It has no lapels and is closed by four to five buttons at the front that fasten tightly up to the neck with a broad and stiff turn-up collar, allowing the wearer to protect the neck from wind, cold and wet weather. I also lived in Southeast London from, 1968 through to 73, though, I hate to admit, I was boarding at a public school, back then. 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). I remember now that 2 of the main characters of the above mentioned series were wearing a donkeyjacket constantly namely Tim Healy that plays Dennis and Pat Roach that plays the character of Bomber.

Later models were a sleeker fit, with a slightly smaller collar, which suited me better, and I still have one of these in good condition.

It has the same problem as the Warrior jacket: the wool-polyester mix and PVC feel more ‘modern’, if you catch my drift. 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. You’re still going to look like a binman or a navy, and the point of a donkey jacket in the first place is that it is a workwear item, not something for a greasy, bearded hipster.

Lightweight with soft fabric makes this so comfortable - the only downside being that these days you can get away with wearing it to the smartest occasions too, so you'll need one for everyday and another for best! Another iconic British design originally designed for the Working Class who required a tough durable jacket to keep them warm in the cold winters. This produced laughter from the whole group while they burst into the closing tune of “ Auf wiedersehen Pet” in unison loud as fuck in the middle of the street. E. Me and him with some mates took days leave, and were given Jackets so we could go down to Yorkshire, to stand and picket and provoke the Polis. The donkey jacket is regarded as typical of the British manual labourer and trade unionist as well as members of the political left.To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. local variations are still a part of the look to me in my opinion, like with levi jackets with sewn on patch, cord wranglers etc in the north. Throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s the jacket underwent more changes, as cheaper polyester wool mixed fibres were used for the body, the yokes were by now also available in a variety of bright colours as safety advice or for company branding. 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.

Although surprisingly little photographic evidence exists, donkey jackets were a skinhead staple throughout the 1980s, when the cult spread across Europe. 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.

with our attention to detail and our English manufacturing techniques we have a lot of pride in our Combat Donkey Jackets. Whether you're looking for clothing for a specific job or simply need a durable and comfortable fleece for everyday where, browse our range and find the ideal choice for you. Kevin Russell, the Anglo-German singer of Frankfurt Oi band Böhse Onkelz, interviewed on TV wearing his donkey jacket in 1983: “I’m not a nazi, I’m just proud to be German. They generally seem to be more traditional with their stuff, although the design of this jacket doesn’t seem to be massively different to the Warrior. I used to wear a donkey jacket sometimes down in Herne Bay early 70s mainly in the winter as Jean jackets and Harrington s weren’t that warm.

It appears I may have been slacking in my job as a Donkey Jacket Investigator, as I have found a vintage 1970s donkey jacket with pocket flaps. 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. This could be fluorescent orange or yellow and is sometimes branded with the name of the company which supplied the jacket, or the name of the company for which the wearer worked.The fabric is slightly corse, as you’d expect from workwear, but it’s softening with wear, and sewing is exquisite. One fella from the original skinhead period says they were worn with OG-107 ‘jungle greens’ utility trousers and cherry red commando boots from the local army surplus. I find them to be much better looking than MA-1 bomber jackets, which everyone and their mum seems to be currently wearing. I remember, donkey jackets were popular among both punks and skins in New Zealand cities from the mid seventies onwards at least. 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.