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The almighty loden coat

Judging by the evidence (yours truly, left, in Connecticut late last fall*), I quite agree with the fellow who wrote in The Field this month:

« Given the dodginess of many London topcoat wearers and the hijacking of the venerable covert coat by Tim Nice-Butdymm and his rentagent rugger-bugger colleague Matt Bogusloane, loden coats are great gentleman’s winter wear as intra-M25 City folk think them too foreign, which is a recommendation in itself. »
* I should probably note that I am not one of those (legions of) people who wears sunglasses at inappropriate moments. These days, one even sees girls wearing them on the subway; an exercise in particular stupidity. The aviator sunglasses were not mine, and they were put on purely as a lark for the photograph.
Published at 4:41 pm on Friday 20 June 2008. Categories: Journal Tags: , .
Comments

Mr. Cusack, it is a very nice coat that you wear, but I wonder if I can direct your attention to a fact not even remotely related to this entry and that is that it would seem that the Telegraph has removed Mr. Gerald Warner’s blog.

Now whilst I disagree with the man on the subject of gin and the choice of citrus, I have nothing but esteem for him in areas cultural and political. It is thus that I hope that he has not been removed, having only so recently established himself.

By the by, his old posts can still be found rather generically presented, but I fear he may have either flown the nest or been given the boot.

Mitchell Bond 22 Jun 2008 5:01 am

The url has been changed; the new one is in the links on the left.

Andrew Cusack 22 Jun 2008 7:43 am

It’s just such a shame it’s not cashmere…

Abigail 22 Jun 2008 4:40 pm

I can’t stand cashmere! It is not allowed in my wardrobe.

Andrew Cusack 22 Jun 2008 5:10 pm

Oh Andrew, you pleb.

Abigail 23 Jun 2008 1:51 pm

It’s a completely unreliable material! Can you imagine walking through a brushy woodland in a cashmere outer coat? No! But a good old-fashioned loden coat? Certainly! Cashmere would get torn apart by branches and such.

Andrew Cusack 23 Jun 2008 2:24 pm

I have to second Cusack on this one. Cashmere is too delicate.

Robert Harrington 24 Jun 2008 12:10 pm

I agree. Loden coats are splendid outerwear. Not only do they set you apart from the yobs and chavs, but they also indicate your loyalty to German culture. Well done.

Laguna Beach Trad 3 Oct 2009 8:53 pm
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