GRGR(9): Norfolk jacket

[James Kyllo]

>David Morris sez:
>>
>> . . . Tantivy . . .  has Slothrop put on
>> his Norfolk jacket, which is white, I
>> presume.


John Macnamara sez

>I always thought Norfolk jackets were tweed?


http://www.fashionmall.com/qa/suits.html  says

The history of the blue blazer begins further back with the brown tweed
Norfolk jacket that the British leisure class wore for shooting game. This
earliest sports jacket, made of heavy fall/winter fabrics and worn with
unmatched trousers, provided an opportunity to dress for an occasion other
than business. It was widely adopted by the gentry


and here is a picture:  http://www.ripper.co.uk/pages/images/norfolkj.gif


best

James