A Harrington jacket is a type of short, lightweight jacket, made of cotton, polyester, wool or suede — usually with a tartan or check-patterned lining. The first Harrington-style jackets were made by British clothing company Baracuta in the 1930s. As of 2008, the company still makes the same model, the G9. Elvis Presley popularized the Baracuta G9 when he wore it in his 1958 movie King Creole.

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  • A Harrington jacket is a type of short, lightweight jacket, made of cotton, polyester, wool or suede — usually with a tartan or check-patterned lining. The first Harrington-style jackets were made by British clothing company Baracuta in the 1930s. As of 2008, the company still makes the same model, the G9. Elvis Presley popularized the Baracuta G9 when he wore it in his 1958 movie King Creole. This style of jacket earned the nickname Harrington because it was worn by the character Rodney Harrington in the 1960s television program Peyton Place; John Simmons, who opened 'The Ivy Shop', Richmond, London, claims to have coined this description. Similar to the 1950s United States Ivy League look, the jacket became fashionable in the United Kingdom in the 1960s among mods and skinheads. They again became popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s with skinhead and mod revivalists, as well as with scooterboys. Within those subcultures, Harringtons are often worn with Fred Perry or Ben Sherman shirts. In addition to Baracuta, companies that make Harrington jackets include Fred Perry, Merc London, Ben Sherman, Lonsdale and Warrior Clothing. Due to the 70th birthday of Baracuta in 2007, the brand released three special edition G9s with quotes by Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, all of them frequent wearers of the Harrington jacket, printed on the lining.
  • Im Dezember 1937 schuf John Miller, Besitzer der Textilfabrik „Baracuta“ in Manchester, England einen robusten, wasser- und windfesten Blouson mit Stehkragen und einem Innenfutter mit Fraser Tartan-Muster. Diese Jacke nannte er schlicht und einfach „G9“. Der Name Harringtonjacke entstand erst Mitte der sechziger Jahre, als der von Ryan O'Neil gespielte Charakter „Rodney Harrington“ die G9 regelmäßig in der populären Soap „Peyton Place“ trug. Die Prägung des Begriffes wird, wohl durch die erste öffentliche Erwähnung ebd. , dem Schauspieler John Simons zugeschrieben. Populär war und ist die G9 vor allem bei Hooligans, Mods, Skinheads, Punks und anderen Jugendkulturen. Heute zählt der G9 Blouson zu den meistkopierten Kleidungsstücken der Welt. Die originale Baracuta G9 wird heute in über 30 verschiedenen Farben hergestellt und kostet ungefähr 120 englische Pfund.
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  • May 2009
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  • A Harrington jacket is a type of short, lightweight jacket, made of cotton, polyester, wool or suede — usually with a tartan or check-patterned lining. The first Harrington-style jackets were made by British clothing company Baracuta in the 1930s. As of 2008, the company still makes the same model, the G9. Elvis Presley popularized the Baracuta G9 when he wore it in his 1958 movie King Creole.
  • Im Dezember 1937 schuf John Miller, Besitzer der Textilfabrik „Baracuta“ in Manchester, England einen robusten, wasser- und windfesten Blouson mit Stehkragen und einem Innenfutter mit Fraser Tartan-Muster. Diese Jacke nannte er schlicht und einfach „G9“. Der Name Harringtonjacke entstand erst Mitte der sechziger Jahre, als der von Ryan O'Neil gespielte Charakter „Rodney Harrington“ die G9 regelmäßig in der populären Soap „Peyton Place“ trug.
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  • Harrington jacket
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