I can’t believe that coat is being touted as some kind of Kerry trademark. W wore one in 2000 when he was in Crawford. He didn’t make a big deal of it, it was what you wore
I have worn those things in Texas for as long as I can remember, and I was born in 1947. We always called them range coats. They have been around forever.
The authentic ones are mostly made by Cardhart which makes a variety of clothing like over alls, pants, ect The best thing about them is the woven Indian blanket lining kind of like a saddle blanket. They are triple sewn, and held together with rivets. The coats are also water repellent, and heavy to wear. You will be dry, and you will be warm. They are worn by people who work outdoors in wet cold weather.
Some image consultant must of picked up on the fact W looked good in one when he was on his range, and of course tried to co-opt it for Ketchp.boy. I’m sure many of us in the west got a kick out of him wearing his with his $2500 cotton slacks with loafers.
The coat is made to be worn with jeans, boots, and probably with a cowboy hat, or maybe a stocking hat. I think I bought my last one about twenty years ago at Academy for about $50.00 bucks,
Kerry looked so out of place wearing on its no wonder they missed the boat.
They sell Carhartts locally at the Tractor & Supply farm store.
Have for ages.
They're great for mucking out dairy barns, clearing briar and stringing barb wire.
The coats are "function over form" and poseurs simply look foolish in them.
[kerry is so last century. he tried to be Bush Lite]....;))
http://carhartt.com/
This is all too rich. Just the thing for minor withdrawal from Kerry inspired belly laughs.
I nearly split a gut when I saw him on television wearing the infamous barn coat here in Iowa -- with about six inches of suit-jacket sticking out beneath it.
What a dink!