Favorite Skyfall coat and why
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With the recent sale going on I couldn't resist - finally pulled the trigger on the Billy Reid after a year of drooling over all of yours!
For me, this is the quintessential Bond coat of the film. Please chime in with your favorite coat of the film and why!
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For me, this is the quintessential Bond coat of the film. Please chime in with your favorite coat of the film and why!
My best to everyone on the forum for a safe and most happy holiday season!
You guys have gotten me through a few really tough years recently with all of your respect and admiration for this wonderful world that we are all able to actually touch thanks to people like David Z. and everyone else!
Cheers!
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Worn the Menlo in Spring / Autumn (cold up here in the UK's NE) and the same with the Billy Reid, I have every piece of the Shanghai and wear the whole lot and looks fantastic.....
But.... its the Barbour for me. My To Ki To is worn very sparingly but wear the Commander all the time. Warm, rugged and fits SA ! Cant get my legs in to Iggys but have everything else and pair up with some 7fam slim fit black cords, my fave full outfit for everyday use.....
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The peacoat and Barbour are around the same level of formality. Neither works too well with tailored clothing underneath. However, in the book Gentleman. A Timeless Guide to Fashion, author Bernhard Roetzel writes that a Barbour coat is appropriate in any situation, from casual to black tie. He writes that you're never poorly dressed in a Barbour. Thus, I'd have to go with the Barbour as my favorite. It's about time Bond wore one!
Do you really believe this. that wearing traditional British COUNTRY kit "is appropriate to any situation...etc"????? ?:)
Roetzel writes "Absurd though it may seem, it is better to appear at an evening social event in sweater, jeans, and a Barbour than wearing the wrong shoes or a badly cut tuxedo. Throughout Europe the Barbour is something like an entrance ticket to high society, and if the other detials - the wristwatch for example - are also right, then the wearer of the famous waxed jacket will be treated courteously in even the most exclusive stores."
I don't know if Roetzel is exaggerating, but at least in some communities the Barbour is a piece of royalty. I'd guess for what he says to be true, one already needs to be a part of high society. It's not something I'd recommend doing, but nevertheless, it's something that appears to exist.
Awesome.
I love an overcoat, scarf and gloves worn over my suit when negotiating my way to and from work through the greatest city in the world!
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I think Mr Roetzel is rather mistaken, perhaps even deluded.
Certainly in the UK, a Barbour jacket is a piece of ultiltarian country kit, most often worn in extreme forms of outdoor work such as farming, though I do concede some who have never been near the countryside have appropriated such jackets.
Whether this make a Barbour "suitable for all situations", I'd very much dispute. Even JB is not claiming that in SKYFALL...
I think at least for mainland Europe, the brand definitely is more than a utilitarian brand, so it's partly true that it has a certain high class status, and would be appropriate for more than just a walk in the countryside. But of course it's not the ideal formal piece either. I think what is said here is that you could come to a social gathering of the highest class in a Barbour and be respected if no formal wear is required. I wouldn't walk the red carpet in a green Barbour, although it would make a pretty cool statement. Note that the Barbour is now also available in blue, maybe already one step closer to formal ;-)
The Billy Read has grown on me, I like it a lot with the rest of the Shanghai outfit.
I wish I had the long coat from the rooftop scene, that one would probably be very nice.
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I have the Billy Reid, Barbour and until recently the Menlo however, the over coat he wears looking out over London would be my favourite! Stunning ;%
I've recently started wearing my Barbour (weather in Scotland is pityful at the moment!
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I don't know, I can't decide. Those 3 tie for first.
couldn't agree more.
What I also like about it is that there's an overcoat to suit every budget
End ran out of the Barbour in my size, and I'm still on the waitlist at Barbour here in Boston - they said it would probably be early next year!