The Fedora Lounge Guide to Blanket Mackinaws

[Sloan1874]

That's how you rock a Mackinaw and not look like Elmer Fudd. Love those boots too, though I wouldn't want to try to get them on in a hurry!

 

[FaceOfBoh]

Here's one I found recently. Not too sure of the age but appears to be an older label. It exhibits some wear in the usual places yet it's pretty intact, missing only a single button on each cuff.

It reminds me of this one on the right in Dinerman's catalogue picture (sans the lower side pockets).

 

[Dinerman]

I've never seen one in either that color or that pattern. With the deep nap on the blanket wool, definitely an older one. '30s?
Very interesting.

 

[FaceOfBoh]

Hmmmmm, very interesting Dinerman. I had been leaning towards 40s because of cut and construction. But now that you mention it - and thinking about the Made in England tag - you may be on to something. I don't think anything like this would be coming out of England in the 40s, either during wartime or in the immediate post-war period.

 

[Dinerman]

I can't remember the exact date, but they switched production of the blankets from England to Canada post-war. They were then tailored into coats in Canada. That type of unlined/mostly unlined construction was more typical on the earlier ones as well.

 

[Dinerman]

1950s


1920s-early 1930s

 

[Dinerman]

Indian blanket coat by Woolrich

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

1930s Shanhouse / Hudson's Bay

 

[Dinerman]

1940s - Maine Guide by Congress Sportswear. Cool peak lapel style. Buckle belt. Unlined.

The same coat in extremely rare green color.

 

[1mach1]

That green is superb!

 

[Dinerman]

Another green one from Maine Guide.

 

[Dinerman]

1920s pullover

 

[ingineer]

Not vintage sorry but
Teresa Asbell sewed up a nice blanket coat pullover for me, simple and inexpensive.

Richard

 

[Ernest P Shackleton]

I like it. I've been toying around with buying some nice wool, or a couple of nice mackinaw coats, and having an anorak/smock/cagoule custom made. I have it designed from A-Z in my mind. Not sure how comfortable I would be re-purposing perfectly good garments to do so, though.

 

[Dinerman]

The new ones run hundreds, but you can pick up used blankets for a lot less on ebay.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

I can't wait for the green maine guide to arrive. But I love the cut of the red pull-over too. Oh my. Maybe blanket coat addiction is contagious?

Thanks for making them avaivable for us.

 

[Dinerman]

It's cleared customs- should be there any day now. I hope you like it.
I think you may be right. I'm certainly a junkie.

 

[Trotsky]

Just picked up an interesting example that's clearly related to the blanket coats. It's black, shawl collared, double breasted, and the pockets and cuffs are trimmed in leather. $8.75 but it needs some serious TLC.

 

[Dinerman]

Sounds like a railroad mackinaw. Does it fit you?