U.S. COAST GUARD OVERCOAT T-shirts As mass production scaled up

As mass production scaled up and rolled out

The basket weave refers to when the warp and weft threads interlace to create a simple criss-cross pattern

The boots are designed to wear gracefully over time

Drawcord waist band

U.S. COAST GUARD OVERCOAT T-shirts As mass production scaled upThe U. S. COAST GUARD OVERCOAT was an outerwear piece adopted by the Coast Guard in the 1940s, independently of the Navy, though it drew on much of the same equipment and supply conventions. Following Coast Guard Headquarters' November 1941 order applying U. S. Navy Uniform Regulations to Coast Guard personnel, it became common practice for officers to purchase their own uniforms and outerwear from commercial outfitters using a cash uniform allowance,