An old russian joke, the favorite joke of my grandfather. An old woman asks a soldier: - Son, what do you sleep on in the fields? - On a greatcoat - And what do you cover yourself with instead of a blanket? - With a greatcoat - And what do you put under your head instead of a pillow? - A greatcoat too - So how many greatcoats do you have?
@@personeater747 The punchline sheds light on the fact that assuming he only has one greatcoat, he can never use it for all of those things simultaneously. So while the greatcoat is very useful, its usefulness is being overstated here because he'd have to bring 3 coats to be able to sleep in the fields. Bringing a sleeping bag might just be easier at that point.
Spend your money on stuff that isn't then. It's also in your hands in the end. If you're going to buy new cheaply made, plastic throw-away clothes every week, companies are going to sell them. I like Fjällräven for outdoor clothing, loads of timeless, durable while also functional pieces of clothing in their collection IMO.
I'm not going to poopoo modern outdoor equipment. What it delivers in terms of function is just incredible. I wouldn't want to miss a modern softshell or Merino base layer in my climbing or hiking gear. Getting the same performance out of old school stuff means a ridiculous increase in weight. Clothes aren't forever, they have a limited amount of wear in them before they need to be mended. I really dislike it when people turn outdoor equipment into fashion. The Patagonia vest and the techwear or gorpcore trends are extremely weird to me. You wouldn't wear your American football helmet to work or your high performance swimming onesie to the beach. As an outdoorsy person I'm just not impressed when people wear their 700€ Arc'teryx. They just do that because they are looking for a more subtle flex than Gucci.
Well, being russian, I might add one small detail to the description of the "Bekesha" coat - the thing you're showing in the video technically can be cold a bekesha, yet in Russia it is a "Polushubok" (meaning a half-jacket). This name shows that this exact type of winter jacket is not as long as it can be. A proper full-length bekesha reaches your knee, not your thigh. This exact one was made specially for more active types of deeds. So there were two different lengths of winter coats and two different names. Not a huge mistake, yet some info which might bring more details.
I'm russian too. I think, it is better to translate "polushubok" as "half-fur-coat", because "shuba" is "fur-coat". Bekesha (and polushubok) are surprisingly lightweight.
This clothing is called "полушубок" (polushubok - a half-fur-coat) in everyday life. But officially, according to the charters and standards, this is still a bekesha. And there were also "тулуп" (tulup - sheepskin coat). This is about the same thing, but long to the ground and with an even larger collar. The sheepskin coats were used to dress sentries and guards who did not have to walk far, much less run, but had to stand in the cold for a long time. The sheepskin coats were spacious - they were worn over an overcoat or even over a bekesha.
Ahhh yes, the infamous “horse blanket” weighs 50 pounds soaking wet but will keep you warm in the harshest of Canadian winters, I own three. German M40, Canadian WW2 and US WW2 awesome video mate. May have to add the civil war one to the wardrobe!
Those buttons on the split of the back of the Russian coat, with no button holes opposite, may simply be spare replacement buttons. For when buttons go missing from the front of the coat. Old clothing manufacturers use to provide spare buttons because it was often hard to find matching replacement buttons. I learned this when I was in the U.S. Navy. Noticed buttons inside it in a weird place and mentioned it to my drill instructor. He looked at me as if I was stupid and explained they were replacement buttons so I would have no reason for walking around with a missing button s on my uniform!
I used to often notice how a strip of fabric with spare buttons was sewn onto the back of new clothes. This is rare nowadays; Sometimes the manufacturer places the buttons in separate packaging.
The eyelet hooks and the single loop and button on the other side are actually to use the tails to wrap around the upper parts of your legs in a kinda hot cross buns way so that you still have mobility in your knees while wearing the coat and calvary boots.
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As for asbestos in the soviet coat- yes it would have been used for insulation. Asbestos was used for fireproofing insulation in buildings for decades. But the kicker here is so long as you don't damage and open up the asbestos fibers you're good! For the harshest of winters I'm sure it could work very good.
I am wearing my father's bekesha with army leather belt, malahay hat and boots. Living in Eastern Siberia (Yakutsk) with winters up to -50°C it is a must have. Recently police officer respected my look ^^
I'm really enjoying your content. I've always liked vintage/historical fashion, but as I work on a farm, suits don't work for me (and it seems like everyone else who covers vintage menswear just talks about suits). I like that you cover more work-wear style clothing and you've definitely given me many ideas :)
Best jacket for working outdoors in my opinion is the french chore jacket, Simple pattern, loose and generous cut with out the Baggyness, no getting caught on tree branches are whatever, I myself have and own a ranch! In the winter a mackinaw is a good choice, you get the luxuries of a greatcoat but a much shorter length.
Your style rocks! I am also dressing like back then when all people were stylish and men were gentlemen!! Our society misses that and proper role models!! Keep up the great work!!
Bought a greatcoat from a vintage shop last year on my birthday. It is the warmest garment I own and I have received nothing but compliments from friends and strangers. I will go on walks in the winter and I won't feel a thing under the coat.
Keep eye/ear out/open for ....YUKI NO SHINGUN BY ERWIN & YUKARI ENG SUBS....even if just a hint of it head home ASAP no just going out "maybe some time" ......with a smelly foot , please
I'm genuinely surprised how much you know about the history and usage of the shinel and Russian/Soviet uniforms of the first half of the 20th century. I'm used to hear this ammount of knowledge only from reeanactors, and usually the ones that have actually spent some time researching the subject. Which sadly, isn't as obvious as one might think. So, kudos to you.
