Hi everyone. Please excuse me if this is a douplicate post, and has been answered elsewhere on here... So I am on the lookout for the perfect harrington jacket. I'm having no luck at all. I keep looking at the typical sites such as ben sherman, fred perry, etc. But it seems that they're all a bit extremely small fitting from what I've read and most people don't like the quality and have ended up returning said jacket.
Can anyone recommend a brand that actually fits well, and is nicely made. I understand a lot of people will suggest baracuta, but I don't think I want to spend 500 bucks on a jacket. Also please keep in mind that I'm in the USA. I realize a lot of brands will be UK based. Thanks for any help on this.
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I also suggest Ben Nevis, found them very good. In addition check out Jump the Gun. I emailed em and they couldn't have been more helpful in addition the Harrington, i purchased from em was good !
Ben Nevis Clothing, they have been making the Combat brand of harringtons since the 70's. no difference to JTG, ive had both. i buy my Brutus shirts there and have been for over 20yrs
Thanks for the suggestion. This looks promising. How's the sizing on them? TTS? or do they run small, etc? Thanks.
Edit: I ended up getting a Harrington from uniqlo. Definitely not authentic, however it’s 50 bucks with decent enough specifications for the price. I’ll let y’all know how well it performs.
Jump The Gun. .
What’s your size?
I’m selling my baracuta in ‘aviation blue’ (a kinda medium blue - slate gray colour). I’m in the USA too. If you’re not interested in mine barcutas do come up on eBay for a lot less than $500. I have a couple of Fred Perry Harringtons from End clothing (wait for their sales) which are very decent quality.
Not sure how barabutas run... I'm between a 40-42 on suits. But I think I want a black harrington. In your opinion, do fred perrys run true to size, or did you size up?
Good luck with your search mate but you may have as much luck searching for the holy grail. As with most things your idea of a perfect harrington may be the polar opposite of someone elses. I have two Ben Sherman harringtons which I have owned for at least ten years and they are fine to me. I am sure baracuta will be heads and tails better quality wise but I would not dream of giving them the money they go for. An alternative that may be perfect for you being based in the US is buying a second hand harrington from ebay or somewhere similar. A brief search usually throws up a lot of choices of traditional harringtions made in the US when they were in vogue. They may not be well known names nowadays but many of them look the part. I bought a cream coloured one last year that was made by Asos for not a lot of money. It is a traditional one that has buttons on the cuffs and the quality is pretty decent. It is not perfect right enough but I personally do not think such a jacket exists.
I looked at asos, but I didn't understand sizing. Did you get yours true to size, or size up?
The one I got was a medium as are the two Ben Sherman one's I have. All three fit pretty well atm anyway although the Asos one is probably a more slim fit. I would say I am 39 to 40 suit wise so you would maybe go up from medium.
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