The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. The donkey jacket is regarded as typical of the British manual labourer and trade unionist as well as members of the political left. Real Hoxton started with a simple idea - create a clothing brand that consumers can trust to be truthful, sustainable, ethical, and inclusive.

I remember, donkey jackets were popular among both punks and skins in New Zealand cities from the mid seventies onwards at least.

Some out there read ‘British Coal’ on the back, hailing from the time when the NCB became the British Coal Corporation in the late 1980s. Miners’ donkey jackets often had orange shoulder pads with the letters NCB on the back, standing for National Coal Board, and with reflective strips on the arms and shoulders. They mention that the button attachment was very poor, and some of the buttons detached on the first day of wearing. We provide fleeces made from some of the biggest names in the industry which are designed to provide warmth and comfort in cooler environments.

I used to wear a donkey jacket sometimes down in Herne Bay early 70s mainly in the winter as Jean jackets and Harrington s weren’t that warm. e. just thinking in terms of London, was it specific to a particular area, unlike Ben Sherman shirts and the Harrington jacket which were general), and secondly was it something that was incidental rather than part of the actual ‘style’. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s the jacket underwent more changes, as cheaper polyester wool mixed fibres were used for the body, the yokes were by now also available in a variety of bright colours as safety advice or for company branding.

I think it would be great if skins reclaimed the donkey jacket – especially these days, with hipsters hogging them. They generally seem to be more traditional with their stuff, although the design of this jacket doesn’t seem to be massively different to the Warrior. It features a ticket pocket for some bizarre reason, has wool cloth shoulders, and suffers from the same problem as the Lambretta: joined/overlapping shoulders. I was looking for a duffel coat for this winter (2019-2020) which are made from the same sort of material.