Found a WW2 Canadian great coat at an army surplus here in Canada. Perfect fit, hang is half past the knee. The drape is perfect as the cloth is thick. Having never worn a great coat I was struck by how useful the garment is. The lapels offer you all kinds of options to protect your neck and head. The quilted lining is tops in keeping you warm up here near the Arctic. Thanks for the video as You help confirm why we should be wearing these marvels from the past.
I recall back in the 70's at Canadian military surplus stores..you could pick up WW2 era heavy wool navy pea coats and pea jackets cheap like borscht...awesome coats.
Nice collection! I can recommend the german NVA officers coat from the GDR. It's grey with a black collar. Most you find were produced in the 70s and 80s and they still used the old WW2 german cut with narrow waist and so on and in a variaty of sizes (should check a NVA size guide though). The best part about the officer's coat is the soft yet sturdy wool (not comparable at all to the usual soldier's coat wool), which is also pretty thick and some models have even additional inner lining.
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Glad to see someone who owns as many different greatcoats as me. Personally i find the gold buttons garish and have no compunction about replacing them with bakelite or wooden buttons to restyle them, either for a contemporary look or just all-out diesel/steampunk.. My grey danish one and an Australian black one, both of the British double breasted style probably get the most wear time as they blend in quite well with formal or casual styling. Though the Olive Drab ones often draw smiles and positive comments when i wear them too. When the full-length Greatcoat is too bulky for a night out where you can't stow it safely, be sure to have a properly sized Reefer coat.... but the greatcoats is handier in train stations and airports if travelling.
My greatcoats have seen no action this winter, due entirely to not being able to go to the pub. There's certainly been cold enough weather, but I'd feel somewhat overdressed for the 5 minute hop over the road to Tesco local 😩😂 Great vid 👍🏻
A greatcoat is the garment at the top of my priority list and this showcase of various styles and your insights was quite valuable to me. I am quite pleased that I found this channel and look forward to going through your back catalogue and any new videos!
Just stumbled upon this. A fellow young man with an appreciation for antique style and useful knowledge and you earned yourself a subscriber. You’re more dapper than I am sir, and you pull it off exceptional. Keep killing it.
Greatcoats were all the rage in my student days in the early 1970s. Army surplus shops did a great line in Army, Navy and Air Force ones. I bought an RAF one from a shop in High Street Swansea for £4. Best four quid I ever spent. Even the Welsh rain didn't soak through it. A few years later I sold it to a mate who'd always fancied it and swapped my allegiance to an ex Royal Canadian Air Force coat from Millets in Swansea. Far superior quality material and styling. It was made the same year that I was - 1952. I've loved it ever since but these days there's a little more of me than there was and I can no longer fit into it wearing thick clothing underneath, but what a beautiful coat ! Quilted warm lining inside to the knee and silky lining in the sleeves. I think I gave about £9 for it !
Love your videos! I can’t find content like this anywhere else on TH-cam. A perfect blend of vintage style and an extremely approachable demeanor. Maybe more up-close B roll on the little details of your kit? Would love to see the cloth textures or the tagging and labeling. Finally, congrats on your new relationship!
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You hit the point that I've been looking for - combining the kilt with a greatcoat for maximum versatility! Thanks for this video, I appreciate it greatly!
The fun of the Royal Navy greatcoats is how the buttons can be used to denote the owners rank (found this out the hard way trying to replace a button that fell off... turns out pre'53 and only for Captains or Commanders). The one I've got also has a hook inside for a purse, a slit for a sword(!?!) and the throat cover (which the rank was supposed to be attached to).
the hooks on the bottom are for you to fasten them somewhere around your thighs, so that when you go through deep mud or snow, the bottom of your coat doesn't drag behind. Also for easier running, I guess. The loops, to which you fasten those hooks, should be on the sideseams, iirc, look below your pockets and down the seams...
Everything is right. Only these hooks are fastened to the belt. RULES FOR FITTING A FIGHTER'S CLOTHES AND SHOES ... 3. On a campaign and exercises, by order of the commander, the ends of the floor of the overcoat are allowed to be lifted and fastened with hooks to the waist belt, and the collar is unbuttoned.
Well done! You have an exellent eye for vintage clothing. That is a very fine collection of coats you have gathered. While I have had my fair share of military overcoats in the past, I now have just a few, tending more to Duffle coats nowadays, wich have the added benefit of a hood. That russian sheepskin coat is a keeper! Had a swedish M1939 overcoat years ago, made of heavy green canvas with full sheepskin lining. Weighted a ton and warm as a boilerroom. But as the winters here in the Netherlands are mild, I did'nt use it much and sold it again. Later I found a civilian copy that is very close to the design, also made of green canvas but with a much lighter artficial sheepskin liner. The hooks on the bottom of your woolen coat may have been to gather it up and so protect it from becoming dirty with mud, the french overcoats had something similair in WW1. Looking foreward to the next episode : )
Hey! Ik vind dit soort jassen echt prachtig, maar ik zou niet weten waar te zoeken voor goede vintage kwaliteit jassen zoals deze in Nederland. Zou u nog tips hebben?
