Shooting Straight-Up

Was just alerted to these photos from a recent hunt that a friend of mine organised.

As demonstrated by the Straight-Up on the Status Symbols website, there are so many Londoners who are going crazy for the Barbour jacket at the moment, but it was originally adopted by the 'country set' back in the 1890s for practical reasons when out hunting on the estate. So I thought these photos would be great evidence to show that the Barbour is still worn in the surroundings it was originally intended for.

Also notice the tweed suits, flat caps and plus fours, which bear remarkable resemblances to these two photos of Royal Hunting Parties in 1905 (King Edward VII) and 1936 (Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor).

Claire