Classic Wool Donkey Jacket

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The 1980s were also the decade when some middle class students began to sport donkey jackets to look more proletarian – yet of all social groups, the one that really has no right to wear them is the modern-day harbinger of gentrification: the bearded yuppie aka hipster. e. just thinking in terms of London, was it specific to a particular area, unlike Ben Sherman shirts and the Harrington jacket which were general), and secondly was it something that was incidental rather than part of the actual ‘style’. The shoulder covers don't look plastic at all and have a nice leathery look and the wool material looks similar to how I remember.

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Some out there read ‘British Coal’ on the back, hailing from the time when the NCB became the British Coal Corporation in the late 1980s. The fleeces are made from soft, insulating materials and are available in a range of different styles and colours, making them suitable for working outdoors. Whether you're looking for clothing for a specific job or simply need a durable and comfortable fleece for everyday where, browse our range and find the ideal choice for you. A donkey jacket with PVC panels Sack coat: the precursor to the donkey jacket worn from the mid Victorian era onwards by workers and soldiers.

It has no lapels and is closed by four to five buttons at the front that fasten tightly up to the neck with a broad and stiff turn-up collar, allowing the wearer to protect the neck from wind, cold and wet weather. Donkey jackets are said to have been invented in the late 1800s by two or three different people: John Partridge, the owner of the Keystone works who worked on the Manchester ship canal, and George Key, a small bespoke tailor, have both been named. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. That same year, Key designed a new type of coat made of a hard-wearing material developed for those who were working on the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal. Donkey jackets can be traced back to 1888, when a specific work jacket was produced for navigators constructing the Manchester Ship Canal.By the time I was in my twenties, by then, living in New Zealand, I had embraced the look, the music, and the lifestyle.

These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy. It still does not look good on me around the waist area but I'm continuing my diet and another month I feel will be better. The jackets were bought wholesale by councils and large companies, directly from the manufacturers, when a worker left his job, his jacket then went to the next man. It has the same problem as the Warrior jacket: the wool-polyester mix and PVC feel more ‘modern’, if you catch my drift. Unlike other items of clothing, the donkey jacket doesn’t have much of a recorded history – unsurprising, given that it has always been considered more workwear than fashion item.

Lined jackets with no shoulder pads and tartan linings were usually the mark of a foreman or other non-working supervisor. Gloverall’s men’s jackets echo historic workwear styles, from lightweight jackets with useful pockets to heavier weight cloth with classic Gloverall features. Later models were a sleeker fit, with a slightly smaller collar, which suited me better, and I still have one of these in good condition. All of the products we sell are rigorously tested to meet relevant safety standards and are designed to provide maximum protection and comfort to the wearer. Fortunately I've been on a diet for several weeks or it would have been tight around the waist area and not look very good at all.

I remember one funny incident happening when I went out to dinner with one of my old Skinheadmates from Bristol who lived in Tiel, Holland at the time where I am from and a group of English lads( all contract workers) that he knew. The front vertical edges fall straight and are squared-off at the bottom edge which is also straight horizontally with no vent at the back. The pockets are an improvement, but in my opinion, the superfluous arm cuffs ruin it – another detail I’ve never seen on any vintage jacket.

You’re still going to look like a binman or a navy, and the point of a donkey jacket in the first place is that it is a workwear item, not something for a greasy, bearded hipster.