Friday Challenge : The Blouson (or 'Harrington')

[Man-of-Mystery]

You all look like you could have been interviewed for the John Simons film

I wish. I visited the Ivy Shop and the Squire Shop back in the day. Bought threads and footwear there in 1969. The rest is history.

[I didn't manage to get into that film, but did squeeze into the Don Letts docu about Sk*nh**d.]

 

[NorCal]

No, I'm a 1st year PhD student there.

Ah, cool. I ask because my niece just started there this year.

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

Ah, cool. I ask because my niece just started there this year.

Yeah? What's she studying?

 

[ter1413]

 

[Thin White Duke]

Yeah? What's she studying?

Coincidence but my niece just did her O levels (or whatever the porridge munchers call them these days) and went to an open day there. She wants to study astro physics!

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

Probably her Highers, if she's looking at uni places.

 

[Clouseau]

Today



G4. Not a Tartan lining, but a Tartan popover shirt.

 

[Mr Knightley]

Today - or autumn 1969?





Back in 1968 / 69 we all aspired to a John Simons Harrington but many of us, schoolboys at the time, had to settle for a less exotic version. Today I still enjoy these Combat English-made jackets that are very close to the style and feel of my late 60's ones.

 

[Inkss]

Vintage 'The Fox' jacket from Penneys

 

[NorCal]

Yeah? What's she studying?

I want to say European history? Maybe medieval history?

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

I want to say European history? Maybe medieval history?

Two minutes' walk from where I'm based.

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

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Vintage 'The Fox' jacket from Penneys

Blimey, the gang's all here!

 

[Clouseau]

Still one week to go...

Keep the entries coming !

To those of you who posted several pictures, i will choose only one for the voting thread (usually a full-length portrait showing the whole outfit - if there is one)

 

[Kingstonian]

EFV was the best example so far.

Then I noticed he was not wearing socks. So that means automatic disqualification.

 

[Kingstonian]

Jerrold, or Oxford Cloth Button Down as he used to post under, had the Harrington look down to a T. Very traditional but you could not fault it.

Always interesting to look at the backgrounds too when he posted on that same spot on Main Street. Watch the seasons change, empty streets traffic etc.