Henri Lloyd Consort

 Suitable for the sea, Sardinian sandwich shops and soccer stands of Sheffield.

Henri Lloyd RWR is one of Mr Strzelecki’s signature pieces in the late 60s, and over the years has become an iconic piece of jacketry.

This version was updated in part  by Best Company designer Olmes Carretti, comes in bright blue and green so to be seen...

Vintage Aspesi Mountain Coat

 

Adsum Archive

 Adsum of NYC had an archive sale fairly recently. Jackets with ridiculous RRPs went for peanuts - even with the overpriced shipping from the states left us quids in. Picked up a Spinner jacket which is the lightest, thinnest and summeresque coat I've ever purchased...

Garbstore Langdale Parka

Picked up this Ian Paley designed bit of Garbstore from eBay for just over thirty beans. Used to have it in khaki but it always appeared a bit washed out, despite the random navy pocket. The purple version offers something a little different, if only the same detail but in a very fruity colourway...

Bergan Bargain

Always been a fan of Norway. They used to give Hartlepool loads of players back in the 1990s. A lasting memory of this second Viking invasion was Jan Ove Pedersen netting against Darlo, prompting burly blokes dancing down the terracing clad in daft plastic horned helmets.

The players were good. But the novelty Norse inspired hattage not so much. However the Norwegians fared much better in the fashion stakes with this wintry gem. Bergans of Norway have been making quality jackets since the war, protecting the wearer against the harsh Scandinavian climate but not against Nazi bullets. This one arrived from our North Sea neighbours via vintage stockist Too Hot for a bargain price and in Hartlepool United royal blue as well...