Saints duffle coats

[markinUSA]

Hi

I know duffle coats were popular in the 70s and then went out of style.
They were briefly available at the club shop about a year or two, but are no longer on the website.
The club website says there are some clearance items at the shop, which are not on the website. Almost every time I've rung the club shop to ask what is there that isn't on the website, people tell me that everything is on the website. When I say the Saints Locker indicated that there may be some things at the shop which aren't on the website, they say, no everything is there.
Well, the thing is... I am looking for a Saints duffle coat... so I have a few questions:

1. Has anyone been to the club shop and do you know if there are any duffle coats on sale?

2. Do you know what the clearance items are which aren't on the website?

3. Do you know anywhere I can get an adult St Kilda duffle coat? (Can't find one on ebay or goodscore either).

4. Anyone have an old one from the 1970s?

Size medium, large, or extra large. (I'd fill out the extra large by wearing layers!)
2.

[saintbrat]

Haven't seen on at the shop Mark

will keep my eyes out.

[ChicagoSaint]

it's 50s darling. duffle coats are so not fabulous.

[snowdelisaint]

I would simply buy a plain duffle coat and sew some (vintage) patches onto it... if you can't sew, a tailor will do it for not much.

[markinUSA]

It might be 50s in Victoria (though I'm sure it gets colder than that sometimes)... but it certainly gets colder where I am, and where you are, Chicago Saint! We get your weather a day later.

[ben_fff]

I've seen the AFL stores with them in stock a couple of months back.

[markinUSA]

Ben, thanks so much.
I will contact them on Monday... hopefully I can get one!

[matrix]

god they were so popular at school in SA back in the day for the sanfl

port ones everywhere with numbers and badges all over them

the old saints ones in the cabinet at moorabbin look great
id prob get one if they came back in
i know from doing a quick google they were back in around 2007
( http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/Season ... wsId=43325 )

or do the old buy a new one and troll ebay for old vintage sew on patches, they are always around


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AFL-VFL-ST-KILDA ... 2eb0f0ff7f

[cowboy18]

Here's my pride and glory from the 70s






Oddly enough I bought a camel duffle coat when i was down in Melbourne in April. It's very stylish.

It was from a place in Glen Huntly Rd called the coatman
http://www.coatman.com.au/details.php?id=Duffle


edit: oops that first image was a bit big

[markinUSA]

Cowboy, that is awesome. I am very very impressed.
Good on ya.

[Dr Spaceman]

Here's my pride and glory from the 70s






Oddly enough I bought a camel duffle coat when i was down in Melbourne in April. It's very stylish.

It was from a place in Glen Huntly Rd called the coatman
http://www.coatman.com.au/details.php?id=Duffle


edit: oops that first image was a bit big

Very impressive cowboy18

Mine hasn't survived quite as well and is a bit average compared to your impressive number



It hasn’t been worn for 30+ years but I can’t bring myself to chuck it out.

Although it’s seen better days I must say I’m pretty impressed by all that hand drawn, hand cut and hand stitched felt signage. Not bad at all for a young, heterosexual lad, if I do say so myself.

[markinUSA]

Good on ya, Spaceman. Keep it!

[cowboy18]

Nice work Dr Spaceman!


I think your George Young trumps my Garry Sidebottom/Glenn Elliott(Jeff Dunne) combo.


Although my Dean Herbert name patch on the sleeve must be worth a pretty penny now.

[Dr Spaceman]

All this is making me think back to that wonderful show the De-Generation and these blokes.



Who can forget Rob Sitch & Santo Cilauro as sports presenters Graham and the Colonel and their infamous racehorse Duffle Coat Supreme?

[Furphy]

Here's my pride and glory from the 70s






Oddly enough I bought a camel duffle coat when i was down in Melbourne in April. It's very stylish.

It was from a place in Glen Huntly Rd called the coatman
http://www.coatman.com.au/details.php?id=Duffle


edit: oops that first image was a bit big

Hey, I'd forgotten about those duffle coats! They were all the rage in the 60's & 70's. They seemed to vanish about the same time as rotary dial telephones. Pity as they are very warm in cold weather. Cool jacket BTW, I take it the No.2 is for Garry Sidebottom which would date the coat to 1978/79?

[cowboy18]

Great work - you would do well on the pro VFL archaeology circuit!

circa 1978, worn through to the 1980 or so.

[markinUSA]

Bump... I'm still looking for a Saints Duffle Coat...
Today, I saw Goodscore has a clearance on a child's size 4 duffle coat, but that wouldn't fit. However, the fact that Goodscore has them for kids must mean they are around somewhere.
Can anyone help? It's been over a year I've been looking now.

[kosifantutti23]

Very impressive cowboy18

Mine hasn't survived quite as well and is a bit average compared to your impressive number



It hasn’t been worn for 30+ years but I can’t bring myself to chuck it out.

Although it’s seen better days I must say I’m pretty impressed by all that hand drawn, hand cut and hand stitched felt signage. Not bad at all for a young, heterosexual lad, if I do say so myself.

It looks like the duffel coat has come out of the closet after 30 years, maybe its time for you to follow suit. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Dr Spaceman]

Very impressive cowboy18

Mine hasn't survived quite as well and is a bit average compared to your impressive number



It hasn’t been worn for 30+ years but I can’t bring myself to chuck it out.

Although it’s seen better days I must say I’m pretty impressed by all that hand drawn, hand cut and hand stitched felt signage. Not bad at all for a young, heterosexual lad, if I do say so myself.

It looks like the duffel coat has come out of the closet after 30 years, maybe its time for you to follow suit. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

There is nothing wrong with that Kosi, but it's a bit harsh nonetheless.

I can assure you that Mrs Spaceman has nothing to be concerned about

[Joffa 5]

The one that always sticks in my mind was one I spotted at Moorabbin with "Con Gorozidis The Greek God" on the back. I think the owner is a poster on SS??

[Muir_32]

Hey Joffa 5,

The "Con Gorozidis The Greek God" Duffle coat was mine.

I'm not sure what happened to it, but I suspect my wife threw it out, along with my fluffy dice . I've never been a hoarder, but they were a couple things that reminded me of the good old days.

[matrix]

check ebay reg
there is always patches and even saw a few packets with the names in them too

wouldnt take long to get a collection up and going again
just hit a decent older second hand store if you want a duffle coat

[Joffa 5]

That's a crying shame Muir_32, it was a top coat from memory.

[markinUSA]

I have the patches - even a Trevor Barker (and a Jezza) one.... just was hoping for one of those that the club briefly sold a few years ago... had something about Moorambin on it. I'll keep looking.

[matrix]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VFL-70s-St-K ... 35b2675c1a



http://shop.ebay.com.au/?_from=R40&_trk ... Categories

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1983-St-Kild ... 3cb53a29f9