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  1. Doctor Damage

    Button placement on cuffs

    Don't overthink this, guys. Many clothing items of all kinds and purposes have details which are purely decorative. Even stuff that seems functional really isn't, and probably never really was except perhaps on the very earliest version.
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    Hanging jackets on a wall.

    This reminds me of the Alden shoes shop on Madison Avenue in NYC. It faces east and the windows get a fair amount of light. When I was there a decade ago they had a pair of tassel loafers in a the most beautiful brown colour. I was told later on a forum that apparently Alden didn't sell shoes in...
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    G-1 / M-422A Tribute Fantasy Jacket 2

    This looks stellar... looking forward to fit pics!
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    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

    Afghani soldier in what appears to be a civilian repro M65 jacket
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    M-51 Fishtail Parka and such

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    M-51 Fishtail Parka and such

    photo from Operation Enduring Freedom, looks like they supplied surplus fishtails to local soldiers
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    M-51 Fishtail Parka and such

    ^ very intersting, thanks for posting that info I like the anecdote about buttoning in two liners!
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    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

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    M-51 Fishtail Parka and such

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    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

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    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

    tags from the 1960s and early 1970s these jackets all had shoulder straps all but one of these tags were accompanied by a separate "instruction" tag
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    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

    I've got one of those heavily illustrated Japanese clothing books which has a page for the M65 field jackets. They show what they refer to as "1st", "2nd", and "3rd" versions. The 1st has no shoulder straps but the 2nd and 3rd jackets has them. The 1st one has the same tags as the one posted...
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    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

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    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

    Some of the M1951 field coats had white printed tags sewn in like above while others had the info stamped or silkscreened onto the lining. I've collected a bunch of photos of vintage M1951 coats so I'm basing that on photos of actual jackets.
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    M-51 Fishtail Parka and such

    Does it fit into your field coats? Because the parka liners seem to be longer and with a different button configuration than the field coats, although that's just me eyeballing. I'd be amazed if the Army was foresighted enough to have interchangeable liners (that said, the detachable hood was...
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    White residue on the inside of collar of leather jacket

    I'd say something like leather jackets should always be worn over a collared shirt or with a scarf but nobody does that anymore. At some point (The Ramones?) leather jackets stopped being bad/cold weather gear and became summer gear worn over a t-shirt. Hence bare skin against the collar and...
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    Your favourite commercials

    How about a fake Tom Cruise for president ad? I can't believe this came out in 2019. I just saw it now. The actor in it does a great impersonation of Cruise.
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    M-51 Fishtail Parka and such

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    M-51 Fishtail Parka and such

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    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

    This is a jacket I saw on eBay last night. It's a really early M65: note the simple tags and the lack of shoulder straps.

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