Top Five Coats

A man has reached a certain maturity when his taste in clothes no longer changes like the weather and he can amass enough of one type of clothing to write about his favourites...

5. The Damned Dirty Ape
An orange/tan leather jacket reminiscent of what the science monkey wore in the original Planet Of The Apes. It's a little tight around my middle and it's missing some buttons so I wear it open in the summer a lot.
4. The Captain America
A short leather biker jacket with red, white and blue stripes like Peter Fonda's in Easy Rider.
3. The Jack Bauer
A blue waterproof with "C.T.U." in big yellow letters on the back. This is a genuine 24 promotional item that was sent to an overseas broadcaster by Fox and somehow found its way into my hands in time for the rainy season.



2. Big Black
I was cold last Christmas, going outside to smoke all the time at my dad's place. So I picked up a heavy duty coat this winter. Depending what I wear with it, I can look like Johnny Cash or I can look like Harold Steptoe.
1. The Luke Skywalker
The day I discovered H&M did men's clothes too was a happy day in the House Of M. I bought a short brown canvas jacket with poppers and pockets on the arms that reminds me of the flight suit Luke wears when he meets Yoda in Empire. Mine's missing some buttons though.

I have way fewer than five pairs of shoes.