Ulster (coat)
An Ulster was a heavy city or sports coat ( fabric weight around and over 650 grams) for men, less often for women. Characteristic of an Ulster is the double-breasted suit with cuff sleeves and frame pockets , not worked with a hollow edge , but quilted, usually only half lined on serge or atlas saddle, which releases the woven lining, as well as the back strap.
The Ulster was a very popular winter coat from around 1830 to around 1880 because it was heavy and very robust. Ulster are about calf-length, made of heavy tweed or Donegal and have wide lapels , large collars and patch pockets. Ulster are often lined with heavy cotton linings made from English leather or cotton flannel. In the days of stove heating and unheated cars, the Ulster was a warming man's coat that withstood the rigors of the journey better than the fine paletot . In contrast to the similar Chesterfield , which is classically processed, the Ulster was used as a sports coat in its day.
With the modern Ulster, concessions are made to the classic shape, sporty models are even single-row.
literature
- Ruth Klein: Lexicon of Fashion. 3 millennia of European costume science. Klein, Baden-Baden 1950.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulster. In: Alfons Hofer: Textile and Model Lexicon. Volume 2: L - Z. 7th, completely revised and expanded edition. Deutscher Fachverlag, Frankfurt am Main, 1997, ISBN 3-87150-518-8 , pp. 965–966.
