80s Casuals Dakar Jacket
I’m liking the look of the upcoming Dakar Jacket from the 80s Casuals label.
After a few years of producing t-shirts based around the casual subculture they recently expanded into making outerwear. After purchasing the Awaydays cagoule (based on the old Peter Storm cagoule from the late 70s) I wasn’t too impressed but this looks like it could be a winner.
The jacket takes it’s inspiration from the Paris-Dakar rally, known as one of the most dangerous rallies in the world. Drivers raced from Paris, France to Dakar in Senegal. It was switched to South America in 2009 over security concerns.
The 80s casuals blog describes the jacket thusly - “The jacket is designed with the motorcyclist in mind with accessories being easily accessible to the rider. A compass is attached to the left breast pocket and can be on-show or hidden inside the pocket. (In 1982 the then Prime Ministers son, Mark Thatcher, famously got lost for 6 days. no compass?) The inner pocket has a drink pouch which is held in position by 2 velcro strips and can be released and taken out and finally a zip-on Balaclava connects to the inside of the neck collar. The collar itself also has a stored contrast colour hood. The Jacket has the waist adjusters to the outer sides, again for easy accessibility.”
(Source: 80scasualsblog.blogspot.com)
