The peacoat is back in style, after all these years. I feel suddenly youthful.

Navy peacoats — and all manner of surplus military clothing — were trendy in the immediate post-hippie era of the early 1970s. I found mine at — where else — an Army-Navy surplus store. It was the cool place to shop.

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

My peacoat was dark blue-black and had authentic Navy anchor buttons. It was solid wool and it wore like iron. Continue reading →