Popped in to the Margaret Howell Sale on Wigmore Street yesterday. Found the Pleat Pocket Jacket from Howell's MHL diffusion line reduced from £255 to £175. It's a heavy-ish cotton twill jacket, unlined with a washed out mid-grey colour. Design-wise it feels like a cross between one of those sixties box jackets, slightly cropped with small lapels, and a piece of workwear. I'm going to throw it in the washing machine a few times to see if it softens up.
Update: 15th September 2010. I've worn the jacket for nearly two months now, and machine washed it twice during this time (turning it inside out first - a tip from one of the MH sales staff). The fabric has softened only slightly, but what's really nice is that it holds its shape when you air dry it afterwards, and there's no need to iron it. The creases and wrinkles that you're left with (see photo above) add even more character to the washed out nature of the fabric.
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