About Bekesha. In Poland we don't consider this a coat, because that's is made of shipskin. This kind of clothing we call kożuch. Kożuch that's a common winter attilie in Slavic countries, nowadays kinda rare, but just a few decades ago it was relativly common, because winter were harsher back then. You can easily spot a lot of them in Polish movies made during time of the People's Republic of Poland, because they were locally made, they were very warm. Of course they were in various lenghts, shorter and longer like ankle lenghts. It was pretty much a basic Slavic winter garment in the ages past, peasants also had homemade variants. Even this military bekesha you shown in the video is in its cut pretty close to a civilian variant.
You did a very good job of holding my interest. Your approach is good ! good and thorough historical references, no overbearing background music, the tone and timber of your voice is easy to listen to, keeping it easy going and informative. The girlfriend is a good idea too. As an outdoorsman, I can affirm that everything you say about wool and functional design is correct. Keep up the good work !
Thank you so much for your very helpful and informative video. I recently bought a World War Two greatcoat and wanted to know how to wear it properly and you told me everything I need to know and more. I wish you continued enjoyment with wearing your vintage coats.
great! I love overcoats. The Russian design is superb! quite heavy though, but I have a still heavier Swedish navy overcoat, which is great when you have to be standing around with your binoculars, but not moving through the bush...
Thanks to your video, I just bought myself an East German Military Greatcoat, and it’s bloody warm! Great as it’s winter here currently 👌🏻 cheers for bringing these to my attention as a garment, I always loved the looks of the military looks of old, but never knew you could actually buy these.
Loved the Royal Army great coat. I'm in Chicago where I wear a U.S. Navy issue Pea coat on cold days. I also have a Navy issue Bridge coat. It's a knee-length Pea cost with gilt buttons and epaulets; officers wear these. I wear it as a dress coat.Subscribed.
Excellent video chap! I've gone back to having heavy woolen coats over the last ten years. "Modern" synthetic fibres are all very well but, they are not durable. I bet a genuine woolen coat will still be giving great service when a man made fibre coat has long since been incinerated or worse still put in land fill. Keep up the great work on the videos! ....... I will wait with great anticipation for the next one.
I own two Bekesha coats that go to the knees and I love them, super warm even in -30+ temps, size 50 fits you pretty well, I wear a 54-2 and I am 5'10 200Lbs
If you like the bekesha, check out a Tulup which is a slightly different cut…or the Swedish M1909 parka made from cotton canvas outer with sheepskin lining and collar
Fantastic walk-through of great coats. Those two hooks on the Russian coat are to hold the flaps up for cavalry so they don't sit on the flaps for a more comfortable ride. I could be wrong but that is what it seems to me.
Well done! You have an exellent eye for quallity clothing : ) I love these military coats! Have several myself at the moment, but I'm more into duffle coats now (added benefit of a hood) At one point I also had a very heavy Swedish 1939 canvas and sheepskin overcoat, but as you mentioned yourself on the Russian coat, its hardly cold enough for such a garment here in the Netherlands. Sold it again and later bought a civilian copy, also made of heavy green canvas but with a much thinner ''artficial sheepskin'' lining. My thoughts on the hooks at the lower corners of the wool coats, could it be to hook it up, to protect it from mud? The French overcoat had the same thing in WW1 if I remember correctly. Looking foreward to more from you, but don't feel pressure, making vid's like this is your hobby, not your job, and I can fully understand that you have other things to do that demand your attention. Great that you have a girlfriend who is also into vintage clothing.
When I was about 16 my mother tried to throw out my greatcoat because it was too big and admittedly held together by very poor stitching. I absolutely refused, that thing is the warmest and most comfortable thing I've ever owned
I did a test on my Russian greatcoat and it came out as having no asbestos. Could you possibly lend more information about those folks you were talking about that tested their own Soviet equipment? I would love to have more info for the subject.
Asbestos was everywhere for a while it still kindof is. Most likely alot of post soviet stuff is contaminated with asbestos from storage, i highly doubt they pit bits of asbestos in everything lol. The old gas mask filters did use asbestos iirc, you should never use old soviet air filters.
Thank you so much I was specifically looking how the Russian coat would be fastened as It was missing the buttons! Perfect video. Might want to add some timestamps to the video for each different coat
Awesome video, love these coats! I have several greatcoats (heavy wool, fur collared, sheep fur like your bekesha one) always getting compliments on all of them.
Bought a Bulgarian greatcoat some years ago, I think I got it for around $30. Hands down the best bang for my buck I've gotten from anything. I live in the midwest US, and not even the wind on the driest, coldest winter days can pierce that coat.
I was just talking with a buddy about how capes need to come back, so I can just wear a wool blanket in the winter here. He responded back, "greatcoat". Then this video popped up! Interestingly enough, the wool shirt you're wearing is still used by small pockets of the US military- albeit slightly modified. I was issued one when I was in, but it was thicker, the pockets were higher, there's a single velcro patch on the chest for a nametag, and most importantly, it has a polyester liner that stops wind from getting through. My favorite piece of gear. I love the British greatcoat. In fact, despite being an American, I'm fascinated with the British military from the 1900's to the 80's (to the point that I've got a Webley and an SMLE). Maybe one day I'll pick one of those great coats up. It's ironic that you'd like the American duster, being British; they fell out of fashion hard after the Columbine massacre in 1999 in the States. However, I'm a huge fan of the Barbour jacket, and I've seen some other Americans wearing it, while I've heard disparaging remarks from British people about them. Seems the grass is always greener. Loved the video and I'd like to see more.
