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Navy Crombie Coat

RetailerSold by Crombie (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1805)

Object NameCoat

MediumWool

ClassificationsFashion and Dress

DimensionsL: 110 x C: 122 x W: 122 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 2007 by Mr Bill Mennie.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS076789

About MeGentleman's navy tweed double breasted overcoat, tailored with wide reveres containing decorative buttonhole detail. The navy taffetta lining has a breast pocket on the right side.

Crombie was founded in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1805, making it one of Britain's oldest brands.Crombie began as a producer of luxury cloth, which it sold to cloth merchants and direct to London tailors. By the 1850s, Crombie had won quality awards from Queen Victoria and Napoleon III at the Great Exhibition in London and the Exposition Universelle in Paris respectively. Later, Crombie expanded from simply manufacturing the fabric for other producers, to creating coats under its own name. Crombie is most famous for its luxury coats - so much so that the word 'Crombie' is sometimes used by other companies to refer to their own coats produced in the style of Crombie's most famous three-quarter length (usually wool) overcoats.