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  1. HPA Rep

    Vicenza leather in new Aero is inconsistent

    My EXACT thoughts!
  2. HPA Rep

    USAuthentic A2 question about a detail

    I also noticed this feature, and while it is contrary to the spec. for an A-2 jacket, it was certainly done in original production by several contractors, and possibly many or even all contractors along the way. It was done to conserve leather and save money, and due to the number of A-2's I've...
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    USAuthentic A2 question about a detail

    This A-2 does appear to be more correct than not for J. A. Dubow's 23379 contract, and based only on photographic examination, I believe it is genuine from this contract. The fact there are certain inconsistencies vis-a-vis most examples observed from this contract is noteworthy but not...
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    New Eastman Leather Clothing "Escape" A-2

    Yes, it certainly is. But I understand that Gary does the dye/aging work personally and that it is a labor of love, so he cannot afford to wholesale these A-2's. I also personally dyed the Buzz Rickson's "Cooler King" A-2's we had several years ago and know all too well that this was...
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    Real McCoy buco j 100 vs Eastman j 100 vs aero j 100 ?

    Your guess is as good as mine, and based on what I actually do know, it makes even less sense. But I will try again to get a sample and see where this goes. Thank you!
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    Real McCoy buco j 100 vs Eastman j 100 vs aero j 100 ?

    I thank you, Grayland! It's so very satisfying to know all the hard work and effort are appreciated. What you have noted so well fully summarizes what is at the core of the shopping experience I endeavor to create, where product knowledge and familiarity are as exhaustive and thorough as they...
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    Real McCoy buco j 100 vs Eastman j 100 vs aero j 100 ?

    Good memory, Grayland, and thanks for thinking of us. The short answer is, yes. But Gary Eastman has not been accommodating toward this end when I asked for a sample to review details and fit in my size so as to educate myself in the style. Mind you, I wasn't asking for a free item, just that...
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    Need help choosing my first leather jacket

    Greetings, Victor! Your body measures make you sound like a stretched version of me, so I thought I'd try to help and offer a style no one else has yet suggested. The fact you say you want something short really rang my bell since this is indeed made intentionally as a short, nippy design...
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    New Eastman Leather Clothing "Escape" A-2

    Happy to help. If we offered the style you were seeking, I'd help you even more, but the ESCAPE A-2 is not offered to Eastman's retailers.
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    New Eastman Leather Clothing "Escape" A-2

    No, the cost is the same, but as a custom size, it is not returnable unless objectively faulty. That is the sticky part when ordering the longer sizes because, as I said, while theses sizes are indeed set to be longer as noted, if the regular fitting is coming in under spec. but within accepted...
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    New Eastman Leather Clothing "Escape" A-2

    Yes, the long or extra-long fittings add increased length (1" or 1.5") to both back and sleeve length, tough I must wonder if even the XL size would be long enough in a size 40 for someone of your height. If your height is mostly in your legs, you'll have a better chance of getting the fit you...
  14. HPA Rep

    i got a Luftwaffe Hartmann jackets

    elevensun contacted me for help and we returned to work on the 3rd, but the weather event of the 4th slowed progress in getting back to normal, which we still haven't achieved, but I realized I needed to answer some questions here before folks began thinking I was frozen to the pond in my yard...
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    Er, 'Japanese armholes'

    I certainly am not an anorexic twink or pre-teen, and of the styles from Japan I've tried on (mostly Buzz Rickson, Sugar Cane, and Real McCoys), I have not had a problem (my build is lean and athletic). I do think that "big" guys could have an issue with some brands, but Buzz and Sugar Cane...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing Ostmann Luftwaffe Jacket Brown

    Great custom jacket, rocketeer! And the BSA, too!!! The original jacket Gary used as the basis for his first Luftwaffe design indeed had the zippered lower pockets, but I cannot recall the back design from when he showed it to me back in '94. The leather fobs on the zips are designed so as...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing Ostmann Luftwaffe Jacket Brown

    Right on, rocketeer! Those original Luftwaffe jackets had dull-toned zippers. Some zips were the same sort of grey alloy Gary uses and some were the typical nickel or brass many of us are familiar with, but none were bright and shiny.
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    Eastman Leather Clothing Ostmann Luftwaffe Jacket Brown

    Right you are, willyto. Only the black Ostmann has the bright zippers. My own Luftwaffe style Gary made from brown goatskin (M-422A) with Hartmann pockets back in 1997 has the same bright zippers, but that's before he had the dull zippers and before this style was even offered in brown. I...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing Ostmann Luftwaffe Jacket Brown

    Happy New Year, Big J! We returned to work on the 3rd, but the weather event of the 4th slowed progress in getting back to normal, which we still haven't achieved, but I realized I needed to answer some questions here before folks began thinking I was frozen to the pond in my yard. ;-)...
  21. HPA Rep

    Buzz Rickson's MA-1 Flying Jacket, Blazing Red

    That's a military secret. ;-) Total production for the world did not exceed 700 units.
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    Buzz Rickson's MA-1 Flying Jacket, Blazing Red

    Ok, Stand By, it's once, twice, three strikes and you're out! A TFL member and repeat customer has contacted me so as to jump on the return MA-1, so now we indeed only have one size left: XL. These red MA-1's have really blown through and I hope they are offered again in 2018.
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    Buzz Rickson's MA-1 Flying Jacket, Blazing Red

    <snip> Hmmm, and her name is Holmes, right? ;-)

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