Love the allergy edits, haha! Just enough to get my attention and evoke a laugh, but not so much that they detract from the particular point you're making. Bravo!
Greetings. Very enjoyable video. I look forward to more. I'm loving this trend of young folks like yourself getting interested in vintage clothing. Something I'm interested to see would be a video dedicated to traditional alpine clothing: Austrian, Swiss, Italian, French, German, and whatever else you can find. 🍻
My dad used to put his army great coat on our bed to keep us warm in the winter, back in the 50's. In those days we used to wake up and go to bed with frost on the inside of the windows, we slept 2 to a bed, I was one of seven children.
As an owner of collection of greatcoats, including one custom-made by my design I can relate. The difficult part is to fit in their slim silhouette as you grow older
I just got a complement on my military great coat today...glad to know if my phone is going to keep listening to me it at least is giving me good videos.
I'm new to the channel, & I just wanted to say very informative. I learned a lot. The split in the back tail of the coat is to wrap around your legs & when you sit down, you get a wet bum from the saddle, I used to ride horses. I subscribed to this channel. Cheers mate. 🎅🎅
I have a German navy greatcoat that I've had for about 30 years, I found it in a Army Navy Surplus Store, it had been marked down several times. Curious about it I asked why it had been marked down, the clerk preceded to show me that it had been radically tapered. The taper was so radical that almost nobody could wear it, and he walked away .It was my understanding that if you tapered one of these you had to have it ondone before you could turn it in otherwise you were charged for it, so I took a really good look at it. Whoever had done the original tapered job had done a masterful job, they done it in a way that it could be undone and just repressed and you would never know it. So I took it off the rack and proceeded to the checkout, the clerk looked at me and started laughing. I asked him what are you laughing at? He proceeded to explain to me that here was no way I was ever going to get this thing on because I was to large for it and they did not make refunds. So I paid him the $20 took the greatcoat and started to walk out, but then I stopped and went back. He said to me so you're back for a refund already? I said no I just want to thank you for selling me a $550 coat for $20. And then I showed him how it was tapered and showed him that the taper could be undone, then turned around and walked away. So in Michigan I have ample opportunity to wear it and whenever I wear it I get all kinds of compliments because nobody has ever seen anything like it. They sure don't make these like this anymore If you find yourself one consider yourself very very lucky.
An old russian joke, the favorite joke of my grandfather.
An old woman asks a soldier:
- Son, what do you sleep on in the fields?
- On a greatcoat
- And what do you cover yourself with instead of a blanket?
- With a greatcoat
- And what do you put under your head instead of a pillow?
- A greatcoat too
- So how many greatcoats do you have?
Ahahaha! This hits the spot for my type of humour
is the punchline that we dont know how many he has, or that he has one only?
@@personeater747 The punchline sheds light on the fact that assuming he only has one greatcoat, he can never use it for all of those things simultaneously. So while the greatcoat is very useful, its usefulness is being overstated here because he'd have to bring 3 coats to be able to sleep in the fields. Bringing a sleeping bag might just be easier at that point.
@@just2607 That's why cloaks are even better, and if you have two one doubles as a bag
@@just2607 ah thanks. thats a lot more funny
I love this era of clothing. Made to be functional and stylish. With outdoor gear these days it’s either one or the other.
Planned obsolescence.
Stop buying cheap shit.
Spend your money on stuff that isn't then. It's also in your hands in the end. If you're going to buy new cheaply made, plastic throw-away clothes every week, companies are going to sell them.
I like Fjällräven for outdoor clothing, loads of timeless, durable while also functional pieces of clothing in their collection IMO.
Or damn expensive like acronym
I'm not going to poopoo modern outdoor equipment. What it delivers in terms of function is just incredible.
I wouldn't want to miss a modern softshell or Merino base layer in my climbing or hiking gear. Getting the same performance out of old school stuff means a ridiculous increase in weight.
Clothes aren't forever, they have a limited amount of wear in them before they need to be mended. I really dislike it when people turn outdoor equipment into fashion. The Patagonia vest and the techwear or gorpcore trends are extremely weird to me. You wouldn't wear your American football helmet to work or your high performance swimming onesie to the beach.
As an outdoorsy person I'm just not impressed when people wear their 700€ Arc'teryx. They just do that because they are looking for a more subtle flex than Gucci.
Well, being russian, I might add one small detail to the description of the "Bekesha" coat - the thing you're showing in the video technically can be cold a bekesha, yet in Russia it is a "Polushubok" (meaning a half-jacket). This name shows that this exact type of winter jacket is not as long as it can be. A proper full-length bekesha reaches your knee, not your thigh. This exact one was made specially for more active types of deeds. So there were two different lengths of winter coats and two different names. Not a huge mistake, yet some info which might bring more details.
I'm russian too. I think, it is better to translate "polushubok" as "half-fur-coat", because "shuba" is "fur-coat". Bekesha (and polushubok) are surprisingly lightweight.
It looks absolutely bad-ass
@@alcedob.5850When the temperature is -35C* you want to see what that chicken brain will look like! You can shove your opinion up your ass
This clothing is called "полушубок" (polushubok - a half-fur-coat) in everyday life. But officially, according to the charters and standards, this is still a bekesha.
