Right on!
this is a great jacket - sadly the price isn't.
http://www.mrporter.com/product/316781
For that price, there are far better British raincoats available imo (Aquascutum, Baracuta or Grenfell. A couple of decades ago Burberrys would have led such a list). (Not that I can imagine anyone on here paying that price anyway.)
For anyone in the Midlands there is a good Aquascutum outlet shop at junction 26 of M1 that has excellent discounts and both myself and my wife got their trench coats at substantially reduced prices (£100).
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Armchaired, thanks for the mention. After I left the group and came back, I've been around since and just try not to take it too seriously. I'm busy on a few fronts so try to contribute where I can.
Car coats - I've been looking if anyone does them at a reasonable price vs quality balance, it's a style that appears to have faded away somewhat. Anyone know anyone doing them?
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I just bought a London fog main coat on etsy that has a zip out lining and looks to be in mint condition, only cost me £30 including postage. There's tons, of these on eBay and etsy.
Last edited by My Grandfather's Pants (2012-10-01 12:46:43)
^imagine the national anthem playing quietly behind your post getting louder towards the end when your talking about Mackintosh.... Beautifull, it brought a tear to my eye. All it needs is rapturous applause at the end.
I think Alex Salmond hacked my account.
Well the main difference is Macs are bonded cotton and some of the brands to my knowledge rubberised cotton, and because of this one thing it true, Macs resist the water, and the wind much better, they carry vents under the arms, and like I said, if you're cold blooded not a problem.
But I think with all of these classic menswear products, why are we using old technology, surely they could produced just as lovely looking fabrics that did breathe, and keep the wearer dry?
A singlebreasted raincoat is not supposed to be a winter garment, however they are supposed to be warm enough to withstand large amounts of the year in this country. In winter a wool coat makes more sense, although I think most trenches are also thick enough for the winter (via the detachable wool lining). Older single breasted Burberrys are thick enough to keep you warm for a lot of the year and pretty waterproof, I think without using rubber or other treatment, it's only modern Burberrys that are so slight. Afaik.
I've not really investigated the recent quality of the other brands I was praising earlier, however any that are no longer manufactured in the UK are automatically under suspicion in my eyes.
There was a company making copies of old school Burberrys that was linked on here a while ago, if I had the cash and the need for a new mac, I would certainly investigate them.
I have a BrooksBrothers (made in Thailand) single breasted raincoat with a removable wool/cashmere lining that can be worn all year in the UK, but only in an urban environment. It is extremely well made and will probably last a lifetime. 30/40 years ago similar coats were commonplace and you could pass by unnoticed. This is not the case today and it seems only TV news reporters wear them. For the country I tend to wear Gore Tex coats etc. with no obvious Ivy connections.
Many years ago (when you lot were still wasting your time on modcult arguing about the correct way to backcomb a bouffant) someone on here - possibly The Weejun - stated they had a NOS 60s Burberrys mac, and the cotton was so tightly woven that it was completely waterpoof.
Burberry now would undoubtedly come a poor second to Macintosh now. Presumably the latter has less of a name to rely on, so is forced to actually offer decent quality (like clothing manufacturers used to do in the old days).
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I'm talking about the nature of the fabric due to its construction, Mackintosh material is impervious to water because of the layer of rubber between the cotton, but Burberry does have a hyrdrastatic head, because if it breathes, at some point of saturation water will pass through it, it can be a very high amount, I'm not sure what it is on Burberry, but I own both, and the Burberrys I have is from a period where it was still UK made, and not a piece of tat, and I would say it is great in terms of comfort, but isn't as waterproof.
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