Year of the huge duffle because I just bought a huge duffle.

Could it be like these Cabourn overalls? The buttons are for a flap that reveals a zip fly. They wear baggy as hell so the crotch can be really low. Based on naval deck overalls.

I’ve never encountered British Isles used to refer to any particular subset of islands only as an umbrella term that encompasses Ireland. Funnily the Wikipedia article addresses this specifically.

You’re a visionary