/fa/ - Fashion

[Anonymous No.14115644]

Is it possible to wear a trench coat without looking like a total sperg?

[Anonymous No.14115654]

that is not a trench coat
and yes, it is very much so possible, Burberry trenchcoats are very effay

[Anonymous No.14115676]

>>14115644
yes, as long as the coat is fabric [not leather], not black, lacks a mantle, is tight against the body, and has the waist band replaced by a buckled belt, or removed. You want the Audy Hepburn look, not the Inspector Gadget look.

[Anonymous No.14115679]

>>14115676
what's a mantle?

[Anonymous No.14115696]

>>14115679
the shoulder thing is a mantle. some people call it a cape, collar cape, etc. It's normally seen only on older coats, but i you see a new coat with one, don't get it.

[Anonymous No.14115707]

>>14115696
yeah that looks kinda autistic. I was thinking more along the lines of like the kind of simple, loose-fitting fabric ones, kinda like pic related. Have any thoughts on those?

[Anonymous No.14115714]

>>14115707
>kind of simple, loose-fitting fabric ones
>without looking like a total sperg?
choose one. especially with the pic you posted jfc

[Anonymous No.14115724]

>>14115696
Fuck that looks brilliant

[Anonymous No.14115727]

>>14115714
That's not really the kind I had in mind, it was just the closest I could find at the time. I was thinking more like this kind, but maybe a little longer

[Anonymous No.14115785]

>>14115727
That is not a trench coat, a trench coat is double breasted with wide lapels and collar, has a belt at the waist and cuffs, and usually has epaulets. If you want to be more autistic about what a trench is it also has to have a 10 button front, a storm flap, that weird little flap that covers the outer lapel when fully buttoned up, must be at least knee length, and must be constructed of gabardine fabric.

[Anonymous No.14115808]

And it should be a Burberry pre-mid 90s.

[Anonymous No.14116318]

Just go full retard with the coat. Embrace your inner sperg.

[Anonymous No.14116762]

>>14115808
I have a London Fog raincoat from before that time, probably 1960s or 1970s era. It is of typical proportions for coats of those times, a little looser than most coats sold nowadays for mens coats.

[Anonymous No.14116919]

>>14115707
The spergishness of a trench coat is determined by the shoulder fit and what you wear it with.
Coats of the WWI era had wide sleeves to fit a uniform jacketed arm through. The shoulders were wide for that purpose and the huge buttons and robe like strap were suited for cold hands, muddy conditions, and general shit in trenches. We don't have that now.
Today a trench coat is worn alone, or with a suit. If you wear it with a suit, you must fit the coat to the suit. If you wear it alone, it must be fit closer to the body. If you wear a trench coat fit to a suit without the suit, it looks like a potato sack, with drooping shoulders and generalized saggy crap.

>>14115727
if this is your goal, try finding a 'peacoat' instead.

>>14116318
but don't tho

[Anonymous No.14117075]

>>14115676

>as long as the coat is fabric [not leather]

Well, first of all, that's not a trench coat. It's a duster. It's like a trench coat only it's longer, thicker, and far more bad-ass. It makes you look like Lorenzo Lamas, and women find it irresistible. It's like a shield of armor.

[Anonymous No.14117306]

>>14117075
a duster is just a mislabeled trench coat that morons wear because they don't care about getting mud and/or random litter on their clothing. It doesn't make you look bad ass, it makes you look like a italian rodeo clown who wasted their parents money.
If you want to look bad ass, stop worrying about what others think and focus on self improvement in the real world.

[Anonymous No.14117309]

>>14116919
>tho
you have no advice to give to anyone

[Anonymous No.14117316]

>>14115644
Short answer:Maybe

Long answer: No

[Anonymous No.14117325]

Look into older military dress overcoats, they often are made to fit very tight to the body, and are actually pretty warm and comfy too. I have one from the Navy roughly 'Nam era, I think, and it fits like a glove.
>inb4 stolen valor

[Anonymous No.14117327]

>>14116919
>rules rules rules should be tight like a glove
You go fuck youself

[Anonymous No.14117334]

it's easy just don't be retarded

[Anonymous No.14117337]

>>14117334

[Anonymous No.14117339]

>>14115707
That would look find over a suit.

[Anonymous No.14117340]

>>14117337

[Anonymous No.14117341]

>>14115644
why even bother with a trench when you can get a mac coat?

[Anonymous No.14117342]

>>14117340

[Anonymous No.14117344]

>>14117334
>>14117337
>>14117340
none of these are trenches

[Anonymous No.14117347]

>>14117342

[Anonymous No.14117350]

>>14117344
OP didn't exactly post a trench coat either, so I'm just gonna assume he talking about long coats.

[Anonymous No.14117579]

>>14117350
He is, because he’s retarded, but that doesn’t mean you have to stoop to his level.

[Anonymous No.14117771]

>>14115696
that looks cool as fuck tho.

[Anonymous No.14117831]

>>14117327
t. fashion victim

[Anonymous No.14117833]

>>14117771
>>14115724
You literally can't pull it off. Men's shoulders are too wide to get away with something like that. And if you're short don't bother because a long coat won't look good on you anyways

[Anonymous No.14117841]

>>14117833
Wouldn't wide shoulders make it look even cooler?

[Anonymous No.14117921]

>>14115644
Only if you're like 60 years old

[Anonymous No.14117924]

trench coats are for the trenches they usually cover a lot of the body more than knee. Not impossible to pull off but tacky most of the time.

Frock coat > trench coat.

[Anonymous No.14117949]

[Anonymous No.14118749]

>Trench coat thread
>Only one picture in this thread actually features a trench coat
People in this thread even explained what a trench coat is and you fucks still use it as a general term for long coats.