And there were also "тулуп" (tulup - sheepskin coat). This is about the same thing, but long to the ground and with an even larger collar. The sheepskin coats were used to dress sentries and guards who did not have to walk far, much less run, but had to stand in the cold for a long time. The sheepskin coats were spacious - they were worn over an overcoat or even over a bekesha.
@@alcedob.5850зато тепло. У нас сейчас -32 в дневное время.
Ahhh yes, the infamous “horse blanket” weighs 50 pounds soaking wet but will keep you warm in the harshest of Canadian winters, I own three. German M40, Canadian WW2 and US WW2 awesome video mate. May have to add the civil war one to the wardrobe!
It should never encounter liquid water. Only used in super cold weather. Russian Winter. That is the magic! If it is raining, you fucked up!
Lucky you. I own an M32 SS Panzer coat. It’s really amazing, stylish, and warm.
You should buy a Russian tulup (тулуп) coat, they are beautiful
Wow, two years later eh.
i use an M40, great coat and the big collar, for a darker look i use a 1950s Swiss railway conductors greatcoat, theyre black and very stylish
Those buttons on the split of the back of the Russian coat, with no button holes opposite, may simply be spare replacement buttons. For when buttons go missing from the front of the coat. Old clothing manufacturers use to provide spare buttons because it was often hard to find matching replacement buttons. I learned this when I was in the U.S. Navy. Noticed buttons inside it in a weird place and mentioned it to my drill instructor. He looked at me as if I was stupid and explained they were replacement buttons so I would have no reason for walking around with a missing button s on my uniform!
I used to often notice how a strip of fabric with spare buttons was sewn onto the back of new clothes. This is rare nowadays; Sometimes the manufacturer places the buttons in separate packaging.
Buttons on the back of a Russian great coat are holding a strip of cloth over the vent - that vertical groove. Pretty structural.
@@EugeneVlasovcahe meant the hooks
The eyelet hooks and the single loop and button on the other side are actually to use the tails to wrap around the upper parts of your legs in a kinda hot cross buns way so that you still have mobility in your knees while wearing the coat and calvary boots.
Your Russian coat is unlined?
Was that standard??
Great to see you back! I don't understand why these useful and stylish items of clothing fell out of use, I really like them
I also love it
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As for asbestos in the soviet coat- yes it would have been used for insulation. Asbestos was used for fireproofing insulation in buildings for decades. But the kicker here is so long as you don't damage and open up the asbestos fibers you're good! For the harshest of winters I'm sure it could work very good.
I am wearing my father's bekesha with army leather belt, malahay hat and boots. Living in Eastern Siberia (Yakutsk) with winters up to -50°C it is a must have. Recently police officer respected my look ^^
I had the "Bekesha" coat, using it for mountain claiming of Elbrus, it allowed to sleep on snow easily without losing your kidneys on it. Great stuff!
I'm really enjoying your content. I've always liked vintage/historical fashion, but as I work on a farm, suits don't work for me (and it seems like everyone else who covers vintage menswear just talks about suits). I like that you cover more work-wear style clothing and you've definitely given me many ideas :)
Best jacket for working outdoors in my opinion is the french chore jacket, Simple pattern, loose and generous cut with out the Baggyness, no getting caught on tree branches are whatever, I myself have and own a ranch! In the winter a mackinaw is a good choice, you get the luxuries of a greatcoat but a much shorter length.
Your style rocks! I am also dressing like back then when all people were stylish and men were gentlemen!! Our society misses that and proper role models!! Keep up the great work!!
Bought a greatcoat from a vintage shop last year on my birthday. It is the warmest garment I own and I have received nothing but compliments from friends and strangers. I will go on walks in the winter and I won't feel a thing under the coat.
Keep eye/ear out/open for ....YUKI NO SHINGUN BY ERWIN & YUKARI ENG SUBS....even if just a hint of it head home ASAP no just going out "maybe some time" ......with a smelly foot , please
I'm genuinely surprised how much you know about the history and usage of the shinel and Russian/Soviet uniforms of the first half of the 20th century. I'm used to hear this ammount of knowledge only from reeanactors, and usually the ones that have actually spent some time researching the subject. Which sadly, isn't as obvious as one might think. So, kudos to you.
Well, i think deep inside, everyone loves USSR😅
Вот, нормальная мужская одежда, а не всякая хрень, которую навязывает современная "мода". Автору респект
Found a WW2 Canadian great coat at an army surplus here in Canada. Perfect fit, hang is half past the knee. The drape is perfect as the cloth is thick. Having never worn a great coat I was struck by how useful the garment is. The lapels offer you all kinds of options to protect your neck and head. The quilted lining is tops in keeping you warm up here near the Arctic. Thanks for the video as You help confirm why we should be wearing these marvels from the past.
I recall back in the 70's at Canadian military surplus stores..you could pick up WW2 era heavy wool navy pea coats and pea jackets cheap like borscht...awesome coats.
Another great video. My Grandma and her two sister used to use my great grandfather's great coat from WW2 as an extra blanket during the winter.
Being tutored by a knowledgeable young handsome man on vintage clothing.....sign me up! Oh nevermind already subscribed!
