Return of the MAC

Spring time is fast approaching, or at least we hope it is, and instead of turning to your usual suspect, the trench coat, perhaps it is time to rediscover the Mac. And if you are going to get a Mac coat, you need to go back to some of the originators – Mackintosh or Hancock. It may have been called the Mac thanks to Mackintosh but I prefer the coats Hancock is making these days.

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Hancock, of Scotland, first started making coats in the early 1800s. This cotton-blend rain coat is constructed using a time-tested vulcanization method (in fact, Thomas Hancock invented the process of vulcanizing rubber); each seam is glued, water-proofed with rubber tape then stitched for extra strength. This Mac will last you a life time. The Navy/Combination is the perfect modern update to the classic shape (and I do love the lavender lining).

 

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Christian has been a cultural and style junkie since the age of 6; while most kids were swiping cookies, he was swiping his grandfathers' Patek Philippe. Raised to appreciate art, fashion,design and  literature (yeah, this one actually reads) by a single mother fondly called Jackie-O. Christian quickly went from childhood cultural capital thief to academia protégé. Referred to as the cat's meow by some, too clever by half by others, Christian eschewed the academic life and ran away to join the circus -the fashion circus. Several well-appointed positions later and a career on the rise would be most people's dream but it was time to say fuck off and start all over again.

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