r/XFiles • u/DaddySchrutebucks • 1d ago

Season One Darkness Falls

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The eBay gods looked kindly on me. My 3 year search came to an end.

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u/FusRoDaahh 1d ago

i look on ebay for this all the time ahahaha šŸ˜­

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u/DaddySchrutebucks 1d ago

It was my routine to wake up and immediately check my eBay emails for Gore Tex jackets. All that scrolling paid off. Now I need a new morning ritual.

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u/FusRoDaahh 1d ago

Look for her puffy white Ice coat. Or one of Mulderā€™s cool jackets lol

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u/Happy_Reflection3424 1d ago

New ritual is obviously hunting down the Ice coat. You already have the poster and the Darkness Falls jacket, might as well work through the whole season one wardrobe.

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u/FusRoDaahh 1d ago

Thereā€™s one on Depop right now that is the blue colors reversed, dark blue at the collar and light blue on the body. Itā€™s tempting but I am going to hold out hope on finding the real one šŸ˜©

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u/jerseygurl96 1d ago

I found one at a thrift store last year and was stoked but it made me look like a lil old lady so I sold it! I think it went to a good home in MainešŸ‘

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u/DaddySchrutebucks 1d ago

I know itā€™s not the screen accurate parka but Iā€™m so happy to have a rain coat I can use.

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u/jerseygurl96 1d ago

It looks great on you!!

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u/DaddySchrutebucks 1d ago

Thank you!!

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u/softrockstarr 1d ago
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Welcome to the club! We go get cocooned by mysterious bugs in the woods every third Thursday.

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u/scullywear 1d ago

šŸ¤£šŸ’—

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u/softrockstarr 1d ago

You're obviously invited. Bring bug spray.

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u/lonegungrrly 1d ago

The coat omg amazing

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u/CBTallfeather 1d ago

Very familiar.

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u/RoseBlue373 1d ago

Great jacket!! šŸ‘

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u/DeltaFlyer0525 1d ago

Dang! I took the last two months off looking for my sanity, but congrats! Iā€™m glad some of us are living the dream!

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u/Big_Dot_3133 1d ago

Classic 90s sports coat colors šŸ™Œ

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u/UnluckyAd9754 1d ago

I havenā€™t seen that jacket since 1995.

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u/scullywear 1d ago

Great find, op! šŸ«”šŸ’œ

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u/Which-Bread3418 1d ago

Ooh! It's perfect!

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u/MisterHelix 1d ago

Can I ask what the name of the jacket is and what to search to find one? I think I'm going to steal the idea of checking every morning on eBay lol

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u/DaddySchrutebucks 1d ago

ā€œEddie Bauer Gore Tex Vintage Jacketā€ and ā€œEddie Bauer Vintage Jacketā€ were my saved searches.

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u/FusRoDaahh 1d ago

Just fyi there are two versions, a rainjacket and the parka that Scully wears. I believe the rain jacket version has the pink only on one side of the coller whereas the Scully-worn version has pink on both sides. Several users here have found the rainjacket with the pink only one flap of the collar like OP here. Itā€™s so similar as to be barely noticeable but could help searching for ā€œparkaā€ as well

(Iā€™m looking every day too so itā€™s me against you now šŸ˜‚)

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u/DaddySchrutebucks 1d ago

As they say, this rain coat was ā€œclose enough for government workā€ at least in my mind.

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u/MisterHelix 1d ago

I look forward to our competition! Send me a message if you end up getting it lol

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u/scullywear 1d ago

Theyā€™re essentially the same coat pattern just from different release years or markets Iā€™m guessing. Besides the double pink lapel, there are other subtle differences: pink triangles on the back sleeve wrists, detachable zipper hood vs roll-and-hide hood, different cinchers, and slightly different shades of pink. There are also several versions of the single pink lapel coat as well.

I have never seen the SA coat for sale in the right colorway but I own it in teal. Always looking though!

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u/FusRoDaahh 1d ago

Itā€™s funny cause when Iā€™m looking online for vintage coats I see soooo many in that blue/green/teal/pink color combo lol, so many of them look similar and I think I see it then realize itā€™s not it

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u/MisterHelix 11h ago

I found the rain jacket if you want me to send you the link! I'm only interested in the parka so I figured I'd offer to send the eBay listing over EDIT nevermind my colorblind ass mixed up turquoise and blue

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u/FusRoDaahh 10h ago

Yeah I saw the turquoise one haha

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u/toolgirl77 1d ago

Haha! One of my favorites!

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u/superFluffymushroom 1d ago

I am so jelly

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u/JoseSaldana6512 1d ago

Take a good flashlight in case the Tooth Fairy shows up

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u/Eaglemoon7 13h ago

I had a white version of this. It was a shorter waist length jacket but it was always one of my favorites.

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u/Shoddy_Eye4118 9h ago

I got lucky enough to find my own too!! šŸ¤©šŸ¤© LOVE IT!! Iā€™ll treasure it forever!

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u/Shoddy_Eye4118 9h ago

I got lucky enough to find my own too!! šŸ¤©šŸ¤© LOVE IT!! Iā€™ll treasure it forever!

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u/acev1864 1h ago

Thats awesome, you should get the one she wears in detour too