Gents Black Crombie Overcoat (made by Abercrombie & Fitch)

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Gents Black Crombie Overcoat (made by Abercrombie & Fitch)

Tailor Abercrombie & Fitch

Wearer Mr John Jamieson Hunter

ManufacturerMade by Crombie (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1805)

Datec. 1965

Object NameOvercoat

Mediumcashmere, vicuna

ClassificationsFashion and Dress

DimensionsChest: 120.5cm Waist: 123.5cm Back length: 108cm (sized on garment as '44 REG')

AcquisitionPresented in 2002 by Mrs Marjory Hunter.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS054294

About MeThis very smart single-breasted overcoat is made from the hair of the cashmere goat and the vicuna, which is the smallest of the llama and alpaca family.

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.