British Workwear

[simonc]

Love it!

 

[herringbonekid]

Hardy Amies, Cornwall, 1950s:

 

[Two Types]

Typical post-war British workwear - flat cap, army surplus battledress and leather jerkin:

from the 1954 film 'Lease of Life'.

Even in the 1960s and into the 1970s, half the workmen you saw still dressed like this where I lived. If he'd delivered coal to my house in 1972, I wouldn't have been surprised.

 

[Two Types]

Let's Be Famous (1939):

An interesting apron designed to be buttoned into place on a waistcoat:

 

[herringbonekid]

Butchers, 1910:

 

[Two Types]

Seeing the double breasted waistcoat, I immediately thought of this one from 'Peaky Blinders':

 

[Edward]

Typical post-war British workwear - flat cap, army surplus battledress and leather jerkin:

from the 1954 film 'Lease of Life'.

Even in the 1960s and into the 1970s, half the workmen you saw still dressed like this where I lived. If he'd delivered coal to my house in 1972, I wouldn't have been surprised.

Very keen on that shirt. I vaguely remember a time when my parents still had coal delivered; I'm sure the coalman wore a jerkin like that. This was around the very early eighties; by 82/83, my dad was buying it in bulk and driving it home. Don't recall the last time I saw a coal truck doing home delvieries. Or a coaltruck, for that matter.

Seeing the double breasted waistcoat, I immediately thought of this one from 'Peaky Blinders':

I love how they're dressing that kid. I wonder where they have it all made? Be nice if Old Town introduced some bits like that.

 

[simonc]

Interesting colour aprons for butchers, I wonder what the colour is exactly?

 

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

Very keen on that shirt. I vaguely remember a time when my parents still had coal delivered; I'm sure the coalman wore a jerkin like that. This was around the very early eighties; by 82/83, my dad was buying it in bulk and driving it home. Don't recall the last time I saw a coal truck doing home delvieries. Or a coaltruck, for that matter

Funny you should say that, i was just visiting my old Dad and the coalman arrived and dropped off a couple of bags!

 

[esteban68]

And the bin men wore them also the road menders in their little stripey huts!

 

[Two Types]

Whatever happened to those stripey huts?

 

[Two Types]

Here's Stewart Granger in the 1944 film Love Story. He wears an odd short jacket that appears to be some type of workwear:

He also this jacket in the 1943 film The Lamp Still Burns:

 

[Metatron]

Almost looks like motorcyclist armour on the shoulders.

 

[simonc]

The lack of lapels makes it look like the very early Vestkotes of the teens american railway denim.

 

[nightandthecity]

Funny you should say that, i was just visiting my old Dad and the coalman arrived and dropped off a couple of bags!

I still have coal delivered. In fact until a couple of years ago he was still using a 1954 Austin k9 lorry, the very one shown here

 

[nightandthecity]

Typical post-war British workwear - flat cap, army surplus battledress and leather jerkin:

from the 1954 film 'Lease of Life'.

Even in the 1960s and into the 1970s, half the workmen you saw still dressed like this where I lived. If he'd delivered coal to my house in 1972, I wouldn't have been surprised.

plenty of older working class blokes still dressed pretty much like that even in the 1980s. I still do!

 

[Two Types]

I still have coal delivered. In fact until a couple of years ago he was still using a 1954 Austin k9 lorry, the very one shown here View attachment 19721

I bet it was a sad day when he stopped using that!

 

[nightandthecity]

I think it's still in the yard, but he doesn't seem to use it anymore. He uses two Land Rover flatbeds

This town is a very retro sort of place all round!

 

[BootsNBraces]

Some potentially interesting links:

1930s Mugshots from the North of England. Mostly headshots but some show clothing.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/twm_news/sets/72157631080087096

Early Edwardian Mugshots - A lot more clothing visible in these older shots.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/twm_news/sets/72157628699736505

 

[mikepara]

I just love this look. The men of that series looked great, well I suppose the severe hairstyles were a tab brutal.

Seeing the double breasted waistcoat, I immediately thought of this one from 'Peaky Blinders':