C & A Raincoats

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spitfire617
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The nearest I have come to finding a C+A Raincoat

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B012FXK3JW/ ... UTF8&psc=1

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I remember the racks of pvc macs in C&A in Birmingham. Bought my first clearish (it was blue) raincoat there
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I can remember pleading with my mum to buy me one, but she refused, if only I had known, what I know now
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Your mum had a C&A raincoat, that's why she refused to buy another one 8-)
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CandA had some wonderful PU macs too. I purchased a red one for my Mrs, it smothered her but looked and felt great. They had them in blue, red, black and green. They were double breasted, belted, very ful and the most wonderful material I’d ever felt! What would I give for one now? Even a photo of her in it would do the trick. Any one else remember these?
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the thought of a shop with lots of macs in it excites me to the core
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Lots of shops sold rainwear but there was always a sense of anticipation and a thrill when entering certain establishments as well as C&A…

Woolworths - cheap plastic macs.
Millets - not a lot of technical stuff back then, mostly nylon and PVC with some plastic.
Army & Navy - always had a rail of raincoats.
Every department store - had a rainwear section, you never minded being dragged around shopping for the chance to visit those areas. Often stocked high end and more unusual rainwear and the place to get the famous 80’s black PVC trench coat.

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I remember finding the pvc raincoats in C &A one wet day.
Eventually treated my girlfriend at time to a nice shiny black short one. My she looked fabulous coupled with a folding rain-bonnet.
Your pictures bring back fond memories, I do remember the macs were not too expensive to buy.
All the best for 2023. ☔️
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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, kindly put one on and "modelled" it for me. Always seemed to go well when it didn't actually matter.
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My Early fetish life was wearing C&A pvc rainwear 😊😊😊
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