Zac
is a co-host on 95bFM breakfast. I love these Harrington jackets with the tartan
lining. And they have quite a history. First made in Britain during the 1930’s
when Elvis Presley made them famusss, when he wore his Baracuta Harrington in
the Movie King Creole, 1958. Since then, it’s been all on. Ryan O Neale also
popularised it in the 60’s soap Peyton
Place, worn by character Rodney Harrington. And so the name.
With
the preppy ivy league look coming back around it’s big again, but not before
skinheads and mod revivalists, and scooter fanatics, adopted the jacket in the
60’s amd 70’s. So you’ll see Harrington jackets worn with Fred Perry, or
Lacoste, or Ralph Lauren, Lonsdale things like that. Zac wears his with a T-shirt
from Jimmy D’s shop in St Kevins arcade. I just like the tartan.
2 comments:
They're back! Harringtons were also hugely popular with english school children in the late 70's/early 80's when the coolest thing you could do was have your name printed in velvet letters (white or red) on the back to match the pipping on your jeans!
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