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#1 2011-12-07 08:56:06
- Hard Bop Hank
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Windbreaker
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#3 2011-12-07 11:05:40
- Liam Mac
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Re: Windbreaker
No chance. They couldn't even find someone to wear it then judging by the superimposed head.
#4 2011-12-07 11:07:25
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Re: Windbreaker
I wonder if then the 'windcheater' name came about to avoid coming close to the registered 'windbreaker' name?
Anyone know who first used the name windcheater?
Last edited by Liam Mac (2011-12-07 11:08:00)
#5 2011-12-07 11:30:24
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Re: Windbreaker
They were certainly generically known as 'windcheaters' by us by around 1967/68 - not that they ever cheated much wind; more likely a gentle breeze. I should think they were nylon and cheap: for young lads whose parents didn't have too much cash to spend on clothes.
#6 2011-12-07 11:41:00
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Re: Windbreaker
LoL, I'd say 'Breeze Decelerator' would be a more accurate description of the jackets you're talking about Andy. But I don't suppose that tag would sell many jackets
The vintage slicker I bought recently had a tag on it that said 'spray weight' which I think is a similar sort of term. It can take a bit of ocean spray but it's no 'foul weather' rain smock
#10 2022-06-30 05:25:44
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Re: Windbreaker
Can the 'celebrated' G9 (or G4, for that matter) really be designated as either a 'windbreaker' or 'windcheater'?
Gene Lees described Bill Evans as wearing the former in bitter weather. Not sure there's a photograph, though. He must have been strapped for cash. I had something around fifteen years ago I thought of as a 'windbreaker': US-made, nylon, collegiate: to be slipped on with a pair of Levis and a polo shirt for a quick trip out. I was going through a very hardcore collegiate phase.
It passed.