Yep, but at least they still make them in scotland.  Nothing keeps the weather out like a Mackintosh, but not to be worn when there is any warmth - ha

Modern macs are cut way too slim with ridiculously high armholes and a longer collar. I really think Grenfell make the best macs today. They're simple, streamlined, lightweight, and still knock back the wind and rain as well as any other. I like the full on ragalan detailing, shorter peter pan style collar, and no unecessary contempo fashion add-ons. It's the most basic, clean, contoured and modernist looking rain mac around, of any present-day makers, from my experience. It was quite shocking to walk through the Financial District in San Francisco back in the spring in search of a similar coat, only to find bewilderment and confusion upon the faces of many baffled department store floor walkers in every high end menswear branch. The classic raincoat is sadly extinct in this country. Even your traditional UK makers, save Burberry perhaps, are scarcely turning out anything resembling what once they resurrected their stakes in. Just have a look at the current and contemporary Mackintosh season on their website: it's all modern tight fitting fashion school junk.

All the coats that I've tried on in San Fran, which admittedly wasn't many, were teenaged girl sized. When I wrote to Mack to inquire about their version of the raincoat that they were producing for J.Crew (of all shops!) they wrote back to say that it was being discontinued from their own line. I forget the name of the style, Duncan or Dunkeld or something like that. Perhaps there's greater selection in the UK. I think you can only find them in Barney's NY now, on this continent. Have a look at the current men's season: http://www.mackintosh-uk.net/collection/men/

It was the Dunkeld that I'd tried (three sizes up!) in suffocating hipster cut with bad trendy detailings. High quality material to be sure, but extremely unflattering in fit. I have a feeling the Japanese now own most stock in the brand.


Edit: The J.Crew coat is NOT the Dunkeld. This is the slimmer fitting modernized version of what they're selling to J.Crew, which they've now phased out of their own line entirely. Not sure if it's still being offered through J.C. but as it's internet only stock (according to the J.Crew service rep in one downtown SF store) I never had a chance to try it on, as I wasn't willing to spend $800+ tax, s/h, etc. on a raincoat I couldn't touch in store. The girl in shop said that the only time they've ever seen them in the wild, is when customers purchase online and return to shops due to miscalculation in sizing. I decided to just call up John Simons and get kitted out.

Last edited by Oliver (2012-08-02 08:22:31)

I really like the downfield my fav jacket, one thing i would say is the coloured cotton does fatigue really quickly, within about a year and a half of wear

Oh dear.

Last edited by Goodyear welt (2012-08-02 10:35:58)

Ghastly green Gant tartan shirt
lewd Levi's needlecords
dirty Desert Boots
Rapist sunglasses
Pedophile beard
Weird nonce haircut

Ha ha!

is that a darted jacket? like the fit with the polo, try rolling up the sleeves a bit?

Last edited by senorservo (2012-08-03 07:05:27)

Yes it is darted, had it 3 or 4 years, which is why it's odd the sleeve look so long. It might be they have fallen lower with me wearing a polo instead of a shirt? Gonna have to get the sleeves sorted though, maybe an inch off - hmmm.

No, one and a half.

one inch and a quarter!