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Thread started 05/12/21 11:36am

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Prince's Jackets Coats & Trenchs

I've been looking at video footage and photos and found myself zeroing in on his jackets/trenches and the designs and details.

It started with the SOTT jean jacket that Cat made for him, then the Bob George trench and on and on

I'm looking for closer images of the Bob George trench, there are some interesting symbols on the back and front.

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Reply #1 posted 05/12/21 1:06pm

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Regarding that jean jacket:

When I was in the Navy, SOTT came out. I was just fascinated with every part of it. The peace sign, the cross, the hearts, peach and black, the whole aesthetic.

I had a jean jacket, and decided to alter it. Mine was a regular color denim, not faded like Prince's. I went to the Navy Exchange, and bought a ton of gold safety pins, and some yellow thread. I pinned them on the jacket, and sewed them to reinforce them. I had different pins including a yes pin from the Lovesexy Tour, a big pink peace sign, a black heart (which were actually earrings from a store), three of gold plated necklaces (that had their color worn off) that I put around the sleeve of one arm and secured them at the shoulder, and other stuff.

I never failed to get a compliment or comment on it when I went out wearing it. It wasn't identical to Prince's, but it was 100% inspired by it.

I miss that jacket. Luckily, it was caught on video, as I wore it once when a friend and mine and I made a late night "we're bored" video to "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals. lol

A year later, I had a trench coat I died purple, and wore it everywhere. My family was infuriated I "ruined a good trench coat." Ruined? It was an upgrade! I also altered some white pants I got from Jeans West, by buying and sewing huge black buttons up and down the outer seam on either side. I found some very playful and large buttons at Hobby Lobby, that were pretty much the same type he had on his SOTT & Lovesexy clothes.

Ahhh, the 80s.

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Reply #2 posted 05/12/21 1:47pm

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According to Cat, he was given that Bob George coat from George Clinton.

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Reply #3 posted 05/12/21 3:58pm

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Hyperborea said:

According to Cat, he was given that Bob George coat from George Clinton.


If that's true, I wonder if it's one George once wore. If so, that'd be a picture to find.

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Reply #4 posted 05/12/21 6:41pm

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Hyperborea said:

According to Cat, he was given that Bob George coat from George Clinton.

The first thing I thought of when I saw the photo was that it looked like a P-Funk outfit...

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Reply #5 posted 05/13/21 6:06am

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Not one of my favorites. A bit to busy. Cool looking though

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Reply #6 posted 05/13/21 6:14am

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TrivialPursuit said:

Regarding that jean jacket:

When I was in the Navy, SOTT came out. I was just fascinated with every part of it. The peace sign, the cross, the hearts, peach and black, the whole aesthetic.

I had a jean jacket, and decided to alter it. Mine was a regular color denim, not faded like Prince's. I went to the Navy Exchange, and bought a ton of gold safety pins, and some yellow thread. I pinned them on the jacket, and sewed them to reinforce them. I had different pins including a yes pin from the Lovesexy Tour, a big pink peace sign, a black heart (which were actually earrings from a store), three of gold plated necklaces (that had their color worn off) that I put around the sleeve of one arm and secured them at the shoulder, and other stuff.

I never failed to get a compliment or comment on it when I went out wearing it. It wasn't identical to Prince's, but it was 100% inspired by it.

I miss that jacket. Luckily, it was caught on video, as I wore it once when a friend and mine and I made a late night "we're bored" video to "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals. lol

A year later, I had a trench coat I died purple, and wore it everywhere. My family was infuriated I "ruined a good trench coat." Ruined? It was an upgrade! I also altered some white pants I got from Jeans West, by buying and sewing huge black buttons up and down the outer seam on either side. I found some very playful and large buttons at Hobby Lobby, that were pretty much the same type he had on his SOTT & Lovesexy clothes.

Ahhh, the 80s.

Yes the 1980s

That sounded like you had a lot of fun putting that jacket together

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Reply #7 posted 05/13/21 6:58am

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Reply #8 posted 05/13/21 9:34am

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TrivialPursuit said:

Regarding that jean jacket:

When I was in the Navy, SOTT came out. I was just fascinated with every part of it. The peace sign, the cross, the hearts, peach and black, the whole aesthetic.

I had a jean jacket, and decided to alter it. Mine was a regular color denim, not faded like Prince's. I went to the Navy Exchange, and bought a ton of gold safety pins, and some yellow thread. I pinned them on the jacket, and sewed them to reinforce them. I had different pins including a yes pin from the Lovesexy Tour, a big pink peace sign, a black heart (which were actually earrings from a store), three of gold plated necklaces (that had their color worn off) that I put around the sleeve of one arm and secured them at the shoulder, and other stuff.

I never failed to get a compliment or comment on it when I went out wearing it. It wasn't identical to Prince's, but it was 100% inspired by it.

I miss that jacket. Luckily, it was caught on video, as I wore it once when a friend and mine and I made a late night "we're bored" video to "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals. lol

A year later, I had a trench coat I died purple, and wore it everywhere. My family was infuriated I "ruined a good trench coat." Ruined? It was an upgrade! I also altered some white pants I got from Jeans West, by buying and sewing huge black buttons up and down the outer seam on either side. I found some very playful and large buttons at Hobby Lobby, that were pretty much the same type he had on his SOTT & Lovesexy clothes.

Ahhh, the 80s.

i did the same jean jacket homage, too lol

Not the same, but probably the same love & attention to detail

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Reply #9 posted 05/13/21 11:15am

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That Graffiti Bridge jacket reminds me of the one Janet wore during the All For You era; in the video and on the MTV ICON show. Sort of half there, half not, disappearing sleeve, short and cropped. (Janet wore it better, btw. Fite me.)

