Comments on: A Man’s Guide to the Trench Coat

By: rainer

rainer — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:08:53 +0000

i have a trench coat just like in the pic of Humphrey Bogart and i love it, i spent a whopping $20 on it at a thrift store and its the most comfortable coat i have ever worn and works great in most weather, warm when it needs to be but breaths enough to keep you cool at the peak of the day.

By: bern

bern — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:18:11 +0000

does anyone still make a full length trench coat with a hood and zip out liner?

By: abe

abe — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:58:39 +0000

my sister wears trench coats

By: steven warren

steven warren — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:35:18 +0000

Hi, i purchased a dark grey leather trench coat with a label Spieth with stas head inside. When i purchased it i was told it was ex-military.It has no buttons,and appears to be approx 1990′s,does anyone have a knowledge of Spieth coats???…thanx….

By: Roddy Macintyre

Roddy Macintyre — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:47:47 +0000

Fraser,

I have several burberry trenchcoats for men and they all button to the right.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:04:11 +0000

If you are looking to have a custom made trench coat http://www.bandjfabrics.com/fabrics/coating has a wonderful selection of wool coating fabric.

By: John

John — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:06:22 +0000

Would like to throw my dos centavos in here. The milsurp wool greatcoats are indeed one of the BEST bargains out there.The Sportsmans Guide still carries a few, as does EBay, Col. Bubbies in Galveston and military surplus stores in general. Manufacturers cannot afford to make this quality any more for the prices you will find these advertised at (typically $20-$100.00). Many times they also come with military insignia. Very macho, very utilitarian, typically well tailored and will last a lifetime if taken care of:)-John in Austin

By: Tye

Tye — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:26:41 +0000

Last year I picked up a cool looking trench coat for about $20 from the thrift store I live up the street from. The coat is dark green, has an ARMY tag inside and probably ways more than 20 lbs. I didn’t give it too much thought until I got home and started looking at all the tags on it and its liner. The coat was manufactured in 1953 exclusively for the U.S. Army! Despite this, it has minimal wear. I often wonder at what kind of a history it has. It was such an amazing find, and is great for times when I need to trek around during blizzards. I plan on keeping it as immaculate as I found it.

By: Ryan Tyler

Ryan Tyler — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:37:45 +0000

I posted earlier and since the comments are still open, I thought I’d give an update.

After reading this, I went on to buy a pea coat, which also has a military history. I’ve received several compliments already. By the way, I was also reading William Gibson’s new novel, Zero History, just after this article. It also discusses men’s fashion and the influence of the military.

I’m still looking for a trench.

Thanks again,
Ryan

By: Fraser

Fraser — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:46:58 +0000

Hi all,

I just picked up a Burberrys trenchcoat in a vintage shop, and it looks amazing. My only concern was as to whether or not it was a woman’s style, as it buttoned to the left. They said they were pretty sure it wasn’t, but now I have it I’m not so sure.

So, my questions are:

Is it?

And…

Does it matter if it is as long as it looks great and was a bargain? Which it is and it was!

Cheers,