Good to see you here Ryannim, and thank god you're OK.
Again, I wouldn't do anything so drastic as you suggested to my precious collection, however impatient I may be to get the jacket broken in.
I would rather have it in a more natural manner, and just want to know if sleeves shrink...
I may have something to offer (maybe not exactly what you're after), but it looks like you are not yet allowed to receive or send PMs until you post 15 articles or something. Maybe an email address? Cheers.
Some development visible on the Toy's A-2, after a short weekend trip during which it was the only outerwear I brought.
Before & After:
Question: the sleeves now show some noticeable creases and wrinkles, as in the pictures, but the overall sleeve length doesn't seem to shrink...
I don't quite get it - is that the message you get from Ebay when trying to access the auction listing? Never experienced such "restriction" before myself all this time I've been selling and buying over three different countries, and I don't understand what makes the jacket a restricted item in...
Those crazy wrinkles are often seen on the vintage leather garments, which had been stored stacked upon and entangled with one another in a container or some stuffy storage room. It has little to do with how cheap or expensive they originally were.
I too heard that the wrinkles are...
Size 40, vintage G-1 jacket in excellent condition
Please take a look:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260745418059&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Cheers.
Hope all TFL members in the concerned area are OK, along with the RMNZ/The Few. Last time I checked with The Few's Japanese dealer he only got the answering machine..
I find MASH Japan's sizing reference quite correct and a lot more helpful than advice from ELC themselves, especially when you're after a snug fit.
I should be size 40 by the ELC's standard, but according to MASH reference 38 is my size and it indeed is. I'm not sure why ELC does not give out...
Up for bidding on Ebay - please take a look :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260723810563&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
If you're looking for less-military looking tanker jacket with decent quality, this is it. ;)
Also up on Ebay is "The Boots Book" by Japanese men's...
I'm giving away a few copies of product catalogs by The Few Mfg, but only to the EU members I'm afraid.. ;)
They are all stiff and new.
ALL GONE
2010-11 edition
2009-10 edition
One copy per each member.
Please post a reply to reserve a copy, then PM me your address. Cheers.
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