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Crombie Tweed Overcoat
Crombie Tweed Overcoat
Crombie Tweed Overcoat
Crombie Tweed Overcoat

Crombie Tweed Overcoat

Retailer (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1805)
Date1938
Object NameCoat
Mediumcrombie wool tweed and sateen
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
AcquisitionPresented in 1987 by Mrs Wilson.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS014148
About MeThis double-breasted, fitted gent’s overcoat was retailed at Meldrums on George St, Aberdeen and was worn by the donor's father Mr R. Wilson. The Crombie cloth is herringbone tweed with quite a large chevron weave. The coat is displayed with a felt trilby hat popular during the 1930s and 40s.

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.