You are not logged in.
#1 2008-12-07 10:44:22
- BulldogNH
- Member
- Posts: 200
Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
I was in a New York shop a few weeks ago and they had what looked to be new old stock Grenfell overcoats -- balmaacan style with raglan sleeve and fly done up in medium weight covert cloth. No velvet or any of the other details typically associated with a covert coat (at least as I've seen them). The had another Grenfell model done up in the style of an officer's coat with alpaca lining, but this interested me less.
Has anyone ever heard of a balmaacan style covert coat? I'm curious to know whether this is an oddity or if they ever had much of a presence in earlier years. It basically had all the ivy details but in covert cloth.
I'm looking for an autumn overcoat that is a bit less formal to wear with odd tweed jackets and flannels or flannel suits. Any other suggestions welcome too.
#2 2008-12-07 10:54:57
- Marc Grayson
- Member
- Posts: 8860
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
I'm having one made, w/out a belt.
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#3 2008-12-07 11:15:39
- il vecchio
- Member
- Posts: 20
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
Interesting. I've been looking for a coat like this for a while. They used to be quite common but I think haven't been made for a while. Care to say where you saw them? I will be in NYC in the next week or two. Thanks
#4 2008-12-07 11:19:11
- Marc Grayson
- Member
- Posts: 8860
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#6 2008-12-07 13:26:31
- Marc Grayson
- Member
- Posts: 8860
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#8 2008-12-08 03:55:02
- Moose Maclennan
- Ivy Inspiration
- From: Hernando's Hideaway
- Posts: 4577
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
#11 2008-12-08 12:09:48
- il vecchio
- Member
- Posts: 20
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
Jenners ( Jeez memory lane) did indeed used to sell these coats years ago. Long, long gone - Jenners is a crumby House of Fraser now.
Bulldog thanks for Heads Up on Herzfeld. Unfortunately I am an aged shriveled 38 regular. Still I will check it out.
#14 2008-12-09 01:40:30
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
- Posts: 342
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
I've a Covert Cloth Sack Suit I had made up - Heavy, but lovely.
#15 2008-12-09 16:03:42
- BulldogNH
- Member
- Posts: 200
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
Last edited by BulldogNH (2008-12-09 16:24:41)
#16 2008-12-09 16:22:31
- BulldogNH
- Member
- Posts: 200
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
^I threw on some jeans and a tweed in order to post a few pictures. Thought you might be interested. I had it shipped so the sleeves haven't been altered yet. They look a little long, no?
#19 2008-12-11 04:04:48
- Horace
- Member
- Posts: 6433
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
Chums,
great coat there by ol Bull.
Me Sainted one has a few. I think I nipped one about 10 years ago when I needed a coat and never returned it. Not Grenfell, but some lesser English brand I believe. Probably got it in London -- as he was always incapable of leaving the environs of a city for the walls beyond unless a piece of ass was involved.
Yrs,
H.
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#20 2008-12-14 14:21:26
- il vecchio
- Member
- Posts: 20
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
Bulldog - Excellent coat. Enjoy wearing it.
#22 2021-10-05 08:42:39
- A Fine Sadness
- Member
- Posts: 3009
Re: Covert Cloth in Balmaacan Style?
A quick bump while we're on the subject of a 'Golden Age' thread.