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Re: "MACKINTOSH" - What's in a name?

Posted: September 29th, 2016, 8:00 pm
by rubberhill
I was a child in the 1930's and there was load of mackintosh around at the time. I had a mackintosh coat, trousers and souwester. I hated the lot, but I also loved them and their smell. My last real mackintosh suit came from the far east and was a khaki jacket with hood and bib and brace trousers. I literally wore the suit out. Now I long for mackintosh clothing. I wish I could buy a complete boiler type suit. I would want to wear this night and day and
maybe under my ordinary clothing. Weathervain have mackintosh suits, but they have no smell at all.

Re: "MACKINTOSH" - What's in a name?

Posted: September 29th, 2016, 8:03 pm
by rubberhill
I was a child in the 1930's and there was loads of mackintosh around at the time. I had a mackintosh coat, trousers and souwester. I hated the lot, but I also loved them and their smell. My last real mackintosh suit came from the far east and was a khaki jacket with hood and bib and brace trousers. I literally wore the suit out. Now I long for mackintosh clothing. I wish I could buy a complete boiler type suit. I would want to wear this night and day and
maybe under my ordinary clothing. Weathervain have mackintosh suits, but they have no smell at all.Would love to meet a real mackintosh enthusiast.

Re: "MACKINTOSH" - What's in a name?

Posted: September 29th, 2016, 11:06 pm
by Jjai
There was a girl in school in my year called Katherine Mackintosh, just hearing her name had me excited, and yes she did wear a nice raincoat - not a proper trenchcoat but a blue and white pvc raincoat.
The name always suggests to me a serious full length raincoat not a jacket or anything else.

Re: "MACKINTOSH" - What's in a name?

Posted: September 30th, 2016, 8:20 pm
by rubbermackintosh
Mackintosh for me. Surely 'mac' is a computer!

Re: "MACKINTOSH" - What's in a name?

Posted: October 4th, 2016, 7:47 am
by annabell-cagoule
Cagoule is still my favourite:)