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Greatcoats
Bought a surplus soviet one lads
Wasn’t prepared for quite how dramatic it is, it fits me correctly but the shoulders are very padded
Thinking of cutting the bottom off to bring it up to knee length, do you think a tailor would be able to make the sleeves taper more?
With the collar up for maximum comfiness
It will still be very dramatic unless you get it severely modified. I’m undecided if you should alter it at all. I mean, it might look like shit if you cut the lenght to knee level with that double chest. Maybe trim it just a little bit, an inch or two tops. And yeah, perhaps dp something about the slerves, it looks too tight on the torso compared to how baggy the slerves are. If I were you I’ll wear it a lot as is for the remainder of winter to see if it grows on you, abd if it doesn’t, either alter it or resell. Something similar happebed to me with a jacket. Ended up loving it as it is.
I disagree with this. I would keep it as authentic as possible. I think you should change the buttons, since there’s one missing anyway. Pick something more subtle like black or grey and replace them. It’s a minimally invasive change that will make your coat look less cosplay-y
It’s pretty based. Probably really comfy. I’m happy for you bro.
Holy LARP
Don’t buy milsurp shit
>Mitya, get the pestle
Got me good
You dont actually go out like this right? You just play dress up in your house and maybe if you’re feeling brave one day walk to your mail box?
You literally look like a gay. I like this kind of fashion but unless your living in the 1860’s you looks like you’re begging for some chad to come heck you in the ass.
>projecting homosexual
If you larp enough it becomes based. End of story.
incredible, i like w the collar down better imo
holy shit you are so sad, please stop projecting your inability to be fashionable onto other people. but also yr right abt making it subtle, it shouldnt be subtle it should be a statement piece
no dont the buttons are v nice
Looks nice anon. Its reminds me of season 1 of the terror
You look like a hecking 40k miniature
>You look like a hecking 40k miniature
Awesome?
You will serve the Emperor, and you shall die for the Emperor!
That is both your duty, and your reward!
Change the buttons if you want it to look a bit more "mute"
t. Russian who used to wear the same surplus coat
Nothing wrong with that
i think it’s snazzy. yeah it’s out there and kind of costumey, but who cares. at least it’s not boring. why leave great fashion pieces in the past just because they’re not mainstream?
not going to lie anon you don’t have the stature for this. you look like a pretty normal guy while the coat (black isn’t your color btw.) screams protagonist.
I don’t think the german generals who worse these in ww1 looked too good in them either…
I don’t like the look personally. Unless you’re playing Genera Grant in a reenactment.
The gold buttons and grey jeans/brown boots draw too much attention. Replace them with black buttons and wear dark pants and shoes.
draw too much attention?? why would you be interested in fashion just to look like everyone else?
Not too fond of this, it looks like an anime cosplay.
I like the looks of it. Even if you keep it long
I am indifferent to this. It bears no influence on my life.
Why can’t you people just dress like normal human beings?
Why do feel this need to being le unique snowflakes by wearing shitty coats from 50 years ago but at the same time trying to make it ‘le subtle’ as if you somehow could modify such abomination to look normal.
No, you will still look like a weird cosplayer. Grow up, move out, get a job, stop embarrassing your parents
nooo you have to be boring
>t. goes out in full 1940s german LARP outfits to Mickey Dee’s
i wanted a warm, long, double breasted wool coat that buttons all the way up
it’s either milsurp or £800+ bespoke pieces, no other options
i will be wearing this to my job tomorrow
Are you literally stupid? You can find used men’s overcoats all over the place. Even when I lived in Florida I got a really heavy Harris tweed knee length overcoat for like $15 at the thrift store.
dope coat op. gotta admit, even if I’m polish
what does it have to do with anything, meaning you being polish? chryste nie dziwie się że tak wszyscy na polaków najeżdzają
russia did january 6
Russia is the feds?
Actually, that makes sense lol.
Just change to buttons to more subtle ones. Don’t massacre the coat to make it less warm
It looks hecking awful. Whenever I see anyone in that type of dubble breasted coat I cringe hard, looks like an idiot cosplaying and compensating for som4ething.
I think it’s awesome and I want one, I’d change the buttons for less flashy ones but even like it is it’s pretty cool. Fits you well and you’d better not alter it
W2c?
Greatcoats are pretty nice, I got a Swiss surplus one recently that is less dramatic, greenish grey with buttons in the same colour
School shooter core
Don’t listen to the haters. It looks fire broski!
Looks undeniably larpy, but also cool. And seeing how much seething it stirred up here I’d say you’re good to go.
Don’t cut the hem or anything that can not be undone.
not op but why not? aren’t there a million of these things surplus?
Get on finn ASAP
You’re too skinny to pull off this coat
Results from wearing this out to the office
>Comments on looking formal
>Comment on looking like a russian soldier
Conclusion: the buttons need changing to something less military, but otherwise pleased with how people reacted to it
Will definitely have the sleeves shortened a touch, on the fence about having them tapered or having the length reduced (it kept my legs cosy)
>too skinny to pull off coat issued to malnourished civil pilots
why do you want people to comment on your clothing?
are you that desperate for attention?
drawing positive attention is the reason you dont dress yourself in rags
This looks much better unbuttoned and with a suit. Yes, the buttons should be less conspicuous. I don’t know, I think the length might be fine.
