FEATURE
The Ideal Copy
This is your
father's jacket.
by ROMAN
ESPEJO
Elvis wore
one. So did Steve McQueen. Frank Sinatra, Arnold Palmer, and the Clash
did, too. Such is the classic- yet outsider- appeal of the Harrington
jacket, or the G9, originally designed by Mancunian clothing company Baracuta in 1937. Tartan-lined and mock-collared with elasticated cuffs
and waistband, the wind- and rainproof blouson is also trend-proof,
making its way, over the last 70 years, onto the silver screen as well
as into the closets of those with punk, mod, and otherwise
anticonformist inclinations. Other versions of the Harrington have been
made by Lacoste, Lonsdale, and countless others, but only the
much-imitated Baracuta G9 reaches cult and icon status.
The
Baracuta G9 is avaliable at www.baracuta-g9.com
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