'A Kick Up The Eighties' (UK - 1981). The wonderful Tracey Ullman in a pink semi-transparent plastic mac in 2 episodes.

[rothbhoy]

'A Kick Up The Eighties' (UK TV series from 1981). The wonderful Tracey Ullman wears a nice pink semi-transparent plastic mac in 2 episodes.
S01-E05: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8iw907 (26'-45" to 28'-06").
S01-E04: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8iw906 (00'-11" to 00'-43" and 04'-03" to 04'-26").

[Priscilla]

Ah, the eighties, the best time for those wonderfully soft pastel coloured macs and jackets. Having returned to the UK in 1979, I had an afternoon in Oxford Street, and was amazed and delighted at the range of lovely hooded macs on display in every touristy shop as well as the old favourite, C&A. I went home with two beauties, both long - nearly floor length - one a translucent purple Regency line, and the other clear bronze. If I had got the money and storage, I could have filled the back of my car with so many different styles and colours. And the plastic was good quality, quite thick with a delicious smell. Ah, the memories.

[Cherie]

Totally adorable jelly jacket.wish there was more to see of the solid red jacket in the last clip, but super all the same.

Cherie x

[rothbhoy]

Totally adorable jelly jacket.wish there was more to see of the solid red jacket in the last clip, but super all the same.

Cherie x

Cheers Cherie - glad you enjoyed them!

[rothbhoy]

Ah, the eighties, the best time for those wonderfully soft pastel coloured macs and jackets. Having returned to the UK in 1979, I had an afternoon in Oxford Street, and was amazed and delighted at the range of lovely hooded macs on display in every touristy shop as well as the old favourite, C&A. I went home with two beauties, both long - nearly floor length - one a translucent purple Regency line, and the other clear bronze. If I had got the money and storage, I could have filled the back of my car with so many different styles and colours. And the plastic was good quality, quite thick with a delicious smell. Ah, the memories.

My girlfriend at the time (Rachael) had a few semi-transparent plastic macs in various colours (natural and pastel) - wonderful times. She used to buy them at C&A and Van Allan - that said, I seem to remember I paid for most of them! Yes, they were good quality and, as you say, the smell was quite wonderful - it hit you as soon as you went near the racks in the shops.

[WealdenMac]

The Van Allan macs were very attractive and popular for a while. My wife had a couple of those hooded C&A macs with press stud fronts (one emerald green, one with a purple stripe) that were also seen around quite a lot. I bought both of them in London's Oxford Street and was quite pleasantly surprised on one occasion when a woman, seeing me eyeing the rail, took a couple off and "modelled" them for me to help me make my choice.

[rothbhoy]

The Van Allan macs were very attractive and popular for a while. My wife had a couple of those hooded C&A macs with press stud fronts (one emerald green, one with a purple stripe) that were also seen around quite a lot. I bought both of them in London's Oxford Street and was quite pleasantly surprised on one occasion when a woman, seeing me eyeing the rail, took a couple off and "modelled" them for me to help me make my choice.

Great story about the "modelling" - LOVE IT!

[rothbhoy]

The Van Allan macs were very attractive and popular for a while. My wife had a couple of those hooded C&A macs with press stud fronts (one emerald green, one with a purple stripe) that were also seen around quite a lot. I bought both of them in London's Oxford Street and was quite pleasantly surprised on one occasion when a woman, seeing me eyeing the rail, took a couple off and "modelled" them for me to help me make my choice.

These pics of macs from Van Allan should stir the memories of a few of our members!
(1) https://postimg.cc/ppPWk7Cy
(2) https://postimg.cc/DW4n8Kvp
(3) https://postimg.cc/301HP81N

[WealdenMac]

Thanks.
The first two show that detail just below the neck that subtly added to their attraction.

[rothbhoy]

Thanks.
The first two show that detail just below the neck that subtly added to their attraction.

You're most welcome. Yeah, "that detail" - definitively says it's a mac from Val Allan!