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16th December 20, 05:11 AM
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Tobus,
You are right on about sweaters. I have several which I frequently wear with kilts when the weather is right. I especially like a heavy, rib knit, shawl collar number (with Harris Tweed shoulder panels like the wooly pully) that I picked up at the Scottish Shop in Rothenburg, Germany a couple of Christmases ago. I also have a lovely dark greed turtleneck Shetland sweater I bought at the late lamented Britches of Georgetown back in the 1990s. It looks fabulous with my kilt and kept me warm in the frigid cold of Beijing winters.
The Arran and commando sweaters are both great looks kilted.
Andrew
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18th December 20, 05:01 PM
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19th December 20, 06:07 AM
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Another classic British option would be a Harrington jacket, cut short with freedom of movement in mind as a showerproof windbreaker for golf 90-odd years ago but adopted in the 60's as everyday wear. The original is still available at a price (this is the button rather than the knit cuff option)
https://www.baracuta.com/en/shop-icons-g4/
but everyone makes a version these days. For example -
https://www.peterchristian.co.uk/wax...n-jacket-olive
If you have the budget there is a ventile option -
https://www.privatewhitevc.com/produ...29421716373565
though I wish I could justify the Grenfell cloth version myself -
https://grenfell.com/collections/gol...ell-cloth-navy
Vintage grenfell and ventile cycling jackets sometimes pop up on auction sites, cut short at the front and longer at the back, but they are usually snapped up by the retro cycling crowd.
Regards EEM.
"Humanity is an aspiration, not a fact of everyday life."
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19th December 20, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Micrographia
Another classic British option would be a Harrington jacket, cut short with freedom of movement in mind as a showerproof windbreaker for golf 90-odd years ago but adopted in the 60's as everyday wear.
Regards EEM.
Now I know what to look for next in the thrift stores!
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20th December 20, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Micrographia
Another classic British option would be a Harrington jacket, cut short with freedom of movement in mind as a showerproof windbreaker for golf 90-odd years ago...
Are there photos from the 1930s?
I suppose I could look at vintage golf photos to see.
I just looked at Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrington_jacket
The celebrities mentioned and photos all date to the 1950s and 1960s and in fact one photo shows a jacket clearly derived from the Battle Dress jacket.
Since Battle Dress wasn't developed until 1937 it could well have been inspired by the Harrington jacket if that can be shown to predate 1937.
Last edited by OC Richard; 20th December 20 at 07:56 AM.
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20th December 20, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by OC Richard
Are there photos from the 1930s?
I suppose I could look at vintage golf photos to see.
I just looked at Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrington_jacket
The celebrities mentioned and photos all date to the 1950s and 1960s and in fact one photo shows a jacket clearly derived from the Battle Dress jacket.
Since Battle Dress wasn't developed until 1937 it could well have been inspired by the Harrington jacket if that can be shown to predate 1937.
From the Grenfell Golfer jacket product description -
"The history of the Grenfell Golfer jacket cannot be understated. A version of this classic all-weather jacket has been present in our collections since 1931, as we've kept pro golfers the world over warm between holes."
I believe the style was promoted as the Harrington jacket to young Mods in the 60s by an enterprising shop owner who spotted a character in Peyton Place wearing one .
Regards, EEM.
"Humanity is an aspiration, not a fact of everyday life."
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20th December 20, 02:11 PM
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Photos and period advertising here -
https://grenfell.com/pages/legacy
Regards, EEM
"Humanity is an aspiration, not a fact of everyday life."
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20th December 20, 02:57 PM
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According to this article the Baracuta jacket was launched in 1937.
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/25...g?v=1552310372
There are some ads included in the piece, unfortunately none of them are dated eg:
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20th December 20, 04:36 PM
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21st December 20, 01:16 PM
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