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  1. nightandthecity

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    thanks! So a 1930s single trunion Dot slider is compatible with Eastman's zip chain...and I have at least three of them in my bits box.....! I was vaguely toying with the idea of getting Gary to make me one with all original zips, but a) he doesn't like customizing b) my zips have...
  2. nightandthecity

    Pre-1950s British/European sportswear and leisurewear

    "I believe in You" is far from alone in this TT. A lot of these mid-20th century films weren't too hot on continuity. Re-watching Hunted recently I noticed that Dirk Bogarde actually wears at least two different leather jackets, possibly three. And in some of the publicity stills he seems to...
  3. nightandthecity

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    Andrew, has your ELC simply had WW2 DOT sliders fitted to the original Eastman zip tape, or have the entire zips been replaced with WW2 zips?
  4. nightandthecity

    30's British Sportswear Leather Jacket

    Joel, I was in the LL shop recently...despite what it says on the website they do the Lumber and Countryman jackets in both a mid brown and a dark brown sheepskin as well as the black. The cowhide is fairly ordinary looking stuff, but the sheepskin (all three colours) was absolutely spot on -...
  5. nightandthecity

    Synthetic fibres in occupied europe?

    first place I looked Baron! Nowt there.
  7. nightandthecity

    Synthetic fibres in occupied europe?

    I'm pretty much of the same mind Baron, after due reflection I think the odds are strong its East European. I think what finally swings me in that direction is the actual style of the cap - I associate these caps with the stiffened band/stand with central and eastern Europe rather than France...
  8. nightandthecity

    Vintage Workwear

    Dinerman, I have that jacket but with a Sears label in it. So made by Carwood for Sears?
  9. nightandthecity

    Synthetic fibres in occupied europe?

    Baron, buttons are not my greatest area of expertise I'm afraid....but I've given them a good look over and I'll stick my neck out and say while the design has a definite 30s/40s flavour, the plastic material does look more post-war. Though (here we go again) the button thread is a good...
  10. nightandthecity

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Can anyone ID this "Grande Mode" Cap? here's hoping some of you knowledgeable hattists can cast a light on the origin of the cap currently under discussion here....... http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?75481-Synthetic-fibres-in-occupied-europe .....pre-war in style with a...
  11. nightandthecity

    Synthetic fibres in occupied europe?

    good idea TT. It was actually hard to decide where to start this thread....here, hats, or WW2!
  13. nightandthecity

    Synthetic fibres in occupied europe?

    yes, it is "Grande Mode". I can imagine a post war communist cap being given a "French" label to look a bit sophisticated, but surely not one as retro looking as this? Though the more I think about it the more "communist traditional" makes sense - I can imagine 1970s Bulgaria being as prone to...
  14. nightandthecity

    Synthetic fibres in occupied europe?

    Thanks for the input chaps. The Baron is correct: I did the burn test and got burning hair and a wool crumbly ash deposit, but with a synthetic solid lump in the middle. TT might be pointing in the right direction though, as the hat came from Bulgaria! In fact, that was my first thought too -...
  15. nightandthecity

    Has anyone seen a Golden Era leather jacket made from Horween CXL FQHH or Steer

    For what it's worth I'll add my voice in support of the others here. In the 80s and 90s I was a fulltime vintage/WW2 aeronautica dealer and must have handled hundreds of mid-20th century leather jackets - mostly British and American, with some European. Most were much, much lighter than the...
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    Synthetic fibres in occupied europe?

    In UK menswear synthetic fibres didn’t really take off until around the mid-1950s. By the mid-1960s they were fairly common and widespread. But does anyone know whether synthetic fibres were extensively used during WW2 in Germany and occupied Europe? I’ve never really thought about this before...
  17. nightandthecity

    United Services Supply Co London

    yes, pictures are always good! I've always felt that logo looks 1955-65 because of the US flag. Possibly such a logo might have come in during the war to reflect the alliance, but in general British manufacturers don't start using Americanization as a selling point till the advent of R'n'R...
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    United Services Supply Co London

    hiya Baron, long time no see. Afraid I know nothing about them but I have owned several leather jackets - and seen many others - with their label in, all of which I'd date to the period 1955-65. But it seems to have been rare to put labels in British jackets in the 30s and 40s, so as you...
  20. nightandthecity

    Rockabilly anyone??

    We'll actually be playing in Sweden soon - don't know how easy that is for you. We're doing Hultsfred Hayride and Lida Country Festival end of June ...at the moment looks like Hultsfred on Friday 29th June and Lida on Saturday 30th but dates are still being synchronised between the two festivals.
  21. nightandthecity

    Rockabilly anyone??

    haha, so much for my lame attempt at incognito! Hope you dug the album! Playing Hemsby this year, maybe see some of you guys there...... here's a couple of samples from the album and a couple of live vids http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wD4Js-rF78...
  22. nightandthecity

    Hot hillbilly from the uk!!

    I'd like to introduce Loungers to what Mark Lamarr (BBC top rockin' DJ) has described as "the best Hillbilly band in the UK", the DEL RIO RAMBLERS. Spookily authentic recreation of late 1940s/early 1950s Country - Hillbilly Bop, Western Swing, and Honky Tonk. Knowledgeable people have...
  23. nightandthecity

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    Yes, probably a unique jacket in every respect. Of course when I put it up for sale I thought it was a very early “1941” pattern - at that stage the received wisdom (taking our cue from Greer and Harold‘s list of 22c numbers, and observing what seemed a logical development from few panels to...

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