoats from the "1910s-1940s" http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2008/03/13/pea-coat/

 

[noyb72]

I just read the evolution thread from top to bottom, thanks to whoever put in the effort. One of the many cool things that happened in 2005 was changing my P-Coat to a Reefer.

Ron