PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Bring a couple pairs of pantaloons with you - the ones you will normally be wearing with it. And make sure the shirt you wear is one that you will be wearing with the coat and pantaloons as well. I don't really have a shirt to go with it. I'll just find a nice white button-down or something. If I choose the blue, I might buy a lighter blue shirt or something to go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I don't really have a shirt to go with it. I'll just find a nice white button-down or something. If I choose the blue, I might buy a lighter blue shirt or something to go with it. Button up shirts with collars will be best with a coat like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Button up shirts with collars will be best with a coat like that. That's what I was talking about. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappo Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I don't really have a shirt to go with it. I'll just find a nice white button-down or something. If I choose the blue, I might buy a lighter blue shirt or something to go with it. Pretty much any dress shirt you have will go with black *except* a navy blue dress shirt. Dark blue dress shirts can still match well with a black peacoat, but when you get to navy blue then you get into the "it's too close to the same color without being the same color" scenario where it doesn't match. I often wear a royal blue shirt with a black peacoat. The other color that might not go with it is pastel colors, but pastels IMO only really go with other pastels. A navy blue pea coat won't go with a pastel yellow any more than a black pea coat would. I like the concept of dressy pastels but not the reality... haha. It takes like an entire new wardrobe to be able to be classy in pastels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Pastels are difficult to pull off. Possible, but difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbTherese Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Keep us updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherie Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I like both, but if you're inclined towards the navy, I'd say go for it. Navy is a LOT more versatile than a lot of people are making it out to be! Check out Pinterest, you'll find a lot of things to pair with it that you might not have necessarily thought about. Navy is actually considered a "new neutral," so it goes with a TON, and it's not like your typical classic neutrals, so it gives a little pop of interest and color where there wouldn't have been. Black is a safe option, sure. But if you're inclined towards the navy, why not go for it? I think you'd be pleasantly surprised. Plus, it's a COAT, which means there's a lot more "forgiveness" with what it goes with than a shirt or a pair of slacks or shoes. Anyway, just my two cents. I'm no expert, but I like to err on the side of a little more color when it comes to clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Catholic Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Can't argue with Johnny Cash... Putting Johnny Cash in a pea coat discussion is pretty terrible. Pea Coats are so early aughts. Try suede jackets. Otherwise you end up like looking like mr. Brady here : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 One problem with buying clothes over the Internet is that sometimes it's hard to tell what the color will be. Peacoats traditionally are navy blue--but it's a very DARK navy blue. The blue coat in the pictures is lighter than the navy blue in a traditional pea coat. Of course, the black coat is darker. Personally, I'd go with black, because a black coat won't clash with whatever other colors you are wearing. However, I would have voted navy blue if the coat had been the traditional very dark navy blue. Also, if you are going to have only one coat that you wear almost all the time, black is the best color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinaSt.Cecilia2772 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Black coat bro. I have a black pea coat and it literally works with almost anything. It's simple, elegant, and classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentJoy Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I would never consider dropping $120 on a pea-coat that was not navy blue. Think about how happy you will be with a navy blue pea-coat. And think about how oddly sad and mildly resentful you will feel when are putting on your black pea-coat when you could have had navy blue. Don't sell your soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PadrePioOfPietrelcino Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 ok first, yes I'm NOT a Lady, and second...I don't know if I am a clothing style expert, so my opinion may be discounted on a couple of fronts. If you are still in the process of deciding I would encourage you to get A (singular, one) black jacket that is comfortable enough for fall and spring and can with an addition of a liner or such be warm enough for winter. That said a Pea coat... is not long enough, you should be looking at 3/4 length coats. such as a duffle coat, my personal preference is hooded with toggles. Why? you might be asking. quite honestly I've been thinking a lot over the last year about simplicity and how Pope Francis has shown us a lot in humility and simplicity. I mean as an ARCHBISHOP he owned ONE pair of shoes...and the people in the office had to buy him new ones as a gift because he wouldn't do it. I think especially in the western world it is very easy to get distracted and forget how much stuff we really have and skew our perception of how much we need, and when has something really outlived it's usefulness (when it goes out of "style"? NO.) One universally classic coat/jacket can serve multiple seasons and purposes, black is equally classic and easy to work with. Other places to examine whether you really NEED something or if you have too much, how many pairs of pants do you have and need? I know I needed to get rid of stuff when I was leaving for seminary and realized I had accumulated almost 30 pairs of pants in various browns and blacks, greys...I got rid of everything that would not go with black shoes...then cut a few more. 5 pairs of pants and a pair of jeans...all you need. Shirts, same thing. My point is 1) Get a black Jacket, it will do well for you and be the most universal 2) Do you REALLY NEED that jacket? 3) Do you think you NEED that jacket because you really have too much other clothing and need to find things to match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Years Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Get two cheap coats (one black, one blue) at a second hand store and give the rest of the money to the poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappo Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) ok first, yes I'm NOT a Lady, and second...I don't know if I am a clothing style expert, so my opinion may be discounted on a couple of fronts. If you are still in the process of deciding I would encourage you to get A (singular, one) black jacket that is comfortable enough for fall and spring and can with an addition of a liner or such be warm enough for winter. That said a Pea coat... is not long enough, you should be looking at 3/4 length coats. such as a duffle coat, my personal preference is hooded with toggles. Why? you might be asking. quite honestly I've been thinking a lot over the last year about simplicity and how Pope Francis has shown us a lot in humility and simplicity. I mean as an ARCHBISHOP he owned ONE pair of shoes...and the people in the office had to buy him new ones as a gift because he wouldn't do it. I think especially in the western world it is very easy to get distracted and forget how much stuff we really have and skew our perception of how much we need, and when has something really outlived it's usefulness (when it goes out of "style"? NO.) One universally classic coat/jacket can serve multiple seasons and purposes, black is equally classic and easy to work with. Other places to examine whether you really NEED something or if you have too much, how many pairs of pantaloons do you have and need? I know I needed to get rid of stuff when I was leaving for seminary and realized I had accumulated almost 30 pairs of pantaloons in various browns and blacks, greys...I got rid of everything that would not go with black shoes...then cut a few more. 5 pairs of pantaloons and a pair of jeans...all you need. Shirts, same thing. My point is 1) Get a black Jacket, it will do well for you and be the most universal 2) Do you REALLY NEED that jacket? 3) Do you think you NEED that jacket because you really have too much other clothing and need to find things to match? Unfortunately it isn't quite so simple (although for FP it probably could be since he isn't providing for a family yet). We should dress according to our state in life. St. Thomas Moore did not dress as a pauper because his state in life required more than that. To some extent it's easier for an archbishop to dress simply than it is for a secular businessman. Pope Francis can preach simplicity, service to the poor, etc and live it out through action. Doing so does not impair or prevent him from fulfilling his duty. An attorney in a court of law has to impress a jury and judge while arguing a case. Wearing shoes with holes in them will be detrimental to that purpose. Edited January 21, 2014 by Slappo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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