The workwear-inspired ‘Veste’ jacket is water-repellent and designed with a classic pointed collar, a central button closure and black faux leather inserts on the shoulders and elbows. They remained prominent on the terraces of Britain throughout the 1970s, and according to the book Wednesday Rucks and Rock ‘n’ Roll: Tales from the East Bank, the Barnsley Boot Boys of Yorkshire wore NCB donkey jackets in the late 1970s and 1980s. There were several brands made here, the earliest, nice chunky things, pure wool, with larger collars and dome fastners, but no leather or vinyl.

Lined jackets with no shoulder pads and tartan linings were usually the mark of a foreman or other non-working supervisor. Our collection includes a range of durable and practical clothing items which are designed to withstand the rigors of a work environment.Anyway I still have all my skinheadclothes and refuse to throw them out even if I have retired from the bovver brigade so to speak. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US.

I have an album on facebook that shows some of the styles I wore, with pics of me in a donkey jacket in the early 80’s, and a few from more recent years in a later style. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Combat emerges as the clear winner among affordable new donkey jackets, given its high percentage of wool. I find them to be much better looking than MA-1 bomber jackets, which everyone and their mum seems to be currently wearing.