Due to the stylish look and warm comfort of the jacket it became a huge fashion statement and still is to this day. 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.

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. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. In any case, the donkey jacket was originally created for Manchester dockers, making it a bona fide Northern working class clothing item. To my mind, the subsequent vogue for them was the result of a misconception; if people want to wear them, that’s fine, but if they want to claim that as being a recreation of ‘original skinhead style’ I will express my doubts. We provide fleeces made from some of the biggest names in the industry which are designed to provide warmth and comfort in cooler environments.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. Donkey Jackets were also said to be worn outside of London around 1970, by Aston Villa and Leicester fans for example. I remember, donkey jackets were popular among both punks and skins in New Zealand cities from the mid seventies onwards at least.

Plum or navy 70% wool 20% polyester 5% polyamide 5% other fabrics mix, wool shoulders, slim fit, no inside pocket. Black 55% Wool 45% Polyester mix, tartan lining, with or without PVC shoulders, button inside pocket. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. This produced laughter from the whole group while they burst into the closing tune of “ Auf wiedersehen Pet” in unison loud as fuck in the middle of the street. I’m not a very successful toff…living in social housing on a State pension (worst in Europe apparently…must be why we are having the Brexit charade) I’d happily wear one now!The photo in the ad shows the arms covering the pockets so hides another little oddity and that's the small side pockets that are build into the actual pockets but really these are hardly noticeable and quite a useful feature. Lined jackets with no shoulder pads and tartan linings were usually the mark of a foreman or other non-working supervisor. interieur tartan, poche et les fameuse protection qui procure a cette veste son style si emblematique.