Jack
20-09-2004, 11:53
Don't get jealous everyone but...........
I have just taken delivery of my new Dennison Smock.
This is a real beaut and this to me, is how a Smock should be. Here is the sales bit!
1942 camouflage pattern is now available after 2 years research and development. Research includes sourcing the closet fabric available, not just the weight, but the construction.
The pattern has been painstakingly constructed under the direction of Ian Caruthers from Lava Designs, who now holds the copyright for this design, the colour is now an exact replica of the original. The same effort has been used to match perfectly details like the wool cloth for the collar and press studs.
The patterns for the jacket have also been meticulously drawn up from the original dimensions"
I can honestly say, after looking at this morning, that all of the above is 100% correct. I have been waiting for years to have one of these as the 'smocks' that you see today have zips running the whole length. To me, this isn't a smock, perhaps the name has change over the years? I have always been a fan of smocks as years ago this was really all that was available when you were working on the land, they kept the wind out and they covered you lower back.
There aren't many of these smocks available at the moment as they have only just been launched. Indeed, a fair number of these were just completed in time for the 60th anniversary of Arnham, as these were smocks that our Paratroopers used on that day, that is how good they are.
I believe this pattern is now being snatched up by the SAS :shock:
I have just taken delivery of my new Dennison Smock.
This is a real beaut and this to me, is how a Smock should be. Here is the sales bit!
1942 camouflage pattern is now available after 2 years research and development. Research includes sourcing the closet fabric available, not just the weight, but the construction.
The pattern has been painstakingly constructed under the direction of Ian Caruthers from Lava Designs, who now holds the copyright for this design, the colour is now an exact replica of the original. The same effort has been used to match perfectly details like the wool cloth for the collar and press studs.
The patterns for the jacket have also been meticulously drawn up from the original dimensions"
I can honestly say, after looking at this morning, that all of the above is 100% correct. I have been waiting for years to have one of these as the 'smocks' that you see today have zips running the whole length. To me, this isn't a smock, perhaps the name has change over the years? I have always been a fan of smocks as years ago this was really all that was available when you were working on the land, they kept the wind out and they covered you lower back.
There aren't many of these smocks available at the moment as they have only just been launched. Indeed, a fair number of these were just completed in time for the 60th anniversary of Arnham, as these were smocks that our Paratroopers used on that day, that is how good they are.
I believe this pattern is now being snatched up by the SAS :shock: