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  1. Doctor Damage

    Nomex Flyer jacket

    Glad to hear that. Make sure to post more info once it arrives. Next, you'll need a 36/P jacket, which I find to be far more useful than the 45/P.
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    What size flight jacket do you wear?

    I read an article recently about changing societal and cultural perceptions about penis size, but that's a topic for another day...
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    What size flight jacket do you wear?

    Others have mentioned that men in days past were generally thinner than today, which one need only take a look around a Wal Mart parking lot on a Saturday afternoon to prove to themselves (I don't mean that in a sneering way, by the way). Another thing is the cult of muscles which grips modern...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    William Gibson in one of his namesake jackets (click for larger).
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Here he is wearing one of those short parka flying jackets:
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Kate Moss's husband in G1 jacket. Whether genuine or repro others cand decide!
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    Another new peacoat. I think I have a problem.

    Don't become obsessed with these things... get a really good example of each 'period' and stop there. Don't waste money on having a huge collection of identical coats, unless of course you have lots of money to spend (in which case there are a lot of charities that need $$$). I have examples of...
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    U.S. Navy Officer Cloak like FDR wore at Yalta. Size L or XL

    They're called "boat cloaks". Not a price/value answer, but more information about them here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=68452
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    Buzz Rickson's USAF 1957 L-2B Flying Jacket, Tops Apparel Mfg. Co.

    HPA Rep - Your website says the nylon on the L2B jacket is "heavier" than the L2A. How so?
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    The Sunday Drive

    I don't remember our family ever doing a Sunday drive since in my parts there was no place to go on a Sunday. But we did tons of driving trips, complete with stops for my dad to go pee. It's a great way to see the place where you live and beyond. Someone mentioned kids watching TV in the back of...
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    Golden Era Police

    NYPD.
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    For Sale: "Gary Cooper" book by G Bruce Boyer

    For sale one copy of "Gary Cooper" by G Bruce Boyer, the noted style historian. This book is a hardcover with a cover into which it slides (see pic below - the book and cover are dark brown (bad photo)). Boyer wrote an essay for this book about Cooper's style (Boyer always was a huge fan of...
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    Original vs. Repro?

    Sometimes I think the repro thing can go too far or be silly. Take for instance, BR's B15C Mod jacket. The original jackets were B15 jackets from which they removed the fur collar as a post-manufacturing job. BR's repro has two rows of white stitching where the collars would have been attached...
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    Original vs. Repro?

    Someone once said to me, I think in reference to cars, that "sometimes old is just old."
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    Original vs. Repro?

    This is an important point - the average size of western esp North American males has increased over time.
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    Leather Police Jackets

    Here's another French sapeurs pompiers coat in leather. It doesn't really fit into this thread, but I've posted it since the way the shoulders are constructed is fascinating - take a close look.
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    What's you all's opinion of Bestaff?

    He lives in Japan. The lifestyle/fashion links are big there.
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    How many jackets do you have to sew to be an expert?

    Practice makes perfect; natural talent can only take you so far.
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    How many jackets do you have to sew to be an expert?

    I read a book a while back which examined the careers and experience of some of the most successful people in their fields and they all put in some 10,000 hours before big time success came to them. Other people in their fields were probably just as smart and hard working, but for various...
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    New Rail Coat (by Johnson Leathers)

    I'm really impressed by the button placement on the cuffs to facilitate tightening - awesome!

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