>the buttons need changing to something less military
This is exactly what happened to me
I own a somewhat similar coat. It’s an old firemans coat and originally had silver coloured buttons.
I wore it out exactly one time and instantly realized that I look like some sort of military general stolen valour.
Especially since it had silver buttons on the epaulettes as well which almost looked like star ranks.
I have since replace the buttons with regular black ones and now it just looks like a heavilly structured long overcoat but is none the less just a normal overcoat.
I haven’t thrown away the original buttons and if I ever see fit, I can put them back on
Hey stupid I’m waiting for you to explain why you couldn’t buy a regular overcoat. Because this post
Is so stupid it hurts.
on looking like a russian soldier
This really isn’t the best time to be wearing Soviet milsurp in public
>i-it’s soviet! not russian!
>it’s a CIVIL air patrol coat!!
Really? Why? Is a Ukrainian immigrant going to jump you? Is his boss going to assume he supports the Russian invasion and fire him on the spot?
I hate this kind of weird cowardly, paranoid thinking. That you need to be scared of being in public in anything 6 degrees related to something controversial. What do you ACTUALLY think would happen in real life?
and this is what your coat will probably look like with black buttons
nice shoop, thank you anon
definitely looks better
this is an excellent shoop, how did you do it? the lighting on the buttons is spectacular
OP, consider horn or wood buttons in a lighter colour – the coat looks a bit drab with just black on black
Thanks anon, they’re just quickly painted.
The trick to drawing buttons is to basically draw pic related.
You get that triangle shape and it instantly looks like a good button
OP channeling his aesthetic
>It has to be military guys there is literally nothing else available!
The idea is that it’s heavy as heck wool that will last an eternity while costing the same amount as pic related because it’s vintage surplus
Wow, so it’s the same as all the heavy will civilian overcoats available everywhere? Like here
And here
So I’ll ask again for you to explain to me why it has to be a military coat. Oh wait, there is no reason other than you’re a larping gay.
The military ones are higher quality for the price
Lmao are you actually stupid enough to believe that?
The civilian ones are ones that have been worn by some old geezer for 50 years and then he died in it and put it on ebay
Oh wow just like the military ones, except they’re made to a higher standard. Oh and most of them are in great shape with minimal wear because they weren’t required to be worn with a uniform. But all of this is distracting from the original topic, where you said the only coats available in this style are new and expensive or military. The post is right here if you’re having trouble remembering
Notice how you literally said there are no other options? You’re objectively wrong and acting stupid isn’t gonna change that. Stay stupid.
anon you’re obsessed and arguing with a bunch of anons who arent me
to make it clear for your crippling autism, i can’t find a:
>greatcoat
>in my size
>double breasted
>thick, heavy wool
>able to button up the entire collar
>in my country
consider the fact that you’re somehow more of a sperg than a guy who wears a soviet greatcoat in public
Cope, seethe, etc. Just because you’re abysmally stupid doesn’t mean they don’t exist champ, it means you’re too stupid to find one. There’s like 13,000 on eBay right now, which means they’re available, which means when you said there was literally no other option you were stupid and wrong. And now you’re just doubling down on being a dumb dumb.
I’m not that anon, i occasionally drop in to this board, but every time I am fascinated by the people like you.
Why is this so important to you, to get this much fired up over an anon who’s wearing something you don’t like??? I mean, don’t you have something more important in your life?
>I wear it because I like it
That’s not what he said dumb dumb.
I have a nice 1989 iron curtain coat that I wear when it’s really cold outside. It’s a good coat to wear when I carry the banners for church. I like your coat OP, it’s nice.
Nice! I recently got Walker Slater Conrad coat for $500.
Greatcoats made of wool are a little much imo, the us military has regular cotton coats that’s usually only about 50-100$ online in black navy and I think green? They come with removable fur liners. Even if you live out of the country, usually it’s only about 25-50$ more to ship basically worldwide
Black Chinos and straight cut dress pants only. Overcoats are usually very classy, so you’ll need to look at least somewhat put together. No jeans. Wing tipped boots or derby’s. If you want to add military flair: vibram lug sole derbys. You could probably get away with brown or navy. And your choice of button up shirt and solid color wool scarf.
No stupid hats, either.
hello nikolai
you need to pair this with appropriate headwear, especially if buttoned up
what’s with all the autism in this thread it’s just a coat
i wouldn’t think anything if i saw someone wearing this on the street
DOXXED
holy shit bros we got him
I have this sailor’s coat my dad gave me but I never bothered to wear is it /fashion/?
peacoats are very /fashion/ and uncontroversial
my motivation for buying the greatcoat was just that i wanted a longer version of a peacoat
I would keep it as is. Nice find, op. I love me a double breasted greatcoat. You seem on the taller side, (?) so keeping it below knee length is the better choice for visual proportions etc
>greatcoat
Yes
>wearing it closed and with jeans
no
anon it defeats the entire purpose of a greatcoat if you dont close it
Very aesthetic but at the same time it’s not something I’d ever wear in public.