Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

[mike]

Belt buckles are everywhere. Just make sure the central portion is wide enough to accommodate your belt.

I did this for a bakelite buckle i broke on a 40s German overcoat. I couldn't find a bakelite one, but The Button Queen managed to rustle up an old one for me.

bk

Interesting, I often find the most weathered part of a lot of 30's/40's overcoats are the rotting leather buckles. I wonder if i could find suitable replacements [huh]

 

[PADDY]

The 'button Queen'

I'm assuming that's the one in London near Oxford St with two gentleman and a dog in the little back street shop.

I 'love' the name too!! It's just like a Pantomime.

 

[Tomasso]

Interesting: The "Button Queen", run by two gents in London and "Tender Buttons", run by two ladies in New York. No point, just sayin'.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Are the ladies in New York sisters? The gents in London are brothers (maybe even twins). One exceedingly nice, one exceedingly grumpy.

bk

 

[H.Johnson]

Also a few stalls in Covent Garden market have old leather buckles.

 

[Ed]

You could also go to a thrift store, Salavation Army, Goodwill, etc
and buy a coat just for the buckle, then re-donate the coat
without the buckle or discard it.

 

[PADDY]

Hackett and RL...

Both Hackett (London) and Ralph Lauren are producing half decent trenches and in nice fabrics (I was in their Chicago flagship store - largest in the US). But the prices can be scary. I always recommend these days to be patient and keep an eye out on Thrift stores and the second hand market (with the economy, more and more great things are being sold off).

 

[jamespowers]

The model is designated *drumroll* the Bogart.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5620/aquascutumwv8.jpg

Didn't Bogart wear Aquascutum? There is a picture of him wearing one in the latest issue of Cigar Afficionado.

 

[H.Johnson]

In terms of style and practicality, I prefer my vintage riding Macintosh over any of my trench coats (I have Burberry and Aquascutum). I like Rainmac's riding Mac.

Hi,
I found this page on an English specialist waterproof rainwear site.
I think the trench coat looks fabulous and am thinking of ordering one.
What do you experts think of it?
Would you wear one?
Opinions much appreciated.
Cheers.




http://www.rainmac.com/shop/sbr.php?PHPSESSID=74a4990f4abca8f11224422781dcef11

 

[BigHairyFinn]

I was scanning some old pics I found today, and I thought this might be a bit interesting...

See, theres "Bogey" right there in the right corner... hat, coat and cigarrette... all there lol

Otherwise it seems a double-breasted wool coat and a borsalino, a beret or a flat cap was fashionable that autumn... by the shoes - all the guys are wearing the same style almost - it seems before winkle pickers came in fashion so ca. 1955 or so. Only rebels seem to be the guy on the left wearing the leather "baseball jacket" and looks like my dad next to "Bogey" wearing the reefer.

 

[BellyTank]

Haloo... that's a bit interesting.


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[avedwards]

Is Casablanca realistic?

Sorry if this has been covered already.

I was wondering whether Bogart's character Rick would actually wear a trench coat in Casablanca. Wouldn't it be too warm? Considering that Victor Laszlo wears a panama it must be quite warm or he posseses only one hat as he's on the run. But even if that's the case, it's still Africa, so wouldn't a trench coat get uncomfortable?

 

[carebear]

Desert sky typically has no clouds, thus there is very little heat retention after sunset, clear is cold.

Deserts almost always get chilly at night, especially ones, like Morocco, that are on the coast and get onshore moist winds after sunset.

I've seen Marines start to go hypothermic in 29 Palms, California and spent many nights shivering on Camp Pendleton during the winter. Get a nice dew on you at 40-50 degrees and you'll beg for an overcoat.

 

[Ugarte]

Sorry if this has been covered already.

I was wondering whether Bogart's character Rick would actually wear a trench coat in Casablanca. Wouldn't it be too warm? Considering that Victor Laszlo wears a panama it must be quite warm or he posseses only one hat as he's on the run. But even if that's the case, it's still Africa, so wouldn't a trench coat get uncomfortable?

Casablanca is set in the first week of December, 1941 immediately prior to the Japanese attack on the American Naval facility at Pearl Harbor. Historical weather data for this time of year yields a climate involving an average high of 64 °F (record 83°) and average low of 50 °F (record 34°). The mean temperature is about 57 °F. In the evening an unlined cotton trench coat would be about right.

During this period, one might also expect 11 days of rainfall, most of which historically occur in March and December. Monthly totals for December precipitation appears slightly less than 8 inches. A raincoat of some kind would probably be a good idea.


Mark
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[avedwards]

I stand corrected, I should know that being an astronomy enthusiast where clearness of sky and temperature are important. But why is Bogart the only one in an overcoat then? Is it perhaps the film makers showing that he is prepared, therefore also metaphorical that he knows how things will pan out since Bergmann's character said he should do the thinking (sorry, I've analysed too many films).

 

[Ugarte]

I stand corrected, I should know that being an astronomy enthusiast where clearness of sky and temperature are important. But why is Bogart the only one in an overcoat then? Is it perhaps the film makers showing that he is prepared, therefore also metaphorical that he knows how things will pan out since Bergmann's character said he should do the thinking (sorry, I've analysed too many films).

Rick was wearing the coat when Ilsa ditched him at the railroad station in Paris. Perhaps Mr. Blaine just always wears the coat when he anticipates dealing with ILsa and travel?

Or it's possible that Director Michael Curtiz thought he looked good in it.

I don't know.


Mark
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[Hal]

...why is Bogart the only one in an overcoat...perhaps the film makers showing that he is prepared...

See post 15 in this thread - interesting point.

 

[Chasseur]

McCrea's Trench in "The Foreign Corespondent"

This might have been discussed before, but I did some searches and didn't find anything, so here goes:

Does anyone make something like that trench coat Joel McCrea had in "The Foreign Correspondent"? Seems to have very large lapels...

 

[dr greg]

alert

I know I can't post live listings on OFAS, but I did notice an Aquascutum trench on sale over there, listed as a raincoat, in my personal experience, a far superior garment to Burberry, only at $20 last time I looked

 

[Lone_Ranger]

Casablanca is set in the first week of December, 1941 immediately prior to the Japanese attack on the American Naval facility at Pearl Harbor. Historical weather data for this time of year yields a climate involving an average high of 64 °F (record 83°) and average low of 50 °F (record 34°). The mean temperature is about 57 °F. In the evening an unlined cotton trench coat would be about right.

During this period, one might also expect 11 days of rainfall, most of which historically occur in March and December. Monthly totals for December precipitation appears slightly less than 8 inches. A raincoat of some kind would probably be a good idea.


Mark
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My two cents worth. If I recall correctly, the weather report was for 500ft visibility, and CAVU above. Which would be a clear, cold night, in the desert, with ground fog. Chilly, but probably no actual rain.