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Possibly the worst social faux pas is a clean Barbour jacket.
Go to a suitable beach, throw it in a pool of salty water and drive over it. repeatedly.
It'll look much better.
Barbour jackets should be a mix of sludge brown and sludge green, with frayed cuffs and several patches, and they should leak. Anything else just isn't right. One should not buy a Barbour, one inherits one.
But seriously the whole point of a Barbour is that they are understated and just a coat, you shouldn't have to shout about it, thats not classy IMO
Go to a suitable beach, throw it in a pool of salty water and drive over it. repeatedly.
It'll look much better.
Barbour jackets should be a mix of sludge brown and sludge green, with frayed cuffs and several patches, and they should leak. Anything else just isn't right. One should not buy a Barbour, one inherits one.
But seriously the whole point of a Barbour is that they are understated and just a coat, you shouldn't have to shout about it, thats not classy IMOAgrispeed said:
Possibly the worst social faux pas is a clean Barbour jacket.
Go to a suitable beach, throw it in a pool of salty water and drive over it. repeatedly.
It'll look much better.
Barbour jackets should be a mix of sludge brown and sludge green, with frayed cuffs and several patches, and they should leak. Anything else just isn't right. One should not buy a Barbour, one inherits one. But seriously the whole point of a Barbour is that they are understated and just a coat, you shouldn't have to shout about it, thats not classy IMO
Barbour jackets are flippin' 'orrible things. Expensive, cold, smell funny, make you look like a tool. Go to a suitable beach, throw it in a pool of salty water and drive over it. repeatedly.
It'll look much better.
Barbour jackets should be a mix of sludge brown and sludge green, with frayed cuffs and several patches, and they should leak. Anything else just isn't right. One should not buy a Barbour, one inherits one.
But seriously the whole point of a Barbour is that they are understated and just a coat, you shouldn't have to shout about it, thats not classy IMOWilly Nilly said:
Barbour jackets are flippin' 'orrible things. Expensive, cold, smell funny, make you look like a tool.
You just can't afford one! Ha only joking. But your right they do stink although not as bad as they use to.My dad actually recomended I get one, I've had a few jackets over the years that just fell apart or just looked crap after 6 months so I decided to bin them all and buy one.
I don't subscribe to this "dragged through a farmyard" look. I've had mine for about 20 years, it has a couple of patches and is looking almost but not quiet scruffy. I keep it clean and re-wax it every few years. I did however bin the badge (actually in the shop IIRC!) as soon as I bought it.
Edited by Balmoral on Sunday 19th October 17:34
I sell them, and some of my customers have started using silicone spray when it comes to re waxing.
Hang it on the washing line on a nice sunny day and spray it, takes 5 minutes instead of hours applying wax.
Sure they come new like this too, as they no longer smell when wet and don't leave a funning residue on seats etc. anymore.
They feel different these days when new too, not slimy.
I love the way people say you look like a nob in them, in what exactly? There are just so many designs, all using different shapes and materials.
Hang it on the washing line on a nice sunny day and spray it, takes 5 minutes instead of hours applying wax.
Sure they come new like this too, as they no longer smell when wet and don't leave a funning residue on seats etc. anymore.
They feel different these days when new too, not slimy.
I love the way people say you look like a nob in them, in what exactly? There are just so many designs, all using different shapes and materials.
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