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This is an Original glossy glass clear PVC jelly coat, dating from the 1970s/80s. Note the extra-chunky drawstring rope.

I could swear that these were made for PVC fetishists in mind: I have seen many vintage photos of attractive 1970s/1980s women, topless, in these see-thru PVC jelly jackets; some were posing with a clear PVC dome brolly, while some were in a shower cubicle with water trickling down their PVC jelly coat, hood up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3FO8YchfE0&t=28s

I just love the noise and sensory appeal of this 'oldschool' PVC; it is so much better than the EVA/PEVA, TPU and POE PVC-imitation rubbish of today (thank the feeble-minded "everything is toxic" alarmists, eco lobby, and the bureaucratic killjoys for why these DEHP-plasticized or DINP-plasticized PVC materials, whose tactile & sensory properties have special appeal to PVC fetishists, are so hard to find these days).

If I had a time machine, I'd go back to the 1960s, 70s and 80s and go on a PVC raincoat spending spree. I'd also revisit the 1990s-Y2K period: PVC raincoats were still available, but, also, the 1990s were famous for PVC inflatable novelty furniture, in brightly-coloured glossy transparent DINP-plasticized PVC (the 6P-free PVC of today simply does not have the same fetish appeal, as the non-phthalate plasticizers do not give the PVC that same softness and satisfying (from a fetish perspective) noise.

I have seen many posts by women that say they had plastic jelly jackets in the 80’s. For most it was a fashion statement and they derived no pleasure from the material, but the idea of being in fashion and the colours certainly helped in an era of bright pink, dazzling green and basically anything to counter the browns and oranges of the 70’s. I love to read when they say they got hot and sweaty and the thought that despite the uncomfortable feeling they would still choose plastic on a warm day. Of course any material that is see through is going to get used in the fashion photography fraternity and I too remember images of topless girls in plastic raincoats and jelly jackets, I think the idea was “look I’m fully covered up but oh gosh you can see my tits you naughty boy”. Wouldn’t it be great if Trump suddenly wrote an executive order to bring back PVC jelly jackets and offer to lift tariffs on countries that bought American plastic jackets in bulk! Just as likely as some of the stuff he spouts.

Cherie x

I too remember in the last couple of years at school, at the start of the 1980's, several of the girls wore these, usually in a blue colour.