Barbour Jackets...yea or nay?

[Participant]

I quite like this, a Chelsea Sportsquilt from Barbour.

I'm 30 and have decided to try and drop the perma-teen look and dress more my age. I'm thinking either olive or blue. What say you fashion gurus of OcUK? What are your feelings on this piece of clothing?

 

[Raymond Lin]

They are well made, plain, don't scream show off but not really on the cutting edge of fashion.

IMO.

 

[Tom0]

Fashion? Pfft, wear what you want. If you like it and think you can pull it off then go for it.

 

[Vonhelmet]

My dad had a Barbour wax jacket a few years back and was disappointed with how quickly it wore out, given their reputation for durability.

 

[Derek W]

are you going fox hunting as well?

 

[Raptor]

Not my cuppa T, but wear what you like.

 

[Freelanc3r]

And look like every other student at college/uni?

 

[Housey]

Goes with the Range Rover and taking young Trixebell and Ewan to private school followed by lunch and shag of the golf instructor. I have little love of those who live the image of wealth while having 2p in their bank and these jackets are becoming one of the many tappings of being one of the 'It' crowd if you ask me. Farmers fine, 2 bedroom 180K house with 100K of leased cars, no, sorry.

 

[[TW]Fox]

You need a Labrador to pull that off.

 

[Housey]

...so nay.

 

[Lakeland]

Looks like a jacket liner similar to what I have in my waterproof.

Same as Tom0 for me, if you like it wear it, I wouldn't wear it 'cause others thought it looks cool.

Edit: £110? Fo' real?

 

[PermaBanned]

Goes with the Range Rover and taking young Trixebell and Ewan to private school followed by lunch and shag of the golf instructor. I have little love of those who live the image of wealth while having 2p in their bank and these jackets are becoming one of the many tappings of being one of the 'It' crowd if you ask me. Farmers fine, 2 bedroom 180K house with 100K of leased cars, no, sorry.

So you think Ewan is an upper class name? I might just take offense at that

 

[Disco Boy]

If you're buying a Barbour buy a proper wax cotton one and not a watered-down quilted one.

 

[Dunks]

Dressing your age?

Most of the people here at uni have one

 

[DJMK4]

Maybe with a shotgun under the arm

 

[Nanoman]

Yea deffo. I would go olive, looking at getting that exact one myself.

 

[soundb0y]

I like them. Bought one in black about a year ago.

Literally every other person in Bristol today was wearing one though.

 

[G|mp]

Barbour are nice and really are on the cutting edge of nice gear to wear, much like Aquascutum stuff.

Go for this one, it's lush and you can then be nearly as cool as me.

http://www.barbour.com/index.cfm?fu...706&RangeID=1&PCategoryID=1&PSubCategoryID=19

 

[kwerk]

Almost as gay as those ridiculous duster coats.

You MIGHT pull it off without looking like a total ponce if you're actually a farmer. Although all the real farmers I see just wear those boiler suits.

 

[Ahleckz]

They are very in at the moment, and quite nice in my eyes. I'd get one. Frasers has a good selection.