Premier 1930s Highwayman

• 1930s style

• Slimmer fit

• Slimed down sleeve

• Elongated point shorter width collar

• Air vents in upper arm

• Button cuff

• Accentuated v-yolk to upper back

• Slight dipped front

• Trimmed down waist

• Looped ball and chain chest pocket

• Free ‘wild card’ Lochcarron Tartan lining upgrade

• Pictured left in Black Vicenza Horsehide

The Premier Highwayman is a ‘reimagining’ of our classic Highwayman as it would have looked had it been designed in the 1930s. Building upon the much-loved iconic design with a closer fit more tailored to modern styling, since its launch nearly ten years ago The Premier Highwayman has proven to be almost as popular as its legendary forerunner.

It retains the classic Highwayman’s most distinctive features – the two-piece and three-pocket front, the three piece back with side adjusters at the waist. Where the Premier Highwayman differs from the classic Highwayman its fit and contours. The Premier has been tailored through the body with slimmed down sleeves and higher armholes to arrive at a closely fitted silhouette more typical of the 1930s (and modern-day sizing).

To accommodate and accentuate this remodelling, some further small cosmetic modifications were made to the classic Highwayman design. The jacket’s cuffs are now button closure instead of the false cuff featured on the original Highwayman and an accentuated curve to the V-yolk of the upper back better compliments the raised armholes and slight dip to the front of the new design. And the Premier Highwayman’s reshaped collar has decreased in width and gained in shape and sharpness from the classic collar, which enhances the slimmed down fit of the new version beautifully.

 

Design Etymology

Our founder Ken, an avid admirer of the fashion and styling of the 1930s, had always wondered how his most famous design would have looked had it been designed and manufactured in during this period, but his often-stubborn commitment to period-correctness meant that for years, the idea was kept it as nothing more than a fun thought experiment. However, while the trademark comfortable and relaxed ‘1950s’ fit of the classic Highwayman was a big part of its enduring popularity, there were always a significant minority who loved the Highwayman, but their body’s frame (or their tastes) required a closer fit. Thankfully, the relentless pressure from customers over the years eventually convinced Ken to compromise and after several prototypes, he finally arrived at a design which retained much of the classic Highwayman’s iconic design but looks indistinguishable from a 1930s classic. The project was so successful, it led Ken to design a ‘Premier’ range, featuring three other styles.