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  1. Doctor Damage

    Alpha B-15/MA-1

    Full marks for supporting small business! The jackets fit and look great. Nice to see Alpha is putting a leather pull on their zips, which for a long time they didn't have. I've really started to like navy blue for flight jackets, but all of mine are green, ha ha
  2. Doctor Damage

    Alpha B-15/MA-1

    What size are these jackets?
  3. Doctor Damage

    Greatcoats

    ^ You'll probably be okay then!
  4. Doctor Damage

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    USAAF glider pilots were issued field jackets for the Normandy landings, so no reason not to post it here!
  5. Doctor Damage

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    ^ Definitely a costume department creation.
  7. Doctor Damage

    Greatcoats

    British winters are nicer than Canadian winters, although you're quite right to note that dampness can be bad. For what it's worth, I have it on good authority that Moscow winters are nicer than Toronto winters, since Moscow is a dry cold, whereas Toronto is not. Are you the sort of person who...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

  9. Doctor Damage

    Greatcoats

    Forget retail, get an old military coat. A quick glance of the UK e-Bay site brings up dozens and dozens of British greatcoats of all types. Or check out some military surplus stores online. Lots to choose from.
  10. Doctor Damage

    Greatcoats

    Suggestion: maybe look for a UK Foot Guards greatcoat. They're readily available and in a hundred different sizes (chest and length). Condition varies but they can usually be had in quite good condition for reasonable prices - just avoid one which was slashed by the DND before disposal since...
  11. Doctor Damage

    Withnail's Coat

    I suspect the original film coat might have been a women's coat, modified for the film, or maybe an imagining of a Georgian or early Victorian era male coat of some kind. It does not look masculine at all. I like the website version better, which for what it's worth, resembles strongly the coats...
  13. Doctor Damage

    Withnail's Coat

    I actually prefer the website coat to the actual movie coat, I just thought the difference was worth pointing out.
  14. Doctor Damage

    Greatcoats

    I agree with this post based on my experience. I tend to think of wool as like leather, except with a colder temperature range. As you said in your previous post, when the cold gets serious then you have to turn to insulated coats. When it's -20C I don't care what I look like as long as I'm warm!
  15. Doctor Damage

    Withnail's Coat

    It would appear that the coat on the website is not the same as the coat in the movie, unless I'm looking at the wrong website.
  16. Doctor Damage

    Greatcoats

    Now that I think back a friend of mine's roommate had a black Soviet cadet bandsman's greatcoat which was extremely heavy and thick - that was well made. But that would have been from an academy or something and not quite rank-and-file. As for quality, I suggest reading about the Soviet...
  17. Doctor Damage

    Withnail's Coat

    Richard Grant is rake thin and supposedly 6'2" tall. If you aren't, then a coat like this won't look good on you.
  19. Doctor Damage

    Greatcoats

    Don't bother with ex-Soviet or Russian stuff, it was never good quality and the Soviet regime didn't really care about its soldiers. Others here are right, make sure you're tall and thin and keep in mind ex-military stuff like this is best for casual weekend wear. There's lots of western...
  20. Doctor Damage

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Blue Angels (click for large images). Can anyone suggest the likely brand of these jackets? They've got side entry pockets. I bet they're not regular issue. Blue Angels out on the town, two of whom I'd be happy to meet in a bar. I'm sure they never pay for drinks!
  21. Doctor Damage

    Not impressed ELC

    I have no horse in this race since I can't possibly afford current asking prices for shearling flight jackets, but I can't get over the appearance of that crinkly surface. I know it's historically accurate, but... wow.
  22. Doctor Damage

    Current USAF Issue A-2s

    ^ Maybe they should introduce black A2s for those people, and keep brown A2s for active and retired flight status people.
  23. Doctor Damage

    Why are original G-1 jackets so cheap compared to A-2s?

    ^ I guess you're right, but I had never seen an A2 or anything like it until I became interested in flight jackets about 15 years ago, more or less starting with an Eastman catalog. Around here it was always furry collared bomber jackets, for some reason, so I guess that's why I had a weird...

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