What happened to Burberry?

[osully]

Coincidentally, in today’s wsj

https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/luxury-brands-have-a-strict-hierarchy-burberry-found-out-the-hard-way-1d5fb2c9?st=nl1ucodfl1cxteu&reflink=article_copyURL_share

 

[ppk]

My local Burberry ( Palo Alto CA) is basically a purveyor of tasteless
overpriced junk to clueless rich Asian tourists. That was my impression
when I recently went to the shop to find a current equivalent to my
treasured possibly 10 year old Burberry corduroys.

Was there recently. I concur.

I picked up a vintage raincoat on eBay rather getting a new one. I'll send it in to be refurbished.

 

[mebiuspower]

Lots of vintage Burberry trench on fleabay at great prices if you're patient.

Got a navy trench for the gf for $86 USD last year and got a tan one for $250 USD and comes with wool liner.

 

[TimothyF]

I found the vintage Burberrys (while their construction quality is not in dispute) have low armholes which can limit arm mobility, e.g. reaching forward. I wonder if others have a similar experience, and can point me to something better. Maybe a different vintage of Burberry, maybe Aquascutum or another maker?

 

[Son Of Saphir]

^^^

yes low armholes on those trench coats.

 

[comrade]

^^^

yes low armholes on those trench coats.

Is it perhaps because they were originally designed to accommodate heavy stiff
officer's uniforms? Norwegian government in exile officers World War 2 . Two in Burberrys:

 

[TimothyF]

^^^

yes low armholes on those trench coats.

Ridiculously low. I go up one chest size, so that the double-breasted version envelopes me, yet still the sleeves pull when I reach forward. If you forget about the armhole issue, then for whatever reason you need to reach in a hurry, you could end up bruising your upper arm LOL