The raincoat and hat, especially the hat, well actually only the hat, the hat that made me laugh, and that would embarrass Chelsea and Sacha whenever their father wore it. The raincoat that French Husband bought when he was in his twenties, and the hat he had since he was fifteen. You see French Husband's clothes are vintage, because he rarely buys clothes you know. I wish he did, but he doesn't. I like old things, but there is a limit... I think.
The raincoat and hat were iconic, such a part of French Husband's lifestyle. The other day when French Husband was coming home by train from Paris someone stole his raincoat and hat from his backpack.
Sad.
Why the raincoat and hat?
Weird.
As funny as that hat was, as much as we detested when he wore it, as often as I begged him to carry an umbrella instead... I miss it and so does he.
He looks Welsh in the photo, what with the hat and carrying leeks. I guess the good thing about it is now he will buy a new hat and raincoat?
Posted by: Kipper | 01 June 2016 at 11:14 PM
What goes around comes around, he kept them long enough so they are now highly sought after Men's vintage clothing items!
Posted by: Jacklynn Lantry | 02 June 2016 at 12:01 AM
Sad that someone would steel it, but maybe they really needed it. Who knows, but we can hope.
Posted by: Marilyn | 02 June 2016 at 12:01 AM
are you sure it wasn't the kids?
Posted by: Leau | 02 June 2016 at 12:33 AM
How very curious. Were there other things in his pack that didn't get stolen? I hate it when people steal things.
Remember the lyrics to that old Joni Mitchell song?
"Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Til it's gone!"
Posted by: Rebecca from the pacific northwest | 02 June 2016 at 12:35 AM
Well, I happen to LIKE the coat & hat, and see nothing funny about them at all. It's a shame they were stolen, but I hope Yann get find identical replacements!
Posted by: Kathie | 02 June 2016 at 02:52 AM
Erratum: ...I hope that Yann CAN find...
Posted by: Kathie | 02 June 2016 at 02:52 AM
Um, I also like his vintage hat. I would wear it, lol.
Posted by: Diogenes | 02 June 2016 at 03:59 AM
If only you had more rain in La-La-Land...
Posted by: Kathie | 02 June 2016 at 05:01 AM
How sad someone felt the need to steal!?!? But you will always have such fun memories of the hat & coat! & obviously him loving both! :)
Posted by: Molly | 02 June 2016 at 07:54 AM
How sad that someone saw th need to steal a raincoat and hat. My Father had a hat that was very similar, I cannot remember him ever wearing anything else my entire childhood, it was very much a part of who he was!
Posted by: Our French Oasis | 02 June 2016 at 09:02 AM
Do you think Sacha and Chelsea were on that same train? Naaaaaah!
Posted by: Chico Sue | 02 June 2016 at 09:20 AM
Let's hope whoever took them really needed them and is giving them another few decades of use.
And if this is what it takes for your man to buy something new, well, hope he lives it up!
Posted by: Taste of France | 02 June 2016 at 09:42 AM
I just thought for a moment you were talking about my Hero Husband... lol - same story - he's still wearing an English trench (typical raincoat with 'pattes, ceinture' etc and it WAS lovely for many, many years. Then we bought another one, in a lighter, cream tone - beautiful and still like new. HH wears this old (well over 20yrs old) one AND a battered rain hat as the very same Yann is wearing on the photo.
I shall ask him when he has a RV which asks for a TGV trip (he has a few coming up) to please take his old gear with him.... as chances are good that they get stolen! Sad story really but one we only hear too often. The only puzzle in this is that TGV's don't have many stops and it would be quite difficult to run off with somebody's clothes - or has he been watching his suitcase (as I do at the few stops between Paris and my destinatiion)? In any case, this gives you a chance to do some serious shoppping and you might find something in those great colours we so much love to see our man in!!!!
Posted by: Kiki | 02 June 2016 at 10:58 AM
If he can find the same he will.
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:39 AM
yes that is probably true.
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:39 AM
lol! No they weren't on the train.
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:40 AM
Nothing else was stolen. xx
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:41 AM
I liked the coat, but the hat not so much. Yes he has to find the same I sure he will.
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:42 AM
If I find one I am mailing it to you!
