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  1. Doctor Damage

    Were Belstaff jackets originally made with leather?

    Here's a NYT article from 2011 on Belstaff with a lot of wry observations, including this one: "It hired a designer, Martin Cooper, from Burberry to facilitate the transformation from garments with purpose to just garments." ha ha ha...
  2. Doctor Damage

    Alpha b-15: What a waste of time, energy, and money

    ^ don't bother at that price, especially since this jacket has is clearly used be patient and one will come available... or buy Buzz
  3. Doctor Damage

    Biker jacket

    Roomy shoulders and arms, tight waist? Here's something that will set your teeth on edge: there's lots of people on the interweb complaining about how vintage motorcycle jackets are too big in the sleeves. They're the same people, as far as I can tell, who seem to think the upper arm...
  4. Doctor Damage

    Biker jacket

    I take that back. Further reading suggests that Schott always had the zips along the bottom of the sleeves, not the outside.
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    Alpha b-15: What a waste of time, energy, and money

    Replica Series... probably 1990s... although maybe late 2000s. Quality of the 90s versions was tip-top. Our own vintage nylon expert Atticus has said his Alpha Replica from the 90s is almost as good as an original. Sizing is weird though, so be cautious. Be patient; other members here will chime...
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    Biker jacket

    Durable (on a vintage site haughtee.com) (click for larger)
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    Biker jacket

    Here's an interesting post which talks about Brando's jacket in the movie: http://vintageleatherjackets.blogspot.ca/2008/04/ive-spent-last-thirteen-years-digging.html I also saw someone post on a forum (which I can't remember, but it might have been Film Jackets) about having his motorcycle...
  9. Doctor Damage

    How to stop a tear in the leather from spreading?

    One option is to sew a strip of leather wrapped over the edge of the gusset, sort of like how tweed jackets are sometimes fixed when the cuffs wear thin.
  10. Doctor Damage

    How to stop a tear in the leather from spreading?

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't ever go to either place again. They obviously know nothing. I bet they offered to take the jacket off your hands for a few bucks, since it's now "a throwaway"...
  11. Doctor Damage

    Vintage Photos of Leather Jackets

    Great photos, esp the one of Marvin in a shearling. These old photos are great for me, since they show that one can wear a short leather jacket, even a motorcycle jacket, with normal clothes not the now-universal cliche of skinny jeans, chuck taylors, and t-shirt... aka ramones.
  13. Doctor Damage

    ANJ-4 fitting

    by "several" layers we mean 4+ old photos show airmen swimming in these jackets anyways you scored good, nice Christmas present to yourself!
  14. Doctor Damage

    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Here's a rear view of Prince Philip's loden coat, showing the long pleat clearly. (click for larger) Although I'd like to post tons of photos, the free hosting site I use is now warning that they won't tolerate copyrighted images, so I'll post links mostly.
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    ANJ-4 fitting

    fit is great, it's supposed to fit over several layers I'd replace those red buttons, though...
  16. Doctor Damage

    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    ^ The iron marks returned somewhat by this morning, so it appears they're now permanent. Not as strongly defined, but still. Perhaps a thorough cleaning and pressing by a really good company could do the job. In any case, I'm not going to mess with it. I don't wear the coat anymore and I've...
  17. Doctor Damage

    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Michael, thanks very much for your advice in this matter. I took a shot at my Hugo Boss overcoat today and had a lot of success, which I put down to the high quality of the cloth. The biggest issue was the iron marks on the front chest. I steamed it good and then rubbed it in circular motions...
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Closer inspection reveals that the way these coats have their collar sewn to the liner creates some lumps, which may or may not be irritating while wearing. I haven't tried them on yet since they're not clean. We shall see. The musty smell is gone, thankfully, so it was just a surface thing...
  20. Doctor Damage

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Shearling fans should check this out. Go the link below and type "goose bay 1942" into the search box and click go. It will bring up a bunch of full-colour photos taken at a USAAF base in northern Canada during 1942. Lots of shearling on display, including the rare B7 coats, plus some A2s, cloth...
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

    Jimmy Stewart (click for larger)
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    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

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  23. Doctor Damage

    Schott 118/618: feasible for a tall person?

    Thanks for this useful real-world info. These jackets sound pretty forgiving in terms of sizing, sort of like some flight jackets which shouldn't work by the measurements but do.

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