Well we can gripe about prices of all cotton, made in USA / Italy / UK items from classic or quality manufacturers but unfortunately the prices are what they are, unless anyone has further to add? I'm sure John Simons are going to do some more again and think they were around £250.

On a vintage tip, Burberry's seem a good option but can be hard to find beige or other light colours without stains.

There are now on eBay new Grenfell cloth harringtons in a few sizes in a dark tan at £169. Presumably they are made by the company newly reorganized a decade or so ago called Grenfell, which was then in East London.

I had a variegated heavy olive whipcord balmacaan made by that Grenfell that I got at the now defunct H. Herzfeld in NYC that I now regret selling, though they were always a bit too roomy. But the quality was superb, minus things like handsewn button holes and that sort of thing. I put horn buttons on it as the originals were kind of ugly.

The quality on the grenfell harrington looks good in the photos, although the cloth looks different from the "Grenfell cloth" Bramble Harrington that I got at J. Simons years ago--lighter than an actual Baracuta g9 and comfortable. The Grenfell now on eBay has a distinct twill pattern, whereas the Bramble didn't, and was almost a stone color.

^Yeah it just matters whether a given person cares whether it is like the original or not and to what extent and in what ways.

Hi all, my Grenfell jacket in beige arrived today:
https://grenfell.com/collections/contemporary-casual-jackets/products/the-harrington-grenfell-cloth-in-beige

It's the standard fit which is straight in style and not baggy.  It has plenty of room to expand though if needed. I wouldn't call it slim in the modern sense of how clothes are made.

The jacket is exactly what I hoped for, very good fabric and manufacture, excellent style and looks like it will last.
It has 100% cotton construction, with the outer Grenfell cloth being waterproof.

For similar jackets now, I'll keep with Grenfell and perhaps try some other colours over time. My wife and son liked it with my wife commenting on the fabric being like a raincoat. It is but it is softer to touch.

The beige colour is darker than stone as you would expect and therefore versitile in what it can be paired with.  The inner collar, cuffs and lower ribbing/stretch are all in a darker, softer material which I have not seen before and avoids this looking too much like it is described for a youthful subculture look. The inner pattern too isn't a tartan as can be seen at the webpage. This makes it easier to pair up I think.

In theory the jacket is higher price than others and I waited for a while, but this seems great quality jacket that I know has been 100% made in UK.

Hope that helps anyone wavering as I was. It's a jacket to invest in that seems like it will last a life time.

Last edited by An Unseen Scene (2019-03-15 12:42:45)

Good report thanks Unscene, that jacket will give you years of use.

Last edited by Yuca (2019-03-15 20:26:24)

I don’t claim to be an expert but I thought Baracutas were always poly-cotton mix? The poly probably makes them less absorbent and thus showerproof rather than 100 percent cotton. Nowadays they could treat the cotton with Teflon or some other dodgy chemical which might increase water resistance but does this stay on after a wash?

Dunno how well received an obviously Mod brand would be by the Ivy lads but I have a couple of Fred Perry Harringtons one from eBay one from End, made in England, 100percent cotton, very decent quality and a lot less than Baracuta prices. I’ll probably sell my Baracuta as I hardly wear it and it fits a bit small.

I have a Baracuta G4 which I bought around about 2006, it was made in England and I believe that, at that time, all their jackets were. It is 100% cotton outer and the lining is a poly mix.