I have an ELC .50 cal A-1 and the collar knit sits very well flat.
I’ve also recently picked up another early second hand GW A-1. Thicker collar knit which folds less well.
A GW 37J1 with a varsity collar is on its way which is designed to sit upright.
This is a WWII-era AN-J-3 flight jacket (possibly assembled later in the 1940s and retailed by Abercrombie & Fitch in New York). AN-J-3 jackets are extremely rare, and no original used by the military has turned up bearing a mil spec label. This one was used (possibly by a military flyer in...
This 2008 jacket was copied from a 1930's goatskin jacket in the Levis archives similar to the Einstein jacket but with spade shaped patch pockets.
The russet goatskin is described as washed and hand buffed, it's a very convincing worn on a leather jacket, and quite understated, just more shine...
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