What are you wearing today??

[Yesteryear]

Careful, my friend! Somebody might mistake you as an employee!

Why’s that? I’m not wearing tails.
Besides, when out and about I had a jacket and boater hat on.

 

[tropicalbob]

Thanks Eddie very kind of you to say so. The jacket and cord trousers are just Marks and Sparks. The shirt is made by Luxire and the tie is an old 4 in 1 I found in a charity shop. The hat is an Akubra Stylemaster. As for the pullover it's one I made myself from a 1930's pattern. If you're interested I have the PDF of the pattern which you're more than welcome to have. I can also give you the link for the wool I used. It's just a cheap acrylic DK yarn which cost under a fiver.

I'll second Eddie's comments on the whole outfit, but particularly on the pullover. I used to have a similar one that my grandmom made for me in mint green, and for the life of me I can't remember what happened to it. That one looks wonderful.

 

[herringbonekid]

variations on the shop/duster coat, waistcoat, pinned collar theme which i wear a lot of these days:

 

[1mach1]

Looking good HBK! :thumb:

 

[1mach1]

Why’s that? I’m not wearing tails.
Besides, when out and about I had a jacket and boater hat on.

Great pic YY! Is the car yours?

 

[fiftyforfifty]

variations on the shop/duster coat, waistcoat, pinned collar theme which i wear a lot of these days:

Good looks in both pics thumbs up

 

[fiftyforfifty]

Why’s that? I’m not wearing tails.
Besides, when out and about I had a jacket and boater hat on.

All look great except shoes

 

[esteban68]

It's a good look HBK!

 

[Yesteryear]

All look great except shoes

What would you suggest for improvement?

 

[Dinerman]

1933 LVC jeans, late 1940s Penney's suede jacket, RRL workshirt, Whites boots, early '60s Resistol

 

[Trenchfriend]

Yeehah!!:yo:

 

[fiftyforfifty]

What would you suggest for improvement?

What I feel is classical brogue shoes would look better

 

[HeyMoe]

Vintage store brand fedora, 60s Pea Coat (with my grandfather's ruptured duck - as a veteran I figured it was fitting) modern shirt with Bold Look silk tie, cuff links, 1950s tie bar, modern herringbone trousers, modern Spectators (I know, too late in the season for them but I like them)

 

[Trenchfriend]

Classy way.

 

[dh66]

Sharp, HeyMoe!! It's never too late in the season for black and whites, in my opinion.

 

[fiftyforfifty]

Great vintage look

 

[Claudio]

Some Joe Hill Louis getting me through a rainy day (video & audio)

 

[Hal]

British way?

Both the coat and the cap could easily be British, but the combination isn't. A true trench-coat such as this one really calls for a trilby/fedora (and if that look is a cliche, it's because it's a classic look).
In my opinion, a cap looks better either with a single-breasted raglan-sleeve coat or with a jacket.

 

[tropicalbob]

Hey, Moe,
If i were going for a 1930's look, I don't think I'd wear a peacoat with the rest of your ensemble for the simple reason that peacoats were considered not just workwear, but workwear associated absolutely with a particular trade (seafaring) and class. I grew up in the 1950's and '60's in Elizabeth, N.J. (World's Busiest Port!) and can't recall ever seeing a peacoat on anyone but sailors, either U.S. Navy or Merchant Marine men, or the guys working around the harbor. I think it was only in the late '60's or early '70's that guys not directly associated with the sea started buying them at Army/Navy stores. In the earlier decades, that jacket simply would never have been worn with dressier clothes.

 

[Trenchfriend]

I think, the peacoat ("caban-jacket", "C(K)olani (Germany)") was always a thing of navy-uniforms. In the USA called "peacoat", in Germany called "Cabanjacke/C(K)olani), but never selled well in mass-market, but available until today.

I got one! A cheaper one from discounter, but with ok quality.

(German navy) "Gala-Uniform".