PLUGS & LEADS

ALL SEASONS

Once upon a time, you could have a riding jacket which was (mostly) waterproof but which provided precious little warmth; or one which was warm but let you get wet; or one which was waterproof but far too hot to consider wearing in summer so you inevitably got soaked and/ or frozen and / or parboiled, depending on the time of year. And these days the weather seems to be even less predictable - apart, of course, from the inevitability of precipitation!

So let's give a quick three cheers for material sciences - which has developed a new type of wax cotton. Halley