i think it's from romania, probably twenty or thirty years old, and i got it for 50p, or about 75 cents in american money. i couldn't believe it - probably my best find of the month. it looks quasi-military, but reminds me more of the old communist jackets worn in the soviet bloc countries in the '70s.
it has shoulder epaulettes, a left breast pocket that's sown shut, and three large belt loops around the outside of the waist - presumably for a large military belt. it goes down just past my knees, and fits just about as well as you can expect. i feel like a military dictator wearing it, or one of those old communist politicians, looking out over a grand parade in red square. in other words - brilliant.
also saw a bunch of real neat hardcover books from the '30s on another store's bookshelf. they were all about mischievous schoolchildren in depression-era england, and the dustcovers (which were pretty torn, but whatever) had big color drawings of them playing pranks or swimming in a pond. one even had a schoolteacher throwing a book at one of the students, which i thought was quite funny. saving my money, though, because on monday i'm heading to brighton, home to some of the best thrifting in britain!
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