WTB vintage Donkey Jacket with Leather shoulders

[havocpaul]

I have been trying to find a decent vintage wool Donkey Jacket with leather shoulders (not the later PVC). Needs to be in good nick and fit a 42/44 chest, if any sees one in a vintage store please let me know, cheers.

 

[avedwards]

If you ever come up to Stafford there's a vintage clothing shop with a lot of tweed jackets, some of which may have the shoulders you're after.

 

[havocpaul]

Cheers, not tweed jackets (their shoulders are for shooters), a traditional Donkey jacket looks like a single-breasted pea-coat and worn by British workers since late Victorian times.

 

[Creeping Past]

May I ask, is this for a production of My Fair Lady (Stanley Holloway as Alfred P Doolittle) or a 1970s/80s bootboy look?

 

[havocpaul]

Neither! I found an old one with the pvc patches in a charity shop and it has been so warm and comfortable that I'd like the older version; they are an iconic item of British workwear, I notice the Japs are wearing them, there's even a Lewis Leathers version and a LVC but at silly prices and not 100% authentic.

 

[mike]

I'm sure there are more local to your area places to pick 'em up, but I have one I got from Crash & Burn out of Atlanta. It's really warm, but pvc shoulders not leather like you're looking for.

http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/crashandburn/

 

[havocpaul]

yep, mine has the pvc shoulders but as it's a Parks Dept coat it's strong, and cost £5.00!! The ones with leather should date from pre-1960's.