But something else happened that many fewer people are aware of. Deckard's signature trench coat, practically a co-star of the film, became available in its second version for people to purchase.

Traditionally, licensing of Blade Runner products has been impossible due in part to rumored conflicts among the license holders, so this trench coat may never feature a Blade Runner logo anywhere on it, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I've always found items with movie logos on them to be less desirable products from films, as they take the owner out of the film world. After all, Rick Deckard's coat didn't have a Blade Runner logo on it anywhere.

So really what we're talking about here is a replica of Rick Deckard's coat as seen in the film Blade Runner, but we're also talking about a spectacular replica.

Film replicas are often models, delicately made and meant to be looked at. This is a replica meant to be worn like the original.

Deckard's Trench V2.0 is so named because it is AbbyShot Clothiers' second version of this coat. From everything I've read on their Web site and everything they've told me, they've been working on perfecting this coat for some time, knowing that fans have been studying this film for 25 years, and they believe they've finally nailed it.

Deckard's Trench V2.0 is a mid-calf-length trench coat designed after the coat worn by Deckard in the film, the coat that we see whenever Deckard is outside. Its look helped define Blade Runner as the film-noir of science fiction and to give it such a place in history and in fans' hearts.

The coat is constructed out of a poly/cotton blend fabric that they call "RDF," lined with a satiny brown Kasha lining. It is resistant to light amounts of water, unlike the original, which was 100 percent water-resistant.

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One great thing about this coat is that it is timeless. It evokes an era of 1940s Humphrey Bogart, but also an era in the future when police cars fly and replicants roam the streets. You could wear this coat and get several different reactions. First, you'd get "Oh, that's a nice trench coat" from people who are not in the know, and better yet, from people who understand, you'll get "Wow. Blade Runner!" It really is a real, wearable coat for any occasion on the one hand, and on the other it's a loving homage to a film that many of us consider one of the best SF films ever made.

The coat has the signature tightly quilted collar that can be worn up or down, or even wrapped around the face. The collar has a lapel extension with two buttons that can be fastened to close it around the face in inclement weather. Two more buttons under the collar allow the extension flap to button under. Or it can be left open, with its two tabs left to blow in the breeze.

The coat also has four pockets, all outside—two hip pockets with flaps and two fairly deep vertical side pockets at the upper chest which button down. There are no interior pockets.

The wrists also have double-tabbed flaps that button down. This is a very nice piece of design work by the original film costumers, lovingly re-created by AbbyShot.

Five buttons close the coat in front, and two belt loops hold the waist belt. The belt, as in the film, has no buckle. It can be tied or left to hang loose.

I mentioned earlier that the original version of this coat was 100 percent waterproof, but that this second version was only slightly water-resistant. And there is a reason for this. The 100 percent waterproof one allowed water to bead off perfectly. But as fans of the film know, that's not how this coat should behave, and fans told AbbyShot they wanted authenticity. This coat will get wet in the rain, just as Deckard's coat did in the film. Fans demanded it. AbbyShot listened. It's what they do.

They tell me they turned the movie inside out getting this coat right and listened to fan appeals on things like the stitching around the upper pockets, the collar fabric (early thoughts were that it was made of coarse corduroy, but that was not right) and the depth and length of the collar, using shots sent in by fans, including a promo-only shot of the coat buttoned up around the neck.

You want a coat you can wear over a suit? A coat to wear casually around town? And a coat that will let people know you know your films? This is the only game in town.