Oh, I should own up to my aversion to Lennon right here and now.  I took the trouble to read several biographies of The Bootles several years back and did not draw many favourable conclusions.

'Twee' is a good word.  'Self-indulgent' is a phrase that readily springs to mind. 
On the other hand, I rather grew up with them and still adore 'Eleanor Rigby' and any number of other songs. 
Lennon, however, was a Grade A horror.

Sure but then didn't The Beach Boys split up before the end of the 60s? I look at the good music from the mid to late 1960s through to the early 80s as a wonderful version of the music - good and mostly bad - that became massive from the mid 80s up to a few years ago. Bands like the Beatles had little to do with that. Although of course crap like Blur and Oasis took a lot from them. I suppose other rockers before and since did too.

I agree that Eleanor Rigby is a good song. Lyrically that's their finest hour.

Talking of The Beach Boys, they were just huge - like The Beatles - around 1965 (?).  I was at junior school (of course) but remember 'Good Vibrations' as if it were yesterday.  Also 'Reach Out' by The Four Tops.  The Monkees were also very big.  I still, in spite of jazz and the likes of Robert Johnson, love it all.  Country music, too.  I've just ordered some West Coast, something by the Memphis Jug Band and a Cajun/Zydeco compilation.  Very catholic tastes in music, I.

'The English Invasion', coming on top of that what - more or less decade long? - dominance by the Americans: the soundtrack to 'American Graffiti'.  Did the invasion last two or three years, before Dylan and those that came after reversed the trend?  Plenty of 'cross-pollination'.  Was Dylan influenced by The Beatles?  They certainly seem to have been influenced by him.  But they - The Beatles - took an innocent art form - and turned it into cack, thus paving the way for every other bit that followed (with rare exceptions)...

'Number nine...  number nine...  number nine...'  Dada?

On the subject itself, no-one has said yea or nay. 
I watched 'Annie Hall' at the end of last year and failed to be impressed by that particular jacket.

I suppose khakis/chinos are a given. Certainly one of the cornerstones I mentioned on the other thread.

A peacoat I think is a classic. Goes with casual and semi smart just great.

I always fancied an m65 but was put off when I read a long thread about them on another site. Possibly Fedora Lounge? The general consensus was that they’re not as warm as you’d think. I do feel the cold though, and find myself standing around in it a lot, so tend to look for coats and jackets deemed suitable for New York winters.

I did own a few Alpha MA1s (blue mainly. That green/grey once or twice. Absolutely never black). The warmest jacket I ever owned was an Alpha MA2 but I wouldn’t want to wear one now. Even if you went the full McQueen with chinos and db’s you’d come across more like a doorman or skinhead.

I think a lot of people assume military approved clothing is top notch stuff, whereas actually a lot of those guys prefer to spend their own money on better quality where they can. Plus I’ve always lived near and knocked around in Aldershot. For all kinds of reasons over the years, you don’t go round dressed too much like a squadie if you’re not one.

Yes you can RG. I think I read reviews from tough ex special forces guys claiming they were plenty warm enough with the lining. And fairly soft, clothes obsessed civvies moaning they weren't as warm as they thought they'd be. I know which side of the fence I'm on!

^ Mine was £6 in 2009 from an American Ebayer.  Very warm indeed.

I wear what are variously called "bush" or "safari" shirts in the warm months. They are either khaki or olive in color and are definitely military-ish. Especially the ones with epaulets, in case of a field promotion.

But mine get filthy.

I should think the old Mod parka was a warm item.  In fact, I know it was as, buying and selling a bit a few years ago, I tried one on and went walkies in it on a cold day.  John Simons offered a few, though I can't remember whether they were to be found at Russell Street or Chiltern Street.  A pity their associations are now so negative, but some of the more arrogant gentlemen I knew circa 1978-9 wore them and imagined themselves the bees' knees (even if they did ride around in cars or catch the bus home instead of owning a scooter).  They're described as 'extreme cold weather', are they not? - and should be reclaimed by practical Ivyists everywhere as part of their look.

^ LOL.  Yes, you're right - but of the type I had around 1975.  The furry hood and everything.  Almost always blue.  And shiny.