The Coat Von Wears in the early Sisters period

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Does anybody know where I can get a similar coat to the one Andrew wears in the '84/85 era of the band as seen on their early music videos and live performances or at least know what the type of coat is?

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Congratz about the amphetamine filth part ;D
Ofc you have the option to bribe Mr.Q to give you whatever title you wish :innocent:
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Is there any photo of this coat that you can post to help ppl around?
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Do you mean the black crush velvet one?
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Pista wrote:Do you mean the black crush velvet one?
ie: the one he wears in the "wake" video?

you could start by googling "black men's frock coat" and whittle it down from there

IIRC markfiend used to have a lovely on back in the day ;)
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So did I. A girlfriend of mine made one for me
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I still have that velvet frock coat. No idea where I got it from though :oops:
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I can't find a pic but it's the one in 'Wake', 'No Time To Cry', 'Live at The Old Grey Whistle Test' and the majority of their publicity shots around FALAA.
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That coat was ace! :notworthy: Especially in combination with this silver (?), glittery longsleeve he had back then. :von: :notworthy:
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La Shir wrote:That coat was ace! :notworthy: Especially in combination with this silver (?), glittery longsleeve he had back then. :von: :notworthy:
Indeed, I want one to wear on nights out etc, my leather jackets are good but they are not long enough and it gets a bit hot and sweaty wearing them at student nights. I won't leave them in the cloakroom because it is at your own risk and I don't want them nicked.
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Leather is cooler.
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This is the coat :von: famously got as a gift from the Gun Club and wore for years afterwards - a bit like the snakeskin effect grey top or the more recent flourescent yellow top. I guess the Gun Club would have sourced it from a retro clothing shop in L.A. or something equally cool. They used to sell something similar at one of the stalls/shops in Afflecks (in Manchester) back in the day but I doubt if you still can.
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I thought it was a cloak he was famously given by the Gun Club. Could be wrong though.
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robertzombie wrote:Leather is cooler.
Not in the middle of summer it ain't

:urff: ;D
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weebleswobble wrote:
robertzombie wrote:Leather is cooler.
Not in the middle of summer it ain't

:urff: ;D
Now we're into Goths In Hot Weather territory :D
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Jeremiah wrote:I thought it was a cloak he was famously given by the Gun Club. Could be wrong though.
I think we are both right. It was confirmed in a 1985 interview in one of those "10 things you never knew about Andrew Eldritch", and was described as a "coat/cloak" !! :D
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Quiff Boy wrote:
you could start by googling "black men's frock coat" and whittle it down from there
OOOh, Phil Lynott, Samuel L Jackson, Prince in frock coats... :innocent:
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Pista wrote:
weebleswobble wrote:
robertzombie wrote:Leather is cooler.
Not in the middle of summer it ain't

:urff: ;D
Now we're into Goths In Hot Weather territory :D
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To go back to the original question, this lady might be able to do you a full size version :
http://www.broodyhen.co.uk/artwork/bons ... again.html
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There's one for sale on that Etsy - I'd be tempted, but I'm trying to reduce the amount of clutter that lives with me :lol:
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Well, if anyone know where i can find the ACTUAL (Yellow) Von's T-Shirt, i would appreciate it too.

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Husek wrote:Well, if anyone know where i can find the ACTUAL (Yellow) Von's T-Shirt, i would appreciate it too.

Cheers!
Topman used to do a very similar one in their 2 for £12 section, haven't been in there for months though so you might want to check.
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If it's velvet thats annoying, I genuinely hate the feel of velvet, makes me shudder. Might see if there is one in another material though.
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Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:
Jeremiah wrote:I thought it was a cloak he was famously given by the Gun Club. Could be wrong though.
I think we are both right. It was confirmed in a 1985 interview in one of those "10 things you never knew about Andrew Eldritch", and was described as a "coat/cloak" !! :D
Ah ok, I stand (partly) corrected. :)
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La Shir wrote:
Pista wrote:
weebleswobble wrote: Not in the middle of summer it ain't

:urff: ;D
Now we're into Goths In Hot Weather territory :D
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Having in Mind the weather conditions around my place during summertime i would like to have one in white linen frock coat like the one in Dominion video clip ;D
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RockNRoll Mercenary wrote:If it's velvet thats annoying, I genuinely hate the feel of velvet, makes me shudder...
Funny you say so. It's the same here. At first I found it interesting, not for long though. Already the view of it has a depressive touch for me... :urff: :lol: ...
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