Or would greys have been worn during that era? 
 

Browns, greys, greens, blues, (black very prominent) ....anything you might 
think a man's coat could be made of. Herringbone, plaid, tweed, twill.....


And most inverness's do not have sleeves (that's what the cape is for) but some 
do..... and the early 19th century "great coat" had capes and sleeves, so you 
very often see inverness's with sleeves in the theatre..... but a "real" one is 
sleeveless.




-----Original Message-----
From: Dawn <[email protected]>
To: Historical Costume <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, Mar 22, 2010 12:42 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] dressing Sherlock Holmes


[email protected] wrote: 
>  > The classic "Sherlock Holmes" coat of popular imagination is indeed  an > 
> inverness coat.  Generally (though not exclusively) made in heavy  tweeds.  
And those would be in browns? Or would greys have been worn during that era? 
 
Dawn 
 
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