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In my (considerable) experience not being able to drive is a bigger no-no when it comes to establishing a "relationship" with a woman than liking rubber and PVC.

Many weather presenters have continued to appear in leather skirts over the winter-Laura Tobin and Judith Ralston in particular-but now Carol Kirkwood has retrieved hers from the back of the wardrobe and all's well with the world (well, almost).

The look, sound and feel of the fabrics are all important factors but so too is their impermeability and the confidence to be derived from knowing that,
given efficient fastenings, they will keep out any external precipitation and keep any internal incontinence (whether voluntary or involuntary) in.

Bang in the middle of the swinging 60's, cast principally of women, most of them young(ish). Still not a PVC mac in sight.

bethbennett202 wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 10:39 am I think we can all understand why the bishop might have been misbehaving cause of maureen in a plastic mac

Maybe that's why they call it "bashing the bishop".

The "high end" stuff in the department stores often featured classy Jan Robert or Harglenis macs. M&S sold a nice silvery shiny mac with a blue fabric lining for a time. On one occasion a lady shopper saw me admiring them and, after I said I was thinking of buying one for my wife, kind...

I used to wear my black macs and blue klepper to work in Central London back in the day and one colleague, like me already taken, actually bought a patterned shiny mac because she liked mine. We used to lunch together occasionally and on the last occasion as we walked back to the office she took my ...

Lovely macs which you can easily imagine (fantasise about) being worn as every rainy day wear. Some women's name are more evocative than others. Sandra always does it for me.

Peter and Julia certainly knew what made us (and them) tick. Their fashion shows at the old Mackintosh Society gatherings were out of this world for a (then) young man.

Happy New Year to one and all.