That's a lovely PoW check suit. My favourite check - it's the nearest to the perfect suit that can be worn in both town and country (although some may disagree). Enjoy being lord Lucan!
I went to the school where Irvine was educated (Shrewsbury School) and my seat in the school chapel was next to a plaque commemorating his short life. I didn't follow his adventurous career, but my son did, having followed me to the same school. My son is now the same age as Irvine when he was...
I found an ex-Royal Navy duffel coat in an Oxfam shop here in London. Here are a few detail shots of it - real quality and strength.
Unfortunately the moths seemed to love it too, so it's gone back to a charity shop! A huge size, you can see how warm they would be with layers of wool...
They seem to come up from time to time on eBay UK. Here's one, again too small for you, but would be OK for me. The problem is moths like Harris tweed as much as we do!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140865837954?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Heavy Harris tweed suit
My first post. Here is a Harris tweed suit I found on eBay. It's quite heavy tweed, with large-ish lapels; probably 70s?
Jacket only -
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