Fashion Spotlight: Gentleman’s Greatcoat

Sharon Lathan

Sharon Lathan is the best-selling author of The Darcy Saga, a ten-volume sequel series to Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice.

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nmayer2015

Carrick sounds Irish and means a rock in that language– a boy’s name. However, I think it just a corruption of Garrick.

nmayer2015

I just assumed that a Garrick coat was named for the actor David Garrick who was quite famous in the latter part of the 18th century.
I don’t care if it is listed as a man’s coat. I want one.

SRLB

They were worn by women as well, there is a nice female version from around 1820 preserved in the Snowshill costume collection. And the pattern (no.136) is for sale at Laughing Moon mercantile.

Last edited 1 year ago by SRLB
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