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What's the market like for Belstaff jackets in the UK? EBay listings in the US are overrun with professional sellers listing them with Buy It Now prices that aren't worth the effort.
The company's retail network is pretty terrible, too…
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Thanks guys, it just struck me as odd, I love Trialmasters and as you say it really should not have been that cheap.
Seven years ago, I got a Trialmaster from 1967 on bay. Perfect condition and a reasonable price. Fingers crossed Mega.
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Belstaff used to be made in Staffordshire up until about 12 years ago when they were bought out by an Italian fashion house who moved the brand (lock, stock and barrel) to Milan. New Belstaff gear is fucking shit, fashion crap at unbelievable prices (new Sammy Miller Trialmasters are £750), and they do capsule collections with David Beckham (which weirdly feature in Lightning magazine).
Belstaff gear made from the 50's to the mid 70's is incredible, 8oz hand waxed cotton, lightning zippers, some of the genuine toughest gear around. The market for original gear is (and always has been) very good.
Belstaff are a weird brand, the passionate hatred for the new gear is counter balanced by the passionate love of the early gear. My personal opinion (ever since I saw my Uncles Trialmaster when I was a kid), is that the Belstaff Trialmaster is the finest piece of English clothing design and manufacture ever, I would absolutely love to see H give his take on it.
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This is it, Belstaff Trialmaster, Sammy Miller Professional.
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want!
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Yeah, an IH Trialmaster could be fantastic. l know this is heresy, but I'd especially like it if it stayed "lightweight". You know, 8-10 oz waxed duck (olive or chocolate brown), a chambray lining and that's it. Perfect three season jacket.
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It's not for Texas, and never will be. Heavy flannel lining all the way
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Ok, chambray may be a bit too light, but I meant three season jacket for places that have seasons. Light flannel would be good; just don't make it something like a long version of the IHM-09.
And by the way, this week's weather in Houston has been absolutely English- 40s and raining. One of the rare times when a warm jacket would be good.
As for Belstaff's current, more fashionable, offerings, I'm weirdly drawn to this one, but I'd have to find it at much, much less than retail…
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That jacket is quite possibly the most disgusting thing I have seen on this forum since Seuls Dior boots
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Come on @Megatron1505 it's "crafted with cotton sourced from a historical British mill"
Oh wait, the Titanic is old, British and historical
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So are we @Giles
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C'mon- it's a contemporary icon of style and utility. How could that be bad?
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It looks like something that was auctioned from Neverland after Michael Jackson died.
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That jacket is quite possibly the most disgusting thing I have seen on this forum since Seuls Dior boots
Agreed.
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It looks like something that was auctioned from Neverland after Michael Jackson died.
Again, how could that be bad?
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Ask McCauley and Bubbles
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That jacket is quite possibly the most disgusting thing I have seen on this forum since Seuls Dior boots
From my man @Megatron1505's post I have drawn up an IH forum's Most Disgusting Thing Timeline:
<–---- Seul's Dior boots in 2010
<–------ Belstaff Racemaster Jacket in 2015The funny thing is this would be just an average day on Styleforum
LOVE IH forum
