Crombie Check Sports Jacket
ManufacturerMade by
Crombie
(Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1805)
Date1980 - 1991
Object NameJacket
Mediumwool, man-made
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsL: 77 x B: 102 x 96 cm
AcquisitionTransferred in 2009 from Aberdeen City Council.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS082119
About MeClubcheck Crombie wool cloth sports jacket.The sports jacket began to appear after the Second World War as a casual alternative to wearing a suit. It can be dressed up or down depending on the situation and is almost always made from a checked cloth. The lining of this single-breasted classic sports jacket features the Crombie crest repeatedly woven throughout.
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.
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