Friday Challenge : The Blouson (or 'Harrington')

[Betelgeuse]

Damn, would not be able to enter this one, I don't own a jacket like that.

 

[Clouseau]

Speaking of @Man-of-Mystery, i hope he won't mind if i post this inspirational picture of him, sporting a Harrington around 1970



And this other one of him today, sporting a Grenfell, one of the best Harringtons around (if you want to get one @Betelgeuse !)



Too old for a Harrington, really ?

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

@Man-of-Mystery wouldn't agree!

Too right I wouldn't.

I may have seen elderly persons in every shade of taupe/beige/cream, but I have never ever seen anyone 'geriatric' in a G9! And that's flat! I have a vintage G9 in stone, and I wear it everywhere. The trick with that colour is to wear dark blue with it.

Oh, I said I wear it everywhere. There's one exception - St Andrews! I never wear it to university, because I'd look too much like a bloody golfer in it.

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

re the 1970 pic, what's more interesting is the American sports shirt I'm wearing - straight out of the Squire Shop!

 

[Clouseau]

re the 1970 pic, what's more interesting is the American sports shirt I'm wearing - straight out of the Squire Shop!

I think it's a great Harrington-Shirt combo as the check of the shirt works with the check of the Harrington lining, and that's a Challenge !

I also find interesting that the Grenfell is in a color approaching the one of your 70s Harrington.

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

That's one reason I picked it. Green was my eccentricity when I was a lad, where everyone else seemed to go for blue. I had a green surfer in 1968, with a red and white stripe down each sleeve. And when Harringtons came in (again, in or around 69) I went straight for a green one.

 

[Clouseau]

Not an entry, but i went this morning to the Fred Perry shop (to try one of their Harringtons) wearing a…Baracuta

It was a bit chilly, so knitwear and scarf.

Fred Perry sells nice Harringtons.
Amy liked them, and looked quite good...

 

[DonkeyJacket1]

re the 1970 pic, what's more interesting is the American sports shirt I'm wearing - straight out of the Squire Shop!

The shirt and harrington work well together, wouldnt mind a shirt that colour meself.

 

[Mr Knightley]

re the 1970 pic, what's more interesting is the American sports shirt I'm wearing - straight out of the Squire Shop!

I had a very similar shirt in 1970 but pale peppermint green with the blue check. Career Club?

 

[FlyingHorker]

I think these garments never fail to make everyone look dumpy.

This truly will be a challenge.

 

[pickergc]

my dad's Lacoste Harrington from the late 80s....I also have his blood-red version

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

I had a very similar shirt in 1970 but pale peppermint green with the blue check. Career Club?

TBH I never looked inside the neck!

 

[Clouseau]

More inspiration, different styles...



Daniel Craig as James Bond


Paul Weller


Martin Freeman wearing a baggy version, but with a Paisley lining


Ivy League Look Enthusiast and Ex-Blogger Jerrod Swanton


French Football player (now Coach) Thierry Henry


No, he is not wearing his inside-out, they sold it like that !

 

[Gerry Nelson]

Here's my entry:

A closer look:

 

[macjedi]

Here's my entry:

A closer look:

That’s how it’s done Gerry! ?