I used a jacket that was identical to that (probably the same make) duirng the 2012 season. I had bought it from Maisemore at the 2012 BBKA convention. I was pleased at first but when I washed the veil for the first time all the black die washed out of the mesh material and all I could see then was glare. I tried a couple of methods of dying it again and after getting a black nose and forehead a few times I eventually found a spray that was semi-permanent. Unfortunately before the end of the season the veil was in tatters. The body of the jacket worked well but I kept getting it snagged on barbed wire. A couple of my apiaries are fenced from sheep so I have to reach over to drop equipment over the fence. I always get away with it with my other suits but this one was a nuisance.

Steve