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The Drifter Parka - Light Fawn

Private White V.C.

£1195

Regular fit Unlined Waterproof Inset sleeve Fully taped internal seams Peaked hood for additional protection from the rain Grown on centre-front placket with copper stud fastening Two-way centre-front zip from RIRI of Switzerland Two external welt pockets Underarm copper eyelets for added ventilation Made in our own factory in Manchester, England Model's measurements: Height: 6’2/188cm, Chest: 38"/97cm, Waist: "32/81cm and wears a Size 4/M FABRIC Outer Cloth: 100% Rubberised bonded cotton , woven in Oldham, Lancashire CARE INSTRUCTIONS Do not Bleach Do not Machine wash Do not Dry clean Sponge

Private White V.C.'s own words, read from their page.

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Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as PRIVATE WHITE VC LIMITED, number 07385261. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "Manchester was once known as Cottonopolis, the world's textile capital. Our factory, founded in 1853 on the banks of the River Irwell, is its last stand-alone clothing factory. Its archive of 25,000 patterns and 15,000 garments continues to inspire everything we make." Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.