Harrington Francky

Feeling lazy, aren’t you, about this in-between weather? A March —or November— morning, you open the wardrobe to decide what to wear. Knowing right from the start there’s a good chance you’ll mess it up. And let’s not even get started on choosing outerwear: skip it, and you’ll definitely be cold when you leave the house; grab something (a blazer, a coat), and by midday, you’ll curse having to carry it draped over your arm. The same old dilemma. Solution? Obvious, really. A classic: the Harrington jacket.

Created in England by Baracuta in the 1930s, the G9 (as it was called) was designed as a lightweight and functional garment. Its design was inspired by the golf jackets of the era, made of cotton, fitted at the waist, and supple enough to ensure smooth swings. In 1958, Elvis Presley popularized the G9, wearing it in the film King Creole, and just a few years later (in the mid-60s), Ryan O’Neal catapulted it to fame playing Rodney Harrington in the TV series Peyton Place — and that’s how it got its name.

While O’Neal made it popular, it was James Dean and Steve McQueen who immortalized it. From Hollywood, it returned to London in the 70s. Its appeal was so strong it became a shared symbol — likely the only one — between two opposing subcultures: mods and skins. The underground dissolved, yet by the 90s, the two pillars of Britpop — Damon Albarn and Liam Gallagher — still embraced it.

That it remains just as relevant nearly a century later speaks to its unmatched versatility and, above all, its timeless essence. You’ll recognize a Harrington by its tartan lining. You’ll know ours is the original because we’ve trusted the registered brand. Welcome, spring! Welcome, autumn!