Jackets

Posted by: Mick P on 16 May 2015

Chaps

Following the recent fruitful discussions on shirts and brouge shoes, I felt it may be productive to extend to decent jackets.

I have noticed both in London and Milan that the more dandified chaps are wearing what appear to be Harris Tweed jackets and often with a matching waistcoat.

I fancy buying a few of these and a bit of cursory checking reveals that Harris Tweed is just the material that carries a registered trade mark and there are dozens if not hundreds of makers who use the material.

So the question is - where do you chaps buy your jackets from ?

I am quite happy to drive around because being retired I have plenty of time on my hands and I tend to make it a bit of a day out with a lunch thrown in.

Also I would think lightweight material may be more comfortable than the old heavier gamekeeper stuff.

Also what do you think of this revival of leather elbow pads ?

Many thanks in advance

Mick

Posted on: 26 May 2015 by George Johnson

The Company carries on as Hardy Minnis cloth and John G Hardy, ...

https://www.hfwltd.com/hardy-minnis.html

ATB from George

This one still in good condition decades on!

Not mine I hasten to add!

Posted on: 26 May 2015 by George Johnson

Shortly I'll dress up in my Hardy, but will have to buy a decent pair of trouser to match! Photo shoot to follow. I am amazed that I chose the best when I was only twenty-one ...

It will not be snazy but I think it might become a new fashion trend for the over fifties, and there are more than ever of us! At one time a person might have worn such a jacket on horse-back following hounds or even shooting copious numbers of grouse or pheasants! Not peasants ...

I have never shot a bird [or a peasant], but I did grow up with hunting with hounds [including walking puppy hounds], both hare and and for charlie-fox.

Times change, and sometimes [and in these two cases] rightly so, but that does not mean we should forget to dress nicely on occasion.

ATB from George