Is Barbour chavvy?

[mosschops30]

I want this one

but recently went up north and a lot of young 'less than classy' girls wearing barbour.

Whats the general feeling? I dont want to spend £170 on a trashy coat

[OctaviaBrennan]

The one you linked to is fine. The one that people wear to do the school run in their white 4x4 is as common as muck where I am. Think it has Barbour International gold letters on the front.

[bangersmashandbeans]

I think they are a classic and not chavvy at all. Might depend where you are I guess? In Surrey they are very 'in' and I've only seen smart 30+ yr olds wearing them.

[Inneedofbrandy]

There upper class chavvy

[PorkyandBess]

They are, horribly so.

[mosschops30]

Thats the one ive seen chavs wearing, with yellow barbour stamped across the front

[bureni]

Barbour has gone downhill a lot in the last few years though they were never in the same league as Belstaff, frankly their coats are very overpriced and nothing special when you can buy a lot better for half the price.

[Worley]

their rare where I am (East Anglia) I have one.. but... I've had Barbour for years for riding in.. so a bit peeved their fashionable now..
I went to Liverpool recently and had never seen so many non outside countryside type people wearing barbours..
I do love mine.. apart from I recently got asked by a checkout girl where I got my coat from and how much it cost me!!

[JaquelineHyde]

Barbour is most certainly not chavvy.

However, the jacket you have linked to is a style that I would associate with chavviness.

[Inneedofbrandy]

If it's the name you want, get a smelly green wax one. Will last you the whole of your life to without looking chavvy.

[mosschops30]

I want something warm, showerproof and smart for work so liked the look of the one ive linked to

[bureni]

Mosschops buy an Australian "Outback" branded coat, superior to Barbour in every way and cost a lot less. My last Barbour leaked after 5 minutes and fell to bits in under a year.

[bangersmashandbeans]

I think the trouble with the quilted ones is that there are so many copies. I have a black fitted wax one and it's lovely and I've never seen a fake one like it.

[dexter73]

I now have an overwhelming desire to wear my barbour tomorrow and hang out in Maccy D's flicking chips at people!

[LittleFrieda]

The ones with Liberty linings are beautiful. I don't much care for the one you linked to.

[chipstick10]

I have the old fashioned camilla parker bowels style, i cant wear it,

[Freshbloodletticia]

No and thrice no! To the horrible quilted ones.
The only acceptable Barbours are the green waxed jackets. Seriously. The rest are def chavvy.

[Brycie]

I think less chavvy if 25 years old and covered in mud. I'm hoping.

[Brycie]

Sorry must disagree with you about green. Brown here, and not just because of the mud.

[AgeingFop]

It may be a result of when I first became aware of them in the 80s, but I always associate the green waxed ones with "young fogeys" and voting Tory.

For that reason, I can have nothing to do with them.