Hello all.
While on a recent visit to London, I purchased a vintage Burberry (Prorsum) Harrington jacket. The salesman said he guessed it might be from the 90s... but I don't think Prorsum became a line until 2000.
The jacket is unlined/unstructured, which seems uncommon of what little I know of Burberry jackets. In one photo, I stuffed the armhole with a shirt, to visually separate that area from where my hand can slip behind the unlined front of the jacket.
When I bought it, it was rather dark and evenly soiled/grungy all over, like it had absorbed soot. The texture was even a little rough, so I thought it might be linen. When I got it home, I soaked it in OxiClean and gave it a wash, which really worked nicely! It's brighter and softer, and am now guessing it's made of cotton. Oddly, I can't find a materials label anywhere.
I can only assume the 'Serantes, Bilbao' logo identifies with the textile mill, but I can't find any such mill in my online search attempts. The Spanish blurb below it, Google translates to "Do not iron the stitch of this garment". Never heard of a garment you can iron anywhere except where the stitches are.
Hidden under the main Burberry patch (only 3 sides stitched down) is a blank Burberry size tag - another mystery! I'm a medium, and this jacket happens to fit me very well.
Lots of idiosyncrasies about this jacket. Can anyone shed some light on this and provide a little info or context?
Much obliged!
While on a recent visit to London, I purchased a vintage Burberry (Prorsum) Harrington jacket. The salesman said he guessed it might be from the 90s... but I don't think Prorsum became a line until 2000.
The jacket is unlined/unstructured, which seems uncommon of what little I know of Burberry jackets. In one photo, I stuffed the armhole with a shirt, to visually separate that area from where my hand can slip behind the unlined front of the jacket.
When I bought it, it was rather dark and evenly soiled/grungy all over, like it had absorbed soot. The texture was even a little rough, so I thought it might be linen. When I got it home, I soaked it in OxiClean and gave it a wash, which really worked nicely! It's brighter and softer, and am now guessing it's made of cotton. Oddly, I can't find a materials label anywhere.
I can only assume the 'Serantes, Bilbao' logo identifies with the textile mill, but I can't find any such mill in my online search attempts. The Spanish blurb below it, Google translates to "Do not iron the stitch of this garment". Never heard of a garment you can iron anywhere except where the stitches are.
Hidden under the main Burberry patch (only 3 sides stitched down) is a blank Burberry size tag - another mystery! I'm a medium, and this jacket happens to fit me very well.
Lots of idiosyncrasies about this jacket. Can anyone shed some light on this and provide a little info or context?
Much obliged!
