Gloverall AW15 at London Collections:Men

Gloverall is a truly British company making its products in the UK, many in London. I intend to cover them at a future date, so will just show some images here. Well known for their duffel coats and other outer wear, they also produce casual wear in the form of jackets and knitwear.

The favourite piece for me in their AW15 collection was the quilted grey herringbone check Abraham Moon & Sons tweed jacket (above and detail immediately below) that would be ideal for those chillier days when you don't want to carry a coat. More to come. See Gloverall.

Vintage work clothes 2 - the classic duffel coat

In middle age why shouldn't a man look to classic and even vintage clothing in the search for personal style?

In my last vintage post I looked at an old submariner's jumper.  Here is another classic - a veteran duffel coat, the influence behind the recent resurgence in duffel, or duffle, coats in the fashion world.

And here it is in its modern reincarnation (Barbour) -

Barbour

Named after the Dutch town of Duffel, where a heavy wool fabric was made, they were used by the Royal Navy in both World Wars and before.  They were worn over layers of uniform and sweaters to keep warm those on watch on deck.  Before the widespread use of radar, warships had draughty and cold open bridges to ensure good all-round vision.

Here is my old R.N. duffel coat, bought from Oxfam; it is heavy and huge in size, designed to fit over layers of uniform jacket and jumpers.

Grey Fox

Grey Fox

Grey Fox

Grey Fox