👍🏼 I sincerely really admire and appreciate all those really nice and historical vintage winter coats and clothing. Awesome 👍🏼
Nice collection! I can recommend the german NVA officers coat from the GDR. It's grey with a black collar. Most you find were produced in the 70s and 80s and they still used the old WW2 german cut with narrow waist and so on and in a variaty of sizes (should check a NVA size guide though). The best part about the officer's coat is the soft yet sturdy wool (not comparable at all to the usual soldier's coat wool), which is also pretty thick and some models have even additional inner lining.
Wore one of those right through college until I got my hands on a Soviet officers’ one. It still hangs in my closet.
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Hope that helped atleast someone...
Cant believe this video is a year old already..
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Glad to see someone who owns as many different greatcoats as me. Personally i find the gold buttons garish and have no compunction about replacing them with bakelite or wooden buttons to restyle them, either for a contemporary look or just all-out diesel/steampunk..
My grey danish one and an Australian black one, both of the British double breasted style probably get the most wear time as they blend in quite well with formal or casual styling. Though the Olive Drab ones often draw smiles and positive comments when i wear them too.
When the full-length Greatcoat is too bulky for a night out where you can't stow it safely, be sure to have a properly sized Reefer coat.... but the greatcoats is handier in train stations and airports if travelling.
Back in the 1970's my mate had an ex RAF greatcoat. He wore it every day and loved it.
Thanks for the video mate.
More useful information for picking a durable warm winter coat, than 99% of the fashion youtubers. Thx
My greatcoats have seen no action this winter, due entirely to not being able to go to the pub.
There's certainly been cold enough weather, but I'd feel somewhat overdressed for the 5 minute hop over the road to Tesco local 😩😂
Great vid 👍🏻
A greatcoat is the garment at the top of my priority list and this showcase of various styles and your insights was quite valuable to me. I am quite pleased that I found this channel and look forward to going through your back catalogue and any new videos!
Just stumbled upon this. A fellow young man with an appreciation for antique style and useful knowledge and you earned yourself a subscriber.
You’re more dapper than I am sir, and you pull it off exceptional. Keep killing it.
I got a soviet ushanka for Christmas as a joke last year, this year I'm definitely investing in a matching coat, this video helped me decide
Greatcoats were all the rage in my student days in the early 1970s. Army surplus shops did a great line in Army, Navy and Air Force ones. I bought an RAF one from a shop in High Street Swansea for £4. Best four quid I ever spent. Even the Welsh rain didn't soak through it. A few years later I sold it to a mate who'd always fancied it and swapped my allegiance to an ex Royal Canadian Air Force coat from Millets in Swansea. Far superior quality material and styling. It was made the same year that I was - 1952. I've loved it ever since but these days there's a little more of me than there was and I can no longer fit into it wearing thick clothing underneath, but what a beautiful coat ! Quilted warm lining inside to the knee and silky lining in the sleeves. I think I gave about £9 for it !
Love your videos! I can’t find content like this anywhere else on TH-cam. A perfect blend of vintage style and an extremely approachable demeanor. Maybe more up-close B roll on the little details of your kit? Would love to see the cloth textures or the tagging and labeling. Finally, congrats on your new relationship!
Wow! Such handsome pieces, those are wonderfully made. Beautiful lines and material.
Я служил в армии ВВ МВД РФ в 1992-1994 годах. Зимой носили шинель и бушлаты "Афганка". Шинель для предания красивого вида, металлической щеткой начëсывали ворс 😊
You hit the point that I've been looking for - combining the kilt with a greatcoat for maximum versatility! Thanks for this video, I appreciate it greatly!
I wear greatcoats all the time in the winter. They feel like a big hug that you can wear.
Man your Channel deserves more followers keep it up
I wore a German M42 greatcoat for a long time in the winter. It did a great job keeping me warm!
The fun of the Royal Navy greatcoats is how the buttons can be used to denote the owners rank (found this out the hard way trying to replace a button that fell off... turns out pre'53 and only for Captains or Commanders).
The one I've got also has a hook inside for a purse, a slit for a sword(!?!) and the throat cover (which the rank was supposed to be attached to).
the hooks on the bottom are for you to fasten them somewhere around your thighs, so that when you go through deep mud or snow, the bottom of your coat doesn't drag behind. Also for easier running, I guess. The loops, to which you fasten those hooks, should be on the sideseams, iirc, look below your pockets and down the seams...
Everything is right. Only these hooks are fastened to the belt.
RULES FOR FITTING A FIGHTER'S CLOTHES AND SHOES
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3. On a campaign and exercises, by order of the commander, the ends of the floor of the overcoat are allowed to be lifted and fastened with hooks to the waist belt, and the collar is unbuttoned.
Well done! You have an exellent eye for vintage clothing. That is a very fine collection of coats you have gathered. While I have had my fair share of military overcoats in the past, I now have just a few, tending more to Duffle coats nowadays, wich have the added benefit of a hood. That russian sheepskin coat is a keeper! Had a swedish M1939 overcoat years ago, made of heavy green canvas with full sheepskin lining. Weighted a ton and warm as a boilerroom. But as the winters here in the Netherlands are mild, I did'nt use it much and sold it again. Later I found a civilian copy that is very close to the design, also made of green canvas but with a much lighter artficial sheepskin liner. The hooks on the bottom of your woolen coat may have been to gather it up and so protect it from becoming dirty with mud, the french overcoats had something similair in WW1.
Looking foreward to the next episode : )
Hey! Ik vind dit soort jassen echt prachtig, maar ik zou niet weten waar te zoeken voor goede vintage kwaliteit jassen zoals deze in Nederland. Zou u nog tips hebben?
