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  1. Doctor Damage

    Repro Labels

    How much less expensive would reproduction jackets be if they didn't have reproduction labels/tags? I have to wonder if a bunch of buyers out there value the repro tags as much (or more) than the repro jackets themselves. I know what I value more: the carefully tanned, cut, fitted, and sew...
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    Buzz Rickson B-15 - pic heavy

    Personally, I trust the colours and appearance of jackets in old photos taken on film, like the Korean War photos posted earlier. You can confirm the colours by finding a colour in the photo you know to be correct or are familiar with, and gauge how accurate or 'off' the other colours are (such...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    ^ What's interesting about that movie is not only the nylon porn, but also that all of the pilots are wearing mixed and matched colours - dark blue overalls with sage jackets, and vice versa. I have no idea how historically accurate that might be, but I suspect it's realistic.
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    Buzz Rickson B-15 - pic heavy

    everyone's seen these photos I'm sure, but they're relevant here
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    Buzz Rickson B-15 - pic heavy

    Extraordinary looking jacket and I agree it looks 'right' compared to old photos. How does the sizing work, Sloan? Your B15 is a 36 but what size do you wear in men's suits for example? And what size is your MA-1?
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    A2s in the Jet Age

    That's very interesting. Basically you're saying, based on your experience at least, that the jacket (leather and nomex) are sort of "wait jackets" for hanging around waiting, rather than something that's actually used in flight. Sort of like how pro sports guys have jackets they throw on...
  8. Doctor Damage

    Nomex Flyer jacket

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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    Thanks... that's good to know. I'm glad guys like you are around here to provide the benefit of your direct experience!
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    A2s in the Jet Age

    This is not an A-2 jacket, but it's leather in the jet age and not just for 'show':
  11. Doctor Damage

    New Real McCoy's store in New York

    You need to relax, guy, and go find a sense of humour.
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    New Real McCoy's store in New York

    I was the one who first mentioned hipsters in this thread and I use the term as a catch-all for those people who wear long beards with suits, expensive lace-up dress shoes without socks, pants which are too tight and too short, oversized shapeless carry-all bags, every product Apple sells, and...
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    New Real McCoy's store in New York

    Size 34 and 36 Short, of course! But seriously, hipsters are people too. I'm not a bigot.
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    New Real McCoy's store in New York

    They'll have to offer bigger sizes or they won't last (although there does seem at times to be enough overpaid, undernourished hipsters and street stylists around to buy their stuff... cough cough Styleforum cough cough).
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    Recently received a 1979 Greenbrier 45/P jacket. No one else bid so I got it for $50. It was a bit oily and smelly, but after a couple hand washes and a round in the washing machine it's cleaned up almost perfectly and the awesomeness of the 'vintage' bi-swing jackets has been revealed...
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    My Greenbrier 1976 MA1 in XL the 'McQueen Jacket'?

    wunderbare! Great find and I'm extremely envious. I'd say leave the patches on since they'll leave unsightly stitch holes. Do you think the patches are original, not something recently added? I'd check the name on the nametag to confirm. Either way, it's a great looking jacket! Of course...
  19. Doctor Damage

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Last night I suffered through 300: Rise of an Empire, which is a mess and historically misleading (Greeks fought in a phalanx, people!).
  20. Doctor Damage

    Classic Safari vehicles!

    Mohs Safarikar
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    Bush Jackets

    Back in the late 1990s, when Ralphie had a small but fabulous boutique in Toronto, I almost bought one of their safari jackets. It was a beautiful garment and had all the right details, but nothing overdone. Due to buyer's constipation I couldn't make up my mind, didn't buy it, and have...
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    Bush Jackets

    Ooops, I was for whatever reason thinking they were referring to WPG not W&G. D'oh!
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    Been flipping through that technical manual on nomex jackets (dated 1984) and here's their description of nomex: 'Nomex' fabric is a high-temperature resistant and inherently flame retardant synthetic fabric with no-hot-melt point or drip characteristics. The fabric is light in weight, will not...

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