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#1 2009-05-07 12:08:14

Brownshoe
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Anoraks

...the "cagoul" type, like this:

http://www.rbsporting.co.uk/shopimages/products/thumbnails/Stalker%20anorak.jpg

Anyone around here like them?

I know they have some loaded associations in the UK--they were a mod thing, right?--but I don't think they have any special meaning in the US.  I dimly remember "Anorak" as being a derisive term for a clueless person in some English book or movie from someplace.

I found a hunter green one from J Crew at the thrift for $3.  I'd never worn them, but it's so lightweight and portable that it's already come in handy in the Northeast's current unpredictable warm/cold/rainy spell.

I have a vague memory of seeing one in a Take Ivy photo--maybe on a bicyclist?  Anyway, I think it looks good, wore it with cord jeans and desert treks and it seemed to coordinate nicely.

 

#2 2009-05-07 12:12:06

1966
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#3 2009-05-07 12:15:22

Get Smart
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Re: Anoraks

dont like them myself

here's a modern take on it by Albam UK

http://www.oipolloi.com/store/Albam-FishermansCagouleBurntOrange-4505.html

 

#4 2009-05-07 12:27:36

adam!
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i love love love albam stuff.

 

#5 2009-05-07 13:17:56

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Re: Anoraks

I'm not sure I would ever wear it but I like it. I can see it looking good with certain outfits.


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#6 2009-05-07 13:33:57

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Cagouls, simply dreadful, particulary orange/yellow ones.  The most disturbing type are the ones you roll up, zip up and wear around your waist, like some extra from Last of The Summer Wine.  Better to get wet, yet remain sartorially resplendent.


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#7 2009-05-07 13:47:12

eris
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Re: Anoraks

That albam cagoule is simply amazing!

 

#8 2009-05-07 13:48:53

1966
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I like the idea of orange and yellow ones but they'd have to be cheap and packable like Brownshoe's. And a popover preferably.
As much as I like some of Albam's stuff I'm not going to pay a premium for an occasional item like a cagoule.

 

#9 2009-05-07 14:01:08

Staceyboy
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Re: Anoraks

I agree with ScarletStreet. I like the look of that Albam coat but I couldn't see me wearing it too often - which you'd have to at that price. Maybe in a different colour? Not sure.

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#10 2009-05-07 14:27:45

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#11 2009-05-07 14:41:55

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#12 2009-05-07 14:53:22

Chris Kavanaugh
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Re: Anoraks

www.hillgear.com  For @ $200 USD you can get a Anorak, or windshirt made of ventile cloth.

This is an extremely tightely woven cotton that is impervious to wind, actually breathes unlike Gorecrap

and will last a few decades of serious use. It was developed in WW2 to keep RAF crews down in the Channel

from freezing- which in fact is the premise of a native anorak to begin with.

Last edited by Chris Kavanaugh (2009-05-07 14:54:38)


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#13 2009-05-07 15:02:00

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Re: Anoraks

Modern outdoor clothing tends to have too many bells and whistles: the same kind of design incontinence which is responsible for the modern athletic shoe. Even something as 'no frills' as the Hillgear Windshirt is just too much for me personally.

 

#14 2009-05-07 15:05:55

1966
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#15 2009-05-07 17:34:48

Brownshoe
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#16 2009-05-07 23:17:05

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#17 2009-05-08 01:47:17

Alex Roest
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#18 2009-05-08 02:33:08

michael-j
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#19 2009-06-30 04:43:44

Moose Maclennan
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#20 2009-06-30 05:11:57

adam!
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I quite like the Jack Wills one in navy.

Saw it in the Kings Road store a while back and it's not that hideous.
The tan one is rank though - looks too overly distressed.

 

#21 2009-06-30 06:27:00

The Beatnik
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Re: Anoraks

You walk a fine line between cool and knowing and Kendal mint cake (the Americans won't get that) wearing a cagoul. Hoods have become such a negative item in recent years in Britain you have to be careful. I have a Spiewak and an old Carhartt and I always think twice before wearing them.
I actually like the Jack Wills ones though. They look like they were found frozen in Scott's tent next to the tins of corned beef.

 

#22 2009-06-30 06:37:06

Moose Maclennan
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#23 2009-06-30 11:11:12

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#24 2009-06-30 15:18:05

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#25 2009-06-30 16:19:41

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