About Bekesha. In Poland we don't consider this a coat, because that's is made of shipskin. This kind of clothing we call kożuch. Kożuch that's a common winter attilie in Slavic countries, nowadays kinda rare, but just a few decades ago it was relativly common, because winter were harsher back then. You can easily spot a lot of them in Polish movies made during time of the People's Republic of Poland, because they were locally made, they were very warm. Of course they were in various lenghts, shorter and longer like ankle lenghts. It was pretty much a basic Slavic winter garment in the ages past, peasants also had homemade variants. Even this military bekesha you shown in the video is in its cut pretty close to a civilian variant.
You did a very good job of holding my interest. Your approach is good ! good and thorough historical references, no overbearing background music, the tone and timber of your voice is easy to listen to, keeping it easy going and informative. The girlfriend is a good idea too. As an outdoorsman, I can affirm that everything you say about wool and functional design is correct. Keep up the good work !
Not just a greatcoat, but a GREAT coat. I love the look and sometimes wish I lived in a climate where I could wear one frequently.
they really are the best cold weather garment. plus my favorite part of the uniform
Thank you so much for your very helpful and informative video. I recently bought a World War Two greatcoat and wanted to know how to wear it properly and you told me everything I need to know and more. I wish you continued enjoyment with wearing your vintage coats.
great! I love overcoats. The Russian design is superb! quite heavy though, but I have a still heavier Swedish navy overcoat, which is great when you have to be standing around with your binoculars, but not moving through the bush...
Wool vintage shirts and trousers that won’t make me poor.
Noted👍
I have never been more jealous of anything in my entire life
Really interesting. Thanks for putting it together and going through your collection.
Thanks to your video, I just bought myself an East German Military Greatcoat, and it’s bloody warm! Great as it’s winter here currently 👌🏻 cheers for bringing these to my attention as a garment, I always loved the looks of the military looks of old, but never knew you could actually buy these.
Loved the Royal Army great coat. I'm in Chicago where I wear a U.S. Navy issue Pea coat on cold days. I also have a Navy issue Bridge coat. It's a knee-length Pea cost with gilt buttons and epaulets; officers wear these. I wear it as a dress coat.Subscribed.
I've always loved the idea of bulletproof greatcoats
Excellent video chap! I've gone back to having heavy woolen coats over the last ten years. "Modern" synthetic fibres are all very well but, they are not durable. I bet a genuine woolen coat will still be giving great service when a man made fibre coat has long since been incinerated or worse still put in land fill. Keep up the great work on the videos! ....... I will wait with great anticipation for the next one.
MAN WHERE WAS THIS VIDEO I LITERALLY NEEDED THIS VIDEO EXACTLY TWO YEARS AGO
Thats a coat for an adventure. Ive been loving my chore jacket this winter! You asked about my 1870 outfit. Its a sack suit from historical emporium.
I own two Bekesha coats that go to the knees and I love them, super warm even in -30+ temps, size 50 fits you pretty well, I wear a 54-2 and I am 5'10 200Lbs
If you like the bekesha, check out a Tulup which is a slightly different cut…or the Swedish M1909 parka made from cotton canvas outer with sheepskin lining and collar
Picked up my U.S military great coat from an auction for 30 bucks about 2 years ago, been serving me greatly every winter and windy day
Fantastic walk-through of great coats. Those two hooks on the Russian coat are to hold the flaps up for cavalry so they don't sit on the flaps for a more comfortable ride. I could be wrong but that is what it seems to me.
Correct
Just ran across this video. I really liked it and love the vintage stuff like this.
Was issued one of these for my Army dress uniform. It’s super warm and looks badass.
Love your channel. Subscribed. Cheers from France
The fact that you wear these clothes means that you respect history very much. I had a lot of fun. Good luck.
Well done! You have an exellent eye for quallity clothing : ) I love these military coats! Have several myself at the moment, but I'm more into duffle coats now (added benefit of a hood) At one point I also had a very heavy Swedish 1939 canvas and sheepskin overcoat, but as you mentioned yourself on the Russian coat, its hardly cold enough for such a garment here in the Netherlands. Sold it again and later bought a civilian copy, also made of heavy green canvas but with a much thinner ''artficial sheepskin'' lining.
My thoughts on the hooks at the lower corners of the wool coats, could it be to hook it up, to protect it from mud? The French overcoat had the same thing in WW1 if I remember correctly. Looking foreward to more from you, but don't feel pressure, making vid's like this is your hobby, not your job, and I can fully understand that you have other things to do that demand your attention. Great that you have a girlfriend who is also into vintage clothing.
Bekesha is just incredibly adorable.
Damn brother! You don't see people dressing this good these times
What a great cold weather look.
Duster over kilt is the most outrageously stylish thing I've seen in years
Now this is a man with style
I love this video! I have fifteen tabs open looking at each of the coats.
Love those greatcoats. Some modern variations are also soo good against the wind and rain. Must have in UK
When I was about 16 my mother tried to throw out my greatcoat because it was too big and admittedly held together by very poor stitching. I absolutely refused, that thing is the warmest and most comfortable thing I've ever owned
not only good for bad weather but also hella stylish
Look nice to show the coat jackets all beautiful.thank you for your time love all coats
I did a test on my Russian greatcoat and it came out as having no asbestos. Could you possibly lend more information about those folks you were talking about that tested their own Soviet equipment? I would love to have more info for the subject.
