Festival season is nearly upon us and as any good festival goer
knows that all you really need to survive the glut of overpriced noodles, overflowing
toilets and shock downpours is a decent raincoat. This year I will be taking inspiration from
Singing in the Rain, and argue the case of the yellow PVC mac. Yellow is often accused of being unflattering
as, against a rather pale, British complexion, it can leave one looking dull
and washed out. Yet if ever there was a
time for yellow PVC, festival season is surely it; sunny in colour, highly
practical as a beacon to locate friends or a stray tent and most importantly
you will be the envy of every plastic poncho clad lesser mortal around you!
Rubberised fabric or the ‘Macintosh’ goes back to 1824 and
was patented in none other than sunny Scotland, home of our very own
Armstrongs. Luckily for us the manufacturers
quickly overcame the product’s rather unusual smell, stiffness and tendency to
melt in high temperatures and a fashion staple was born.
The little yellow stunner above will be available on
Armstrongs Ebay from 9pm Sunday 30th April however if you are a
little more country heritage than psychedelic rubber here is a wee selection of some
of our super sexy Barbours and wax jackets.
