Reason #4786955

[judecorp]

I have, for as long as I can remember, wanted a pea coat. I love them. I think that dark navy pea coats are quite possibly the best kind of coats ever. I would see people wearing them, or see them at their houses, and I would covet them.

I'm not usually a coveter. But they are so great, and I can't usually get myself to buy a coat. I mean, that can be a pricey purchase, and I'd usually rather spend the money on other things.

Last weekend, Jennifer and I went to Old Navy to spend her gift card, and I was going to spend a little bit of holiday money. I picked out a pair of pants. And then, on a whim, I tried on this coat, which was neat but didn't look all that good on me. It was on killer sale, though.

And then Jen said, "I think you should go try on the pea coats instead." And she pulled sizes off the rack and gave expert opinions, and when I wasn't sure, she said I really needed to buy the coat. She did this by telling me over and over how good I looked in it, with this great little glint in her beautiful eyes.

And I spent the money. And I bought the coveted dark navy pea coat. AND I /LOVE/ IT.

Comments

[crazyveigh.livejournal.com]

why do they call them pea coats?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I have no idea! You should do a google search and tell me!

Re:

[crazyveigh.livejournal.com]

I tried to! And there's just tons and tons of sites selling them. I think that it might be since there's 2 buttons all the way down that it's something like, "2 peas in a pod = pea coat!!" or something.. but that is weird. :)

I am so smart!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

"Pea Coat" (http://www.mrfa.org/terms.htm)

Sailors who have to endure pea-soup weather often don their pea coats but the coat's name isn't derived from the weather. The heavy topcoat worn in cold, miserable weather by seafaring men was once tailored from pilot cloth.. a heavy, course, stout kind of twilled blue cloth with the nap on one side. The cloth was sometimes called P-cloth for the initial letter of "pilot" and the garment made from it was called a p-jacket.. later, a pea coat. The term has been used since 1723 to denote coats made from that cloth.