The London Lounge

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:55 am**

I was very impressed by Alden's photo of the DOW's formal overcoat here:

http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/vie ... c&start=30

My wife thinks this coat is beautiful but too feminine for a man now. What would a current variation be that would preserve the features of the heavy fabric, the double-breast, and the Astrakhan collar?

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:09 am**

It seems to me that the feminine aspects of the astrakhan coat are the slanted pockets and the waist suppression. Square those up and you get something a little more masculine. For example, transfer the fur collar to the naval greatcoat and you may be onto something.

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:36 am**

You wound me. Absent the furry collar and in a herringbone, I have that coat.

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:59 am**

And you can get away with it.

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:43 pm**

Concordia wrote:And you can get away with it.

Thank you, but I misspoke. I checked the details on my coat, and the breast pocket is not nearly as angled and the sleeves are not cuffed. All I have is a DB overcoat with angled flap pockets.