The Wiser Hatter
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The Making of Barbour Jackets.
The Making of Barbour Jackets.
I really like the Belstaff Che Guevara wax jacket. http://www.lineafashion.com/store/m...ew-che-guevara-mens-replica-jacket-10085.html.
Of the four Belstaffs I had before I discovered Aero, this is the only one I've kept. It's quite a heavy weight of cotton and has a very light waxing, which just seems to give it a nice worn look. In my opinion it's better looking than any Barbour I've seen.
Drizabone make a full length wax coat for horse riding, these are reputedly the best on the market.
I had a Belstaffe Trials Master motorcycle jacket many years ago, Unfortunately after one winters wear in heavy weather it always looked dirty.
Gone over to leather now
Drizabone are great. I've had 3 and now wear their Drifter which is a classic black 3/4 bike jacket - like the Che jacket. Drizabone used to make Belstaff under license when Belstaff was quality product. I think I'm right is saying that Drizabone use a thicker drill cotton that most of the others. Is it 12oz? Can't remember. They age like leather to me. I have to say I don't like the Drizabone horse-riding long coat. Looks too much like an 1980's pop singer or a try hard cowboy for my taste. But I'm sure they are well made and practical.
Drizabone make a full length wax coat for horse riding, these are reputedly the best on the market.
I had a Belstaffe Trials Master motorcycle jacket many years ago, Unfortunately after one winters wear in heavy weather it always looked dirty.
Gone over to leather now
To me, they are for being an outdoorsman or if you live in a really wet area. If I was up north with some horses, I'd for sure get a long, split-back version for riding...for here, I thinks I'll stick to leather for now. I'm confident that I"m days away from morning and evening wearing now.
My sentiments exactly to the letter.I have always been slightly puzzled by the Barbour's popularity among urbanites. I had one in the early 1980s, and am prepared to grant that, for a narrow range of rather specialist country pursuits such as fly-fishing or crawling through hedges, they serve a certain purpose. On the other hand, however: they start life drab and quickly become dingy; their oily feel is not very pleasant; their oiliness quickly transfers to trousers and shirt cuffs; they offer poor levels of insulation; and their fit has always struck me as being too short. In town, their wearing was once pointed out to me as nothing other than a crude form of social climbing.
I have always been slightly puzzled by the Barbour's popularity among urbanites. I had one in the early 1980s, and am prepared to grant that, for a narrow range of rather specialist country pursuits such as fly-fishing or crawling through hedges, they serve a certain purpose. On the other hand, however: they start life drab and quickly become dingy; their oily feel is not very pleasant; their oiliness quickly transfers to trousers and shirt cuffs; they offer poor levels of insulation; and their fit has always struck me as being too short. In town, their wearing was once pointed out to me as nothing other than a crude form of social climbing.
What does?Reminds me of a woman I use to date!
Like dog hair on a navy suit, a bit of rub-off from a Barbour is just a fact of life. That said, in the half century I've been wearing Barbours I've never had the wax rub off on my clothes or the upholstery of my motorcar, although I've shown up more than once with dog-hair on my suit.I have always been slightly puzzled by the Barbour's popularity among urbanites. I had one in the early 1980s, and am prepared to grant that, for a narrow range of rather specialist country pursuits such as fly-fishing or crawling through hedges, they serve a certain purpose. On the other hand, however: they start life drab and quickly become dingy; their oily feel is not very pleasant; their oiliness quickly transfers to trousers and shirt cuffs; they offer poor levels of insulation; and their fit has always struck me as being too short. In town, their wearing was once pointed out to me as nothing other than a crude form of social climbing.