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  1. Doctor Damage

    The GREAT BRITISH DUFFEL COAT thread

    I think the name says it all, right? Although there is usually a proper name for clothing items, there are often additional names. As for the name "duffel coat", I was just reading a book on Roman Britain and apparently duffel coats were part of the trade between Britain and Gaul, although we...
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    Selling vintage American to the Japanese market?

    That's a heartwarming story for this modern age...
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Oversized overcoats are apparently surfacing again...
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    The short jacket thread

    Michael looks good in almost anything, he's lucky that way. He's kind of unique actually and I would say "don't do what he does" since only he can do it. High-waist pants are ESSENTIAL, obviously, as the other half of the short jacket look. But many people, myself included, don't look good in...
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    Vintage Photos of Leather Jackets

    These are great photos, everyone. Thanks so much for posting. I like the look of leather jackets, so I'm pleased to see that once upon a time they were worn with normal clothes and hats rather than the modern-day cliche of wearing leather jackets only with jeans and t-shirts.
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    Biker jacket

    Definitely a police jacket... I'm thinking Cal Highway Patrol probably?
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    Schott 602 Police Jacket

    What's wrong with the fit? It's fine. Don't listen to the guys who think leather jackets should be skin-tight. That seems pretty normal, even among vintage overcoats, and it's probably due to men being on average shorter in the period the jacket was made. It makes it difficult for tall men...
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    It looks like they're doing an everyman version of the Buzz Gibson N3B... I agree it looks good, and I agree the snaps would be less fussy than the buttons-and-loops. Very interesting. I guess they realized there might be a market segment between pack-of-smokes Alpha prices and...
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    Cost to make a pair of Goodyear-welted shoes

    I wonder if your employer thinks that you're overpaid and they're getting ripped off?
  11. Doctor Damage

    BK Durable "The Wild One" One Star Double Rider

    (bumping this thread since a question was asked about this repro jacket)
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    BK Wild One jacket

    We have a thread on this topic: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/bk-durable-the-wild-one-one-star-double-rider.86506/
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Here's a pet peeve of mine: please button the bottom button, Jude.
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Steve Martin's coat in Planes Trains & Automobiles is a good example of a super-low 2-button overcoat that you're talking about. I simply don't see how modern overcoats are warm at all, even the multi-thousand dollar ones. They all seem to be made of thin, hard fabrics. And of course, as you...
  16. Doctor Damage

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    Alain Delon in the film "Flic Story" (1975) wearing what appears to be a post-war US Army trench coat.
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Here's Kevin Spacey today in a chesterfield (of sorts).
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    All of these observations are quite right, in my mind. My favourite coat is a late 1990s Hugo Boss overcoat which has the low button stance, etc, it's hopeless in serious cold but is very luxurious. Here's a photo that epitomizes the early 1990s. Crazy by today's tastes, but not so crazy by...
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    It's nylon. The thing is that finding an early model (i.e. mid-1970s) military 45/P in mint condition will get harder as time goes buy, and one might not want to wear it regularly, so from what I can see this Houston civilian nylon is a good copy of the early 45/P jackets that one could wear as...
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    I pulled out my jackets today after being reminded of them by this thread and I can see why I said they can be boring, since they're basically all the same. But they fit me well, esp since I've gone up a bit in the chest. I'm tempted to sell them on but I'd never be able to replace them or get...
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    Valley Apparel LLC CWU 45P Nomex and Nylon and MA-1

    Alpha makes the best of the nylon versions and anyone who equates their quality with Rothco is an idiot or has an ulterior motive. Alpha's jackets measure out and fit the same as recent issue military ones (1990s, 2000s). I don't like the Alpha logo on the velcro, but you can put other velcro...
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    Here's a rundown on nylon civilian 45P jackets which I put together for one of our members. It may by of some use for people digging around on e-bay etc. Nylon versions of these jackets have advantages the nomex doesn't have. These are my opinions. Your mileage may vary. ----- You'll probably...

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