Classics Are Forever
Yesterday, after nearly ten years I went out and bought a new Barbour jacket — a classic waxed cotton Bedale model. I have had one since 1993. I had bought it in a thrift shop, back in the day when life was simpler because all my decisions were made for me — by lack of money.
I never got rid of it, mostly out of nostalgia, but primarily because it was just fine. When I got sick, it became very loose and as a result I had to get rid of it. (It was also falling apart.) I tried their two new models, but they don’t quite do the job here in San Francisco — one is too warm, one is too light. They are sitting at the back of my closet.
This one is just the right weight, and it has what matters in the end — quality!
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