Det er tydeligvis litt over to år siden jeg fikk lyst på en Baracuta, i går sa jeg endelig føkk it og dro kortet
Forsinket takk for tipset der altså
Merkelig at det svir såpass i sjela å kjøpe en jakke til 3500,- når jeg aldri har kjent på den følelsen i kassa på Bjerke
Grattis med den mest allsidige jakka.
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«The first Harrington-style jackets were made in the 1930s by the clothing company,
Baracuta.
[1][2] Baracuta's original design, the G9, is still in production.
[3] Elvis Presley popularized the Baracuta G9 in his 1958 movie
King Creole. The jacket got the nickname "Harrington" from a character in the 1960s
prime time soap opera,
Peyton Place.
[2] The character in question,
Rodney Harrington (played by
Ryan O'Neal), is often depicted in a Harrington jacket.
Steve McQueen and
Frank Sinatra were photographed wearing Harrington-style jackets in films and their personal lives.
The jacket became fashionable in the
United Kingdom in the 1960s among
mods and
skinheads.
[4] They enjoyed a resurgence in the late 1970s and early 1980s with
skinhead and
mod revivalists, as well as old and new fans of
Northern soul and
scooterboys. Within those
subcultures, Harringtons are often worn with
Fred Perry or
Ben Sherman shirts.
[2]
In France, HARRINGTON has been a registered trademark since 1985.
[5]
In 2007, Baracuta released three special edition G9 jackets with quotes by Presley, McQueen, and Sinatra printed on the lining to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the brand.
[6]»
