Withnail's Coat and I
80 points by apollinaire 2 days ago | 4 comments

vi_sextus_vi 18 minutes ago
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 romanticism evaporated by the turn of the century, so the "typo"?

Actual 1800s uniform

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/uniformi-militari--84443180375...

For comparison, the "timeless" Grenadier Guards frock

https://thelanesarmoury.co.uk/shop.php?code=21282

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redfloatplane 3 hours ago
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.
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sudb 2 hours ago
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.
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balamatom 3 hours ago
Ah, la culture. It's the enemy's pareksalons this time!
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