Mens Long Coats

Mens long coats with vintage designs of the 1970’s are back with a bang and are the latest craze among fashion savvy people. Evocative and functional long coats of the gone era or vintage clothing are becoming immensely popular these days. Among those clothes the least used clothes are the mens long coats and once again the classic coats with elegant designs of that era have hit the market with slightly new touch.

Women long coats always surpassed men long coats in designs, materials and colors. There are always limited materials for men coats, some of them being wool, leather, and fur. A wide range of these vintage coats is still available often with a price that is far less than the new coats you may expect to shell out. If you have to pay $ 200 or more for a new branded coat, you can opt for an older one that has been redesigned with minimum alterations and still provides the new look in half the price. One more reason to buy vintage mens long coats is that they are warmer and provide a good value to the coat shopper.

Among different designs, trench style long coats were the most popular coats in that era. These coats were mainly designed to cover and protect the outer clothing of gentlemen from weather and also to keep them warm. Although, these coats were popular in most of the parts of the world, the best designs in men long coats were manufactured in Europe because of the chilly climate. They are available in single and double breasted designs, and generally come with a belt. There is a wide range of colors and cuts but most of them are made using wool so you have to be prepared with mothballs to prevent moth holes.

Leather long coats look very trendy, stylist, elegant, and classic. These coats can last for a long time if kept with proper care. The range of these coats varies from full leather to shearling coats using lamb skin. Suede type soft coats are also available. Since this leather is easier to dye, one can get good color choice.

Although men fur coats require extra care to be continued for a couple of generations or more, this does not decrease their desirability. The most popular period of good vintage coats was the decade from 1940 to 1950. One of the most reasonable vintage fur coats found in almost all vintage stores are Persian Lambs ($100 or lesser) that are made of firmly curled, soft black wool. Another vintage fur coat that resembles in design with the Persian lamb is Russian Broadtail, which is a little more expensive.

These are but a few styles of vintage mens long coats. The decade from 1950s witnessed a fortunate explosion of a marvelous variety of fabrics and styles, which are still difficult to get hold of, thanks to their widespread demand.