Classic Wool Donkey Jacket

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I will now go through what kind of donkey jackets are available today, from the cheap(er) reproductions to ridiculously expensive designer ones (which are rather insulting, looking at it). The fleeces are made from soft, insulating materials and are available in a range of different styles and colours, making them suitable for working outdoors.

I’m not a very successful toff…living in social housing on a State pension (worst in Europe apparently…must be why we are having the Brexit charade) I’d happily wear one now!It features a ticket pocket for some bizarre reason, has wool cloth shoulders, and suffers from the same problem as the Lambretta: joined/overlapping shoulders. There were several brands made here, the earliest, nice chunky things, pure wool, with larger collars and dome fastners, but no leather or vinyl. I lived and dressed, as close as I could, to the traditional skinhead style, for the best part of 30 years. For one, it was probably the only clothing item worn by both skinheads and at least some of their arch enemies, the greasers – although at different points in time.

If you're careful not to try and tear the pockets away, it leaves only a small smoother line of material that I'm sure will roughen out over time.

The jackets were bought wholesale by councils and large companies, directly from the manufacturers, when a worker left his job, his jacket then went to the next man. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Real Hoxton started with a simple idea - create a clothing brand that consumers can trust to be truthful, sustainable, ethical, and inclusive. The variations mean there may well have been donkey jackets with pocket flaps – but personally, I have never come across a vintage one. Fortunately I've been on a diet for several weeks or it would have been tight around the waist area and not look very good at all. The donkeyjacket is so out of fashion now that it makes em laugh , but then again it is so British it makes em very proud!

I often caught buses, and the Woolwich ferry, to visit grandparents in East Ham (and grandad would take me to Upton Park to see West Ham play). While there can be some variations, such as PVC around the cuffs, pockets and on the elbow, this one royally takes the piss.