http://www.ebay.com/itm/271165233525
This vintage officer’s mackinaw was custom tailored by Wimbledon from fine kersey wool. It has a large shawl collar, epaulettes and a belt. There are wide differences example to example when it comes to these mackinaws- this one has the quilted liner, a square-ended belt, slightly larger buttons and no sleeve adjuster tabs.
Chest (pit to pit): 22″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
Length (top of collar to hem): 36″
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281072588867
This vintage army officer’s shawl collar mackinaw was issued in 1942. It was made by the ambiguous “Mfr. 478″ and issued by the Philadelphia quartermaster’s depot. If features a pointed end belt, a plain liner, and no sleeve adjuster tabs. The belt loops are positioned on the front of the coat, whereas on the other examples I am currently selling they are positioned further back.
Chest (pit to pit): 21-1/2″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/2″
Length (top of collar to hem): 38”
This Shawl Collar deck jacket seems to be from Steve Alan’s 2009-2010 collection. Originally, depending on the store, it sold somewhere in the $350–$475 range, so not a cheap jacket. Proudly made in the USA. People go on about how much better US made goods are, and I agree from a standpoint of employment. Yet sometime between me ordering this jacket and it arriving, the bottom snap fell off. And within five minutes of me owning it, the second one dropped off. Thankfully, snap replacement is cheap, and it’s a great looking style, but for a jacket made in the USA and sold at that price, I would expect less shoddy workmanship.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271165248496
This lightweight cotton jacket was made in the USA by Steve Alan. It is unworn, with tags, but the two bottom snaps have dropped off. It has patch cargo pockets and handwarmer pockets. The style takes influence from WWII deck jackets.
Chest (pit to pit): 22″
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″
Also see:
Canada Goose shawl mackinaw
White collared mackinaw
Brown collared mackinaw
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281070487250
This vintage coat is a classic workwear style, the shawl collar mackinaw. It has a canvas shell, with zipped breast pockets, cargo pockets, and leather buttons. The buttons are particularly unusual, as they are square as opposed to the usual round ones. The breast pocket zippers are Astro brand. The coat has a zip in shearling liner. Lining zips are also Astro brand, larger than the pocket zips. The coat was made by Zecron International – world wide weatherproof.
Chest (pit to pit): 25″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 24″
Shoulder to Cuff: 19″
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271163019110
These vintage leather breeches were part of an American GI’s estate, a bring-back from the war. They are leather with a sheepskin lining, designed for cold weather usage. I’m not sure whether they were intended for motorcycle or for aviation usage. Distinctively German yoked front. Fishtail back. Broadfall design with buttons on the hips. Back adjuster belt, button calves. The back cinch belt is broken, and there is some damage to the leather at the crotch and at the back, but overall, these are in very solid shape.
Waist: 16″
Inseam: 22″
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271162993951
This reproduction jacket has a great vintage style. Leather front and collar, with zipper breast pocket and round stitching on the pockets. Belt back with side adjusters, and yoked shoulders. Diamond weave green and black wool plaid. There is leather reinforcement on the cuffs and leather patches on the elbows.
Chest: 23″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″
I feel that the shawl collared officer’s Mackinaw is one of the best looking, most practical coats to have come out of WWII. I’ve sold two so far, one by the Progressive Clothing Mfg. Co. (full post), the other a custom job for Captain H. W. Largent of Presque Isle, Maine (full post). I have a spot on repro done in the ’60s by Lakeland in bright red wool, and three more originals that I should be listing next week. The design was essentially a civilian one, a holdover from a style popular in the ’20s for wool outdoors and hunting coats, like the ones seen in this post. I believe the original pattern from which this coat evolved was an m1926.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281070705722
This vintage shawl collar mackinaw was custom tailored during WWII for an army officer. It has a wide shawl collar, epaulettes, a double breasted front and flapped patch pockets. The coat is fully lined.
Chest (pit to pit): 23″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281070713310
This vintage overcoat was made for an Army officer during WWII. Buttons of the type seen more typically on the short mackinaw overcoats. Nipped waist, belted back. Bad mothing on back near vent and hem.
Chest: 20″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″
I saw one of these on Ira Gitlin at the Blob’s Park Buddy Holly tribute concert back in early February, and commented on what a cool jacket it was. Somewhat weirdly, the next day I found a nearly identical jacket and snapped it up. It’s funny how the world works.
Photo by Michael G. Stewart
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281070743767
This vintage jacket was made in the 1950s by Gordon and Ferguson of St. Paul, MN under their Field and Stream label. It is a western style jacket, with peak lapels, buttoned saddlebag pockets, and a yoked back with bi-swing shoulders.
Chest: 22″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″
Shoulder to cuff: 24″
It feels like a while since I’ve been in the fedora business. It used to be they were my bread and butter. I sold hats with a very small vintage clothing sideline. There was a time, not too long ago, where I could walk into an antique store and come out with two or three golden-era fedoras or homburgs, at great prices. But the ebay market has gone through the roof, and antique shops seem to be more picked over now. Taking gambles on badly listed ebay hats to flip isn’t worth it when the price gets to big to comfortably eat. While this Champ is a bit dirty and a bit past the era I prefer, it was still refreshing to see it quietly sitting on a shelf at an antique store, waiting to be taken home, steamed out and cleaned up.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281070476177
This vintage fedora was made by Champ in the early 1960s. It is a lightweight fur felt, with a bound brim, and simple hat band. It has a c-crease. Size 7-1/8
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