It has been assumed that Gillian was 13 or 14, but from the heroin induced flashback, it sounds like she was closer to 12. Yeesh.
BE needs Gillian, in part because she (as Jimmy previously had) is a reminder of Nucky's "original sin." All of the storylines regarding Nucky's father, his...
That's the weird thing...suits were tagged for the wearer's size, so a size 42 would measure 22 pit to pit. However, leather jackets were tagged per the actual measurements. It Just seems like a confusing practice to me.
Guttersnipe is right! In fact, some of the best '30s workwear I've seen has been at the rockabilly festivals. Vendors who once specialized in the post-war stuff have become especially adept at finding and picking the best moto/workwear from decades earlier.
The fact that this is a matching...
Alot of leather jacket companies in the 1930s and 1940s actually tagged their wares with the size of the exact measurements. I have a long half-belt tagged as a 42 with a pit to pit of 21, and I also have a regular half-belt tagged as a 40 with a pit to pit of 20. It does not make sense, but...
On ebay right now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-With-Tags-LVC-Levis-501-XX-1955-W-Button-Fly-Big-E-Redline-Selvedge-33x34-/190757592508?pt=Vintage_Men_s_Clothing&hash=item2c6a09ddbc
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