Pakamac

That's interesting your remark Mr Forbes, about pakamacs being associated with gay people. I have not heard that before, yes the dirty old men but not gays. I like the association though.

Hi Mr Forbes do you and your wife still wear plastic macs and were you in the RAF

When I was young my mother took me into woolworths stores, she took me over to where the plastic macs were stored usually on long metal racks, the womens and young ladies were normally very bright blues and whites etc, where as the mens and boys. were very drab usually black grey or a horrible brown colour, mens and boys didnt have hoods, as they were women only.
My mother put a long length pvc mac against me it was bright blue, it had a large hood and two pockets that I could get into my trousers through the plastic pockets you were advised not to put your hands in the pockets because they tended to split easily.
At this time I was going fishing quite alot, so I saved up and bought a pvc walking suit to keep me warm and dry, but no hood as it had a label stating it was for men, and had a man smoking a pipe to prove it, later in 1967 I was out shopping with my new wife when it started to rain heavily, we dashed into a small shop, and bought a Pakamac for me and a packmac for my wife, they didnt feel very comfortable very rough,I think they went out of fashion because dirty old men wore them, to carry out dirty things in public also they were thought to be part of a gay persons attire.

Hello all you Pakamac enthusiasts, can anyone explain why my previous comment are not appearing here, it is strange.

Pacamac.

When its raining cats and dogs women go out in Y shirts last weeks warm weather quite a few had macs on crazy or what

Hi were are all the pac a mac lovers gone even the ones who pretend to be.

Hi pac a mac fan.

Just so there's no confusion for anyone else, Rainwear-bound on Yahoo is free, so is book number one 'Apprentices in Rainwear' free on my blackpool-frog website.

However, the books have taken me eighteen years to write and paint the cover pictures so I hope you'll appreciate why they're not free.

Hi Cole I see your site is not free

Hi Ken.

I set up a yahoo group called Rainwear-bound several years ago because someone wanted a group, although it covers a wider subject than merely pacamacs which would be very limited if you kept only to that one brand.

It's still up and running, and if you want rainwear stories try blackpool-frog.co.uk.

Hi it would be good if someone would start a pac a mac club

Hi Agnes do not worry I will not bother

hi Frank if joined a few of us would leave

Hi I think somebody did try but it went quite.

Hi Frank because no one ever asked well not for a very long time and we only like floral macs why do you not start a mixed one yourself then you never know who might turn up

Hi Jane why not let males join your group

I saw a video clip of a woman launching a USA navy ship during WW11 whilst wearing a plastic mac.

Hi who cares were they came from lets hope they make a comeback ASP

Hi Jane I think they are much older probably came from America

Hi does any body know when the plastic mac first came out I had one in the late fifties as a school girl was it British made the first macs.

hi di hi thurs peggy in white pakamc with rain bonnet

on monday hi di high programe. very brief but about half way through girl in pink pakamac

hi Agnes yes i know any ladies do have a plastic mac are over sixty and beyond but were are they I never seen any

Frank lots of women have plastic macs most are over sixty the younger women want the latest fashion .

Hi Frank Barnard you are wrong my friends and myself have plastic macs what do you expect someone to call in a mac wake up and smell the coffee

Hi does anybody in Canada read this blog in Tronto there used to be a shop under a hotel near the CN tower that sold just plastic and pvc macs must be some mac fans there lets hear from you.

Realising that Susie now lives in Spain, I have to agree with Frank.

Hi women wearing plastic macs in the UK Brian there is more chance of seeing the Dodo

If any of our male contributors doubt whether or not women have a genuine love of plastic macs, I would invite them to investigate "Plastique Unique Rainwear" on the net, and view Susie's Gallery 1. If those pictures do not convince you, then nothing will. Good viewing!!

HI Gareth you are probably right I have not seen one been worn for many a long year most a pity

Hi I do not think they is any woman in the uk who has a plastic mac afraid they are a thing of the past