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VINTAGE 1960s/1970s Harrington Jacket!
With Talon zipper and tartan lining!
With Talon zipper and tartan lining!
The Harrington jacket was first designed and marketed in the 1930s by Baracuta, who sold it as the "G9"--and who still makes these jackets!
It was popularized by Elvis Presley in the 1958 movie *King Creole*, but really took off in the 1960s, when the character Rodney Harrington in the soap opera *Peyton Place* wore a Harrington..... and the jacket became so closely associated with him that it acquired his name! Other famous Harrington wearers include Steve McQueen and Frank Sinatra, and its coolness made it the jacket of choice for the mods of the 1960s.
While you can still buy G9 jackets from Baracuta it's far cooler to own a vintage version--such as this one! Likely dating from the late 1960s or early 1970s this is a classic tan Harrington with a classic green tartan lining. It has all of the features that you'd expect from a Harrington--two deep slash handwarmer pockets on the sides with button-down flaps, a knit hem, knit cuffs, and a cloth collar designed to be fastened up with two buttons.
This jacket is also clearly one of the better quality Harringtons that were produced. All of the stitching is still nice and tight, there is very little pilling to the knits cuffs and hems--far less than you'd expect given its age. Best of all, this is fastened at the front by a lovely original Talon zipper that still works beautfully smoothly and which features a "T" monogram zipperbox.
This jacket has one very, very small mark on the back, and so I'm listing it conservatively as being in Very Good/Excellent condition.
Asking just $35, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.
Tagged a 40, this measures:
Chest: 21
Sleeve: 34 1/2 (measured like a shirt)
Shoulder: N/A--raglan sleeves
Length (bottom of collar): 23 3/4
