^ That's one of the current jackets made from a non-shiny nomex. I'm guessing the size is XL (ha ha). I'm kind of surprised by this, given his preference for wearing suits 24/7 but when in Rome. Thanks for posting. I glance at the DM regularly but missed these pics. I should try to get one of...
Hello sailor!
Joking aside, I've noticed a tendency among clothing and shoe nerds to prefer stiff and heavy cloth and leather, which I suspect they think means it's better. Not always. Check out some good quality vintage jackets and shoes.
Great story. If Jay is reading this, maybe he can tell us who the folks are in this photo from 1989, which is supposedly the Schott family:
As for the Brando jacket, photo evidence that I've seen leans to Durable. Sorry!
You're from the UK, no disrespect, but over here in North America we have a different demographic 'curve' and the baby boomers have dominated pretty much everything for the last few decades, and now that they're all turning into seniors, they're going to suck out what little remains leaving a...
Michael, your Hart Schaffner Marx looks incredible. I love the birdseye weave. One of the reasons I gave up on thrifting was I never found nice overcoats like this. I hope you know how lucky you are!
Here's an interesting factoid I just read on a Canadian Forces discussion forum. Apparently the Royal Can Navy (RCN) had an air arm in the 1960s and the pilots wore G1 jackets. It's the only use of leather jackets by the Can Forces since WW2, as far as the forum knew, and as far as I know...
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