The terms are often used interchangeably but the important point here is that a coat is designed to be able to fit over a jacket, hence needs to be roomier in the body and sleeves to easily go on top. Presumably when demand for a Nine coat replica began they dig out and modified their U-boat pattern to make what they currently offer. I have looked at this coat in envy and utter admiration for all the years i have both Cosplayed and seen the original on David Tennant and now i finally am able to say i have something that is as close to that original one as possible. Having handled a few of these coats, I tend to have an eye for the small details mentioned in the previous section that distinguish two coats made to the same spec.

This particular Stunt is cut slightly longer than the Hero coat next to it, but the difference is exaggerated slightly as this Hero’s lining was cut slightly too short from the factory and is pulling the leather up at the base. It has taken an enormous amount of hunting but I at last have a vintage Striwa Hero coat just like Eccleston’s in my collection. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The fabric chosen for the second set of coats would be used for this with the remaining lining fabric being used for the backing. Get a chance to travel with the charming Doctor who in all of his latest adventures and never feel underdressed again.Secondly, it is woven in a way that won't cause the darker yarn to pile up and get streaky like the original lining can with extended use.

Extremely soft to the touch, thick enough to be warm in cooler weather, yet still light and flowing to produce that nice "swoosh" in the wind. I only need one, so I’ve been privately selling any additional ones that I'm lucky enough to source, mostly via word of mouth. As production is well into filming for series 9, I thought I would be fun to go through and break down the 12th Doctor’s costume the best that I can. He often wore a single-breasted frock coat in beige with a scarlet trim; ( TV: Castrovalva- Warriors of the Deep) and then a single-breasted overcoat in silver grey with scarlet trim. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.After doing several dye tests on it I was able to get the colour exact to the original vintage lining. The various components are finished in an insect-like red and black paint scheme with the facial appliances painted to replicate the finish of the production pieces. If it were dyed then the black dye would likely have only shallowly penetrated the hide, hence with use or distressing it would look very much like an old fashioned type of teacore leather. The inter-chevron angle is acute and the horizontal pattern repeat is approximately 2 inches (so 1 inch per “stripe”). For reference a deck/bridge coat is longer than a peacoat but not quite as long or heavy as a greatcoat.

Be sure to accurately give your measurements- my only complaint is sleeves that were too long, which may very well have just been my own measurements being off. It wasn’t until late in the war that the Germans started to produce their own version of this captured British uniform.The Ninth Doctor wore an ebony black moleskin frock coat on 1912 Southampton ( TV: Rose) and a British Army trenchcoat on World War 1.