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Withnail's Coat and I

133 points by apollinaire

by vi_sextus_vi

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Pictures are 1953 and WWI Scots Guards frocks
https://bid.candtauctions.co.uk/lot-details/index/catalog/11...
https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/91425-scots-guards-unifo...
that "Scottish romanticism" all but evaporated by the turn of the century, so the "typo"?
Actual 1800s SG uniform
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/uniformi-militari--84443180375...
For comparison, the "timeless" Grenadier Guards frock
https://thelanesarmoury.co.uk/shop.php?code=21282
Bonus: Caspar David Friedrich (another appropriation :)
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/152982/an-intro...

by matt_eeee

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I've always loved the blocking in this particular shot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72yHLiw3H4
It makes you appreciate the amount of effort that goes into getting everything just right in film.

by redfloatplane

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I love it when this kind of thing surfaces on HN. It’s always so enjoyable to have the fractal nature of detail in the world shown to you. Really nice to read as well.

by sudb

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A tangential but interesting takeaway for me from this is that Harris Tweed was at some point in danger of dying out and that it was saved (?!) by now King Charles.

by vintagedave

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Three thousand pounds for a replica: https://www.andrea-galer.co.uk/withnail-store/mens-withnail-...
The article veers into a loose advertisement for the designer selling replicas.

by alienbaby

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I looked for this coat, or one like it not so long ago. I found Andrea Galer is making them tailored to order for £2-£3k . Something I can't afford unfortunately. If anyone knows if anything passably similar let me know!

by balamatom

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Ah, la culture. It's the enemy's pareksalons this time!