Asbestos was everywhere for a while it still kindof is. Most likely alot of post soviet stuff is contaminated with asbestos from storage, i highly doubt they pit bits of asbestos in everything lol. The old gas mask filters did use asbestos iirc, you should never use old soviet air filters.
I had no prior interest in greatcoats, but this video made me want one
Thank you so much I was specifically looking how the Russian coat would be fastened as It was missing the buttons! Perfect video. Might want to add some timestamps to the video for each different coat
Great video, very informative and great information. I'm gutted I found your channel two years later
Enjoyed every minute of this video. More!
love to see much more from men's fashion of this era .
i've been wearing a british style belgian 1960s greatcoat for about 6 years now, it's been amazing
All clothes in this video looks absolutely amazing. Making me wish I had these ;)
Awesome video, love these coats! I have several greatcoats (heavy wool, fur collared, sheep fur like your bekesha one) always getting compliments on all of them.
Just got a bekesha, it ships here in about a few weeks. I can’t wait to wear it!!!
Bought a Bulgarian greatcoat some years ago, I think I got it for around $30. Hands down the best bang for my buck I've gotten from anything. I live in the midwest US, and not even the wind on the driest, coldest winter days can pierce that coat.
Great video and super useful for my writing! Thank you!
That first jacket is so clean
The strip of wool to button the collar is simply called a throat latch. I have a sports jacket and a Balmacaan that have them!
Very nice video.
Truly excellent video. Popped up randomly in my feed. Liked and subbed. Thank you for the education and I'm now thinking of buying a greatcoat.
I was just talking with a buddy about how capes need to come back, so I can just wear a wool blanket in the winter here. He responded back, "greatcoat". Then this video popped up!
Interestingly enough, the wool shirt you're wearing is still used by small pockets of the US military- albeit slightly modified. I was issued one when I was in, but it was thicker, the pockets were higher, there's a single velcro patch on the chest for a nametag, and most importantly, it has a polyester liner that stops wind from getting through. My favorite piece of gear.
I love the British greatcoat. In fact, despite being an American, I'm fascinated with the British military from the 1900's to the 80's (to the point that I've got a Webley and an SMLE). Maybe one day I'll pick one of those great coats up.
It's ironic that you'd like the American duster, being British; they fell out of fashion hard after the Columbine massacre in 1999 in the States. However, I'm a huge fan of the Barbour jacket, and I've seen some other Americans wearing it, while I've heard disparaging remarks from British people about them. Seems the grass is always greener.
Loved the video and I'd like to see more.
Love the allergy edits, haha! Just enough to get my attention and evoke a laugh, but not so much that they detract from the particular point you're making. Bravo!
Greetings. Very enjoyable video. I look forward to more. I'm loving this trend of young folks like yourself getting interested in vintage clothing. Something I'm interested to see would be a video dedicated to traditional alpine clothing: Austrian, Swiss, Italian, French, German, and whatever else you can find. 🍻
Really glad I found this cuz I had been looking for a long coat to replace my old winter coat for a long time now
Can anyone list off these coats for me tbat soviet one at the start is something I've been looking for
My dad used to put his army great coat on our bed to keep us warm in the winter, back in the 50's. In those days we used to wake up and go to bed with frost on the inside of the windows, we slept 2 to a bed, I was one of seven children.
As an owner of collection of greatcoats, including one custom-made by my design I can relate. The difficult part is to fit in their slim silhouette as you grow older
I also have a Soviet shinel, really warm and rugged, no buttons down the front, just hooks and eyes. Simple stuff but still elegant and cool.
Interesting and enjoyable watch, thank you!
I just got a complement on my military great coat today...glad to know if my phone is going to keep listening to me it at least is giving me good videos.
The Russian shinel is beautiful thank you for this!
I'm new to the channel, & I just wanted to say very informative. I learned a lot. The split in the back tail of the coat is to wrap around your legs & when you sit down, you get a wet bum from the saddle, I used to ride horses. I subscribed to this channel. Cheers mate. 🎅🎅
Fantastic content!
I have a German navy greatcoat that I've had for about 30 years, I found it in a Army Navy Surplus Store, it had been marked down several times. Curious about it I asked why it had been marked down, the clerk preceded to show me that it had been radically tapered. The taper was so radical that almost nobody could wear it, and he walked away
.It was my understanding that if you tapered one of these you had to have it ondone before you could turn it in otherwise you were charged for it, so I took a really good look at it. Whoever had done the original tapered job had done a masterful job, they done it in a way that it could be undone and just repressed and you would never know it.
So I took it off the rack and proceeded to the checkout, the clerk looked at me and started laughing. I asked him what are you laughing at? He proceeded to explain to me that here was no way I was ever going to get this thing on because I was to large for it and they did not make refunds.
So I paid him the $20 took the greatcoat and started to walk out, but then I stopped and went back. He said to me so you're back for a refund already? I said no I just want to thank you for selling me a $550 coat for $20. And then I showed him how it was tapered and showed him that the taper could be undone, then turned around and walked away.
So in Michigan I have ample opportunity to wear it and whenever I wear it I get all kinds of compliments because nobody has ever seen anything like it. They sure don't make these like this anymore If you find yourself one consider yourself very very lucky.