Very good observations.
I too have found that cheap models are just as functional as the expensive ones.
Burberry and Aqua. are probably just trading off the name, these days.
Their prices are astronomical.

In North America the "London Fog" raincoats were ubiquitous at one time.

TV

http://www.allegri.com/

Any experience with Mackintosh anybody? I'm tempted each time I pass in Burlington Arcade, but the rubber coating thing worries me a bit, practicality and durability-wise...

I love raincoats (no, I'm neither a spy nor a flasher..:-); my favourite are a short vintage off white single breasted Aquascutum and a lightweight olive Watro, single breasted with belt. I use also a late 50s ink blue number, with a slight iridescent effect (tweed lined, with a lovely large embroidered inside label) and a short tan one (a bit frayed on the left cuff), also iridiscent, both single breasted.

Last edited by Daniele (2007-01-29 08:47:48)

Daniele,

Here's a link to a negative report on Mackintosh durability, from a Styleforum user:

http://styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=11160&highlight=MACKINTOSH+WEAR

The last Mackintosh I looked at (but did not buy) was on sale at Bergdorf. It barely touched the knee.
Regards,

Steven

P.S. Horace, thanks for the kind thought about adoption. My wife and I already have children from prior marriages but we'd consider a new "child" who could contribute substantial airline miles to the household and who is willing to housesit when we go to Australia late this year. New wardrobe (sadly) not included.

Last edited by stylestudent (2007-01-29 11:17:27)

Just noticed this make in the window of a gents shop here in town I occasionally shop at :

http://www.grenfellgarments.com/Rainwear.html

As for rainwear I own myself : a Hugo Boss plum, fingertip length, lined raincoat and a Berghaus kagoul in bright red.......

The mac I saw was in a very handsome sort of light army green w/an orange tinge BTW....... nice.....

Last edited by Alex Roest (2007-01-31 05:35:26)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3528296.stm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/02/nclap02.xml

Last edited by Marc Grayson (2007-02-02 01:31:49)

Oddly even my brother and I were approached by Cordings (along with I'm sure many, many others) to invest in the company.
They were linked to Hawes & Curtis too I think. The sales pitch was that they covered everything - H&C through the week and then Cordings for 'the weekend look'.

Terry Lean trivia: I'm actually sitting on a Brown tweed cushion made by Cordings. It was a shop fitting from their down stairs sofa (Green tweed) by the shoes. My sister-in-law persuaded them to sell it to her some time around '99 & then gave it to me for Christmas as a joke.
Very nice it is too - Rich brown herringbone with a subtle deep wine and mustard coloured windowpane over-check. Once upon a time they had suits in the same tweed too.