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  1. thor

    Goodwear Leather customer service

    Thanks fellas! The hide is distressing nicely in the high wear areas and rapidly taking on a nice patina. The jacket looks and feels very organic and has a distinct hand-made quality about it (unlike some other maker's jackets where the construction is almost too mechanical, too "perfect" and...
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    Goodwear Leather customer service

    Picked up this beauty (the jacket, not John, no offense to Mr. Chapman, LOL!) on sale and had the jacket in my hands 48 hours after my first e-mail to Vickie. Awesome customer service and both she and John are truly first class people! Jacket is a size 48 Aero model made with an "experimental"...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    The Red Baron and his boys. Such panache!
  4. thor

    My G-1 Lineup (Others Invited)

    +1 Awesome grouping of jackets!
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    Aero late war and Air Arm Irvins

    The RAF were way ahead of their time; modern commercial marine floatation jackets (even some gore-tex rain jackets for sailors) have a bright neon yellow hood for visibility if one goes into the drink.
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    IRVIN SEASON OPEN! (Time to get it out Gents)

    Great introspective/philosophical musings DD. Certainly worthy of a new thread? Some folks don't want anything war-related in their home (some belief in karmic or psychic energy of a past link to war and death). I've owned one original Irvin long ago (a sad, dried up, unsalvageable beast that...
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    Vintage leather jackets in long/tall sizes

    Once I found an original Cable Raincoat Co. A-2 that miraculously fit me (I'm a 46 Long, shirt size 18 X 37). Replaced the moth-eaten cuffs and waistband and put in a working zip and voilà, a wearable WWII original! Sadly I sold it later on :-( Not sure if Cable A-2's were cut longer then...
  9. thor

    Johnson Leather M200 in Horween Vermont Leather

    I think the jacket looks great and to me the fit is fine. If you're only wearing a t-shirt in these pics, you may want to have some room for layering. Congratulations. Wear it in good health.
  10. thor

    Leather Olympics - Your Top 3

    +1
  11. thor

    Is this normal for G & B's m-422a's?

    The WWII contract AN-6552 jackets made by Bogen & Tenenbaum had 2-ply waistbands like those found on A-2 jackets. Even though the single-ply rib-rack waistband was standard on WWII M-422a jackets, the 2-ply knit waistbands are certainly more robust. If you purchase a new WWII-spec jacket made...
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    Is this normal for G & B's m-422a's?

    I bought replacement knit cuffs and waistband from G&B for an old G-1 I was restoring. I found the knits to be very loosely knitted (ie not a super tight weave) and it made them feel rather flimsy and thinnish. I specifically asked G&B for their M-422a knits and what they sent me was a bit...
  14. thor

    New Buzz Rickson Tanker Brad Pitt Fury

    Nice jacket, but for me any rank insignia (like staff sergeant stripes) is a no-go. Plus I'm a Navy vet :-)
  15. thor

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Actor James Levine in the Michael J. Fox movie "Teen Wolf" (1985) wearing what looks like an original A-2.
  16. thor

    Reasonable alteration

    If all other dimensions of the jacket are spot on except for the baggy lower back section, you could have the sides of the body taken in along the seams. This would taper the body a bit and should eliminate the bagginess. I've done this on one of my "modern fit" A-2 jackets and it turned out well.
  17. thor

    Does anyone own a 'Time worn' Eastman G-1?

    It's relatively trim fitting so I ordered one size up (normally I'm a 46 and I went with a 48). The back length is not overly long; it's a true waist length jacket even in a size up. The sleeves are trim, not loose or blousey. Best thing is the grain and patina. A really nice hide, reminiscent...
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    Does anyone own a 'Time worn' Eastman G-1?

    Traditional G-1 collar stitching on the underside. A great all-around jacket with a true vintage appeal.
  20. thor

    Does anyone own a 'Time worn' Eastman G-1?

  21. thor

    Does anyone own a 'Time worn' Eastman G-1?

  22. thor

    Does anyone own a 'Time worn' Eastman G-1?

    The Cockpit vintage G-1 in washed goatskin.
  23. thor

    Show Me Your Jacket Accoutrements

    Leather pull tab with Japanese kanji (date of my wedding anniversary: Oct. 17). Jacket is a BK Willis & Geiger M-422.

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