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:42 AM
lol
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:43 AM
So true x
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:43 AM
Yes that is how I feel, it was a part of him too.
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:44 AM
lol, no they aren't mean.
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:44 AM
That is another way of looking at it, thanks.
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:45 AM
Lol that is a good one to ask your HH to take his abroad the train! Yes the TGV makes one or two brief stops on the run between Marseille and Paris. Whoever did it was fast, and sneaky, most pros are.
Posted by: French la Vie | 02 June 2016 at 11:47 AM
Maybe it was the Fashion Police and they thought that Yann needed to be saved from himself so they took the offending garments to dispose of...just saying ; )
He does look rather fetching in his hat and the leeks are a nice touch!
Posted by: Leigh NZ | 02 June 2016 at 01:28 PM
A sad story
I have a similar hat in green if he would like
Posted by: Dd | 02 June 2016 at 02:06 PM
We will miss it! Every time Dave sees a hat like that here in the states, he puts it on and does his Yann imitation (accent included). He always thinks of Yann saying to him, "Dave, this is my American hat" I can't imagine Yann not wearing it on a rainy day. So sad. Dave said maybe it was a flasher that stole it :!
Posted by: Teresa Young | 02 June 2016 at 02:53 PM
Saw similar one on Amazon. Google men's bucket rain hat. Won't be the same but might fit the bill.
Posted by: Judyo | 02 June 2016 at 03:15 PM
He looks adorable in his vintage look. My husband is the same when it comes to clothing. I love everything vintage, preferably French, but not so much in clothes. He still has shirts that his darling Mother made him 35 to 40 years ago. I would love to update his wardrobe because he wears clothes so well, but I guess having only 1 "clothes horse" in the family is better than two. I adore your blog and dream of life in Provence.
Posted by: cheri | 02 June 2016 at 03:26 PM
I guess the hat and raincoat had served their time with French husband and had decided it was time to move on . . .
Posted by: tut-tut | 02 June 2016 at 03:46 PM
Corey I have only two words.....DIVINE INTERVENTION !!! xxxx
Posted by: Maureen | 02 June 2016 at 03:53 PM
Love the "outfit" in the photo - surely the person who has it now will stay dry when it rains - I am hoping they were truly in need, makes the taking less dreadful - and that they only took these two items, seems likely they wanted/need them. Now what fun to be on the search for replacements. The hat is, to me, wonderful!
Posted by: Kristin | 02 June 2016 at 04:23 PM
It's not just the loss of items one cares about...it is the feeling of personal invasion when an outsider enters your world and you suffer from their actions. It's not the monetary loss but the emotions that follow that are the biggest impact.
Posted by: Joanne Tuchman | 02 June 2016 at 06:02 PM
I love that hat. I used to have one like it. I wonder what happened to it. It disappeared along the way. I hope it is making someone else's children groan and laugh.
Posted by: Anne | 02 June 2016 at 06:21 PM
Perhaps the thief had listened to the weather forecast. So sad for Paris.
Posted by: Ann in UK | 02 June 2016 at 06:51 PM
I like the Inspector Clouseau look. It's sad and upsetting someone would steal it. Looking forward to seeing the replacement.
Posted by: Momof5 | 02 June 2016 at 09:36 PM
No more inspecteur Clouseau (Pink Panther)...
Posted by: WR | 02 June 2016 at 10:23 PM
You'll mail a new/old hat to Diogenes instead of giving it to Yann?
Posted by: Rebecca from the pacific northwest | 02 June 2016 at 11:16 PM
And were there items of far greater value than a coat and hat in it? Sorry! How's Yann taking it?
Posted by: Rebecca from the pacific northwest | 02 June 2016 at 11:36 PM
I think this is the answer. A flasher needed it.
Posted by: Rebecca from the pacific northwest | 02 June 2016 at 11:39 PM
Oh, I'm so sad for French Husband! I understand and know that even if he found ones the same, they would not bring the same touch to the heart.
Posted by: Jan | 03 June 2016 at 05:12 AM
Hahaha...Exactly what I was thinking!
Posted by: Leigh NZ | 03 June 2016 at 06:21 AM