Withnail's Coat and I

vi_sextus_vi 93 days 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 "Scottish romanticism" all but evaporated by the turn of the century, so the "typo"?

Actual 1800s SG uniform

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

For comparison, the "timeless" Grenadier Guards frock

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

Bonus: Caspar David Friedrich (another appropriation :)

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/152982/an-intro...

matt_eeee 93 days ago |

I've always loved the blocking in this particular shot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72yHLiw3H4

It makes you appreciate the amount of effort that goes into getting everything just right in film.

redfloatplane 93 days 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.

CyberDildonics 93 days ago | |

I'm not sure it's a fractal nature of detail, it might just be a vague reference to an old movie.

sdwr 93 days ago | | |

Yeah, fractal means you see the same structure, or an equally complex structure, at the smaller scale. This is just details, there's no sustained complexity

alienbaby 93 days ago | | |

Fractal means that something has a fractional spatial dimension. Ie, a fractal plane filling curve would have a dimension somewhere between 1 and 2

redfloatplane 93 days ago | | |

Did you read the article? It's entirely about a concrete artefact from that old movie, down to the kind of tweed, now made by only six people in Scotland. I'm not sure how you come to this response.

CyberDildonics 93 days ago | | |

Is rare tweed fractal detail or is it just an oddball fact?

redfloatplane 93 days ago | | |

Maybe I meant that the amount of detail is sustained no matter how close you look? Maybe I was careless with my words? This is unnecessarily pedantic. I enjoyed the article. See you another time, CyberDildonics

saberience 93 days ago | | |

Don't worry, I completely agree with your original comment and think CyberDildonics is being a bit of a dildo in this case...

sudb 93 days 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.

nntwozz 93 days ago | |

English royalty does this from time to time, through different means.

The Duke of Windsor (formerly Edward, Prince of Wales) is credited with popularizing and essentially "saving" or bringing the Fair Isle sweater to global fashion prominence in the 1920s.

vintagedave 93 days ago | |

Yes! I hadn't known about Prince Charles' involvement, but its popularity declined drastically in the 70s. Big revival now though.

Fascinating 'hobby drama' story about tweed here: https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/10nps05/fashion...

vintagedave 93 days ago |

Three thousand pounds for a replica: https://www.andrea-galer.co.uk/withnail-store/mens-withnail-...

The article veers into a loose advertisement for the designer selling replicas.

ink_13 93 days ago | |

Not so much replicas as the original maker selling additional editions

TBH if you're the kind of person who wants one might as well go to the source

alienbaby 93 days ago |

I looked for this coat, or one like it not so long ago. I found Andrea Galer is making them tailored to order for £2-£3k . Something I can't afford unfortunately. If anyone knows if anything passably similar let me know!

balamatom 93 days ago |

Ah, la culture. It's the enemy's pareksalons this time!

toed 93 days ago | |

Par excellence ?

balamatom 93 days ago | | |

No; like pantaloons but smart.