I was down in London at the weekend, and as per usual I ended up wandering around our favourite types of shops - Real McCoy's, Son of Stag, American Classics. I also stopped and had a good laugh at Nigel Cabourn's, where I overheard a story in there about Kanye West buying thousands of pounds of worth of stuff, returning it for some reason, then apologising by sending bouquet after bouquet of white flowers to poor old Nige.
But I digress. While I was in the RM shop, I tried on their latest addition, a replica of the Brown's beach cloth jacket, and was seriously impressed: the cloth is dense, almost felted, with a salt and pepper herring bone pattern. As seems the way with Japanese brands, the 38 fits like a 36, but it's a very cool, very different look.
Here's a rubbish pic I took of one in the shop window:
When I was in Son of Stag, I found a Brown's beach cloth jacket - who made the cloth originally. Equally well-made, though the cloth was less densely woven, having now handled both, I really fancy a jacket in this style. Problem? Both jackets retailed just shy of £600! That's just too rich for my blood. Any suggestions as to where they can be sourced at a 'reasonable' price? Or should I lobby Aero or SJC to come up with their own versions? I reckon it would be very popular addition to any range.
But I digress. While I was in the RM shop, I tried on their latest addition, a replica of the Brown's beach cloth jacket, and was seriously impressed: the cloth is dense, almost felted, with a salt and pepper herring bone pattern. As seems the way with Japanese brands, the 38 fits like a 36, but it's a very cool, very different look.
Here's a rubbish pic I took of one in the shop window:
![](http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o656/craig_brown1/Beach%20Cloth_zpsqbiefarz.jpg)
When I was in Son of Stag, I found a Brown's beach cloth jacket - who made the cloth originally. Equally well-made, though the cloth was less densely woven, having now handled both, I really fancy a jacket in this style. Problem? Both jackets retailed just shy of £600! That's just too rich for my blood. Any suggestions as to where they can be sourced at a 'reasonable' price? Or should I lobby Aero or SJC to come up with their own versions? I reckon it would be very popular addition to any range.
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