Prince's GB period was sorta sloppy in some ways. I didn't dig the clothing aesthetic at all. The long hair threw me a bit, the Farrah hair with a Beyonce fan in front of him. (Of course, a lot of that started during Lovesexy.) Then, he'd have those one shoulder jump suits with a half shirt on under it, and it'd get all bunched up on the one side with a shoulder strap, but the other side just sorta hung there. Just felt tacky and uninspired. I just think of Levi's words, "Damn, this is embarassing."

I didn't mind the Asian characters, but I never saw the point of it in relation to the movie or anything. Any "foreign" flair (aside from the ruffled shirts) really didn't show up in a big way until the prince era. Then it disappeared again.

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Reply #10 posted 05/13/21 11:59am

OldFriends4Sal
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simply Prince

Love a guy in a black leather jacket! | Prince rogers nelson, Pretty men,  Purple legend

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Reply #11 posted 05/14/21 5:19am

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TrivialPursuit said:

That Graffiti Bridge jacket reminds me of the one Janet wore during the All For You era; in the video and on the MTV ICON show. Sort of half there, half not, disappearing sleeve, short and cropped. (Janet wore it better, btw. Fite me.)

Prince's GB period was sorta sloppy in some ways. I didn't dig the clothing aesthetic at all. The long hair threw me a bit, the Farrah hair with a Beyonce fan in front of him. (Of course, a lot of that started during Lovesexy.) Then, he'd have those one shoulder jump suits with a half shirt on under it, and it'd get all bunched up on the one side with a shoulder strap, but the other side just sorta hung there. Just felt tacky and uninspired. I just think of Levi's words, "Damn, this is embarassing."

I didn't mind the Asian characters, but I never saw the point of it in relation to the movie or anything. Any "foreign" flair (aside from the ruffled shirts) really didn't show up in a big way until the prince era. Then it disappeared again.

Yeah, it looked more sensible with Janet. But the jacket signifies an era with both artists that I lost interest in.

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Reply #12 posted 05/19/21 8:52am

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Reply #13 posted 05/19/21 9:13am

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OldFriends4Sale said:

May be an illustration



One of the characters dressed like the Superbowl outfit.

"You know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used to, old scragglyhead son of a...*smack* OOH!"

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Reply #14 posted 05/19/21 9:37am

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November 10. 1988

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Aftershow

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2.The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker/ 4
3.Housequake
4.Just My Imagination
5.I'll Take You There
6.I Wish U Heaven
7.Cold Sweat
8.Prince Drum Solo
9.Sheila E Drum Solo
10.Lovesexy
11.80's Medley/Holly Rock/Born In The USA/The Way You Make Me Feel/Chain Of Fools
12.It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

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Reply #15 posted 05/19/21 11:05am

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AZStreet said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

May be an illustration



One of the characters dressed like the Superbowl outfit.

Where?

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Reply #16 posted 05/19/21 11:53am

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OldFriends4Sale said:

November 10. 1988

Warfield Theater"San Francisco
Aftershow

1.Positivity
2.The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker/ 4
3.Housequake
4.Just My Imagination
5.I'll Take You There
6.I Wish U Heaven
7.Cold Sweat
8.Prince Drum Solo
9.Sheila E Drum Solo
10.Lovesexy
11.80's Medley/Holly Rock/Born In The USA/The Way You Make Me Feel/Chain Of Fools
12.It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

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I don't care about the jacket!

This should be released RIGHT NOW!!!

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we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #17 posted 05/19/21 2:17pm

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OldFriends4Sale said:

AZStreet said:



One of the characters dressed like the Superbowl outfit.

Where?


the panel with the sea-urchin looking thing.

"You know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used to, old scragglyhead son of a...*smack* OOH!"

"Who's the foo singing will it's would"
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Reply #18 posted 05/20/21 1:28am

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Reply #19 posted 05/20/21 1:40am

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Reply #20 posted 05/20/21 4:53pm

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AZStreet said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Where?


the panel with the sea-urchin looking thing.


The only other character is a guy wearing a sports jacket and slacks. Get them eyeballs checked.

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Reply #21 posted 05/21/21 9:15am

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TrivialPursuit said:

AZStreet said:


the panel with the sea-urchin looking thing.


The only other character is a guy wearing a sports jacket and slacks. Get them eyeballs checked.



That's the one im referring to with the Parade hair. Orange and blue. I thought superbowl.

(i initially typed Superbowel....)

"You know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used to, old scragglyhead son of a...*smack* OOH!"

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Reply #22 posted 05/21/21 6:40pm

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Hyperborea said:

According to Cat, he was given that Bob George coat from George Clinton.

I wish I didn't read this lol, because now I doing extensive searches to find George Clinton with either the trench or those shades.

I'm wondering if he designed it for Prince but wasn't specifically his own. Because Prince is a smaller dude and that jacket fits him like it was tailored for him.

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Reply #26 posted 05/26/21 12:07pm

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AZStreet said:



TrivialPursuit said:




AZStreet said:




the panel with the sea-urchin looking thing.




The only other character is a guy wearing a sports jacket and slacks. Get them eyeballs checked.





That's the one im referring to with the Parade hair. Orange and blue. I thought superbowl.



(i initially typed Superbowel....)


The colors do seem to match.
Time keeps on slipping into the future...


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Vannormal said:

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My favourits :

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