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

I personally don't like the ladies ones - still buy beauforts. Have a green and a brown one and I live and die in them.
But, I didn't buy them because they look nice - they are functional for what I do and last, although not as long as they used to, them and Mascot - who were another good make have now gone downhill in quality.
As long as you don't buy one that has a big label saying 'Barbour' on the front it doesn't matter I don't think.

where are these chavs buying them then? the only place to me local is the equestrian shops or John Lewis.. unless I guess they're getting them online.. I thought chavs just brought cheap fake designer ones anyway. how has Barbour become fashionable!!

They're worn by Jack Wills people. I wouldn't say chavvy is the right word, more like the kids who idolise public schools, made in Chelsea etc - conspicuously aspirational perhaps?

arh yes that's more like it probably.. at least I don't own a jack wills hoody then.. I had no idea what they were all on about seeing them in those jumpers till I saw the shop. I though they were advertising their fave member of a boy band !

conor. I have the same jacket. As i have stated on several threads i look like Camilla in it. It looks big and the shoulders sort of slope on it. I cant carry it off in any shape or form. Its been worn twice and i dont know if i should cut my loses or embrace it and buy a hood for it for when i go dog walking.

Hunter wellies are becoming chavvy as well. They are everywhere.

True re Hunters but they are great for this time of year for walking my dog. I got mine years ago, so i dont care.

Yup oop north, very much the preserve of the over made up, under dressed blingy folk.

God, I'm old! The thought of Barbour being chavvy just makes the world shift beneath my feet!

I am still reeling from discovering that wearing your shirt collar turned up is now "chavvy"!

Je suis le Chav then, I've got red hunter wellies too

I have a very battered one - I only wear it when it's really windy, cold and wet. It's most definitely not stylish :o

I think that a lot of people don't know what chav means.

They've suddenly become ubiquitous amongst people who think if they wear one they will be part of the upper classes or even the aristocracy.

Unless you own a country pile and need a 4x4 to get out of your house, then I'd steer clear.

I don't have one because I am chavvy, aspirational, over dressed, blingy, idolise public school or any other of the phrases used above. I have one because it is a nice colour, flattering, warm, good quality and I still love it after 3 years so has been a good jacket to buy based on cost per wear. People really can attach an awful lot of labels to a fairly ordinary jacket!

I have a wax one with a peacock liberty lining it is lovely. I think as long as you don't buy the ones that have the label in massive gold letters on the front they're fine.

I also have hunter wellies .

The problem though Dexter is that you know you aren't any of those things- but does everyone else who sees you wearing it?

IMO it's a bit like someone wearing a tiara and thinking it makes her like the Queen- then when everyone does it you can't tell who the real queen is anymore.

I have one and it's my most regretted buy in my life ever. It's black, waxed. It's also too thin to be warm, and stops at a very unflattering point on my hips. However I still wear it because it cost a bloody fortune. I was hammered into buying it by my friend and a salesperson , wish I'd taken it back straight away because I regretted it as soon as I was out of the shop. Also, they are ubiquitous so I feel a bit 'uniformed' in the playground etc, everyone seems to have one.

Having said that I used to have the green waxed ones when I was doing horsey things in my youth and liked them then.

"Up north"?

Because everyone in the south is so classy!

gazing into space, pondering the wonders of Essex and TOWIE

MissBoPeep - the thing is I don't give a shit what judgements people make about the clothes I wear.

Get one in the sale or on ebay.

I got one half price online and the other one hardly worn from ebay.

I really like them especially the very thick, brushed flannel lined one with a furry collar.

It depends how you wear it - loads of orange makeup, posh jeans and heeled boots and you might look a bit wrong.

They are a genuinely nice item though. I don't like the quilty ones for some reason - remind me of old ladies.