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I guess that's why they call it the blues: the rise and rise of the chore jacket
1960s-style French navy blue indigo cotton twill canvas chore jacket, £52.95, etsy.com/uk; Mien painters chore jacket, £174, madewell.com; Women’s indigo chore jacket, £89, communityclothing.co.ukFor proper chore jackets, the French Workwear Company sells vintage, classic blue jackets (from £58) together with more expensive customised printed and embroidered styles and has a pop-up shop in London’s Shoreditch (73 Rivington Street, EC2) until May 25. Purveyors of traditional hardware and functional clothing, Labour & Wait sell the iconic Le Mont St Michel jackets (£198) – made in France this super-chic chore has been around since 1913 and is also available in a wide range of colours on the lemontsaintmichel.fr website but that’s without taking the extra tax into account.