the NY doLLz...er, BerLin doLLz
LoneRanger...you wouldn't have to arrange a Loan (bad pun) to buy the jacket you see me photoshopped into on the pic above...
it's from a liTTLe jacket on a liTTLe doLL from an image i googled on...well, google images...i think these sell for under $20 on...
the EaSTman conSpiracy
regarding eastman, it's quite clear by the stuff on their website they are remarkable with quality...
if they answer emails quickly to my friend from espana, that's great...i think anyone would be lucky to have a good relationship with a company that does such expert...
and there you have it...
well, i'm sure it's no consequence if one person on this forum, me, doesn't understand what you're saying in this particular instance...i'm sure many have not understood much of what i've said in the past...possibly even now
cheers
saY whAt?
not sure what you were saying mr. TanK...that there are oTHer Luftwaffe jackets than Eastman's being sold, and offered around the internet?
that is certainly true. i bought one, an amazing Lewis Leathers Dominator, which is verrry similar to the Eastman
but as to the Eastman...
wacKaDooo
and welcome too, from those of us who are nuts...i feel comfortable in speaking for the few of us on this foruM who fit that descriptioN
johnnyjohnny
how much d'ya like that jacket???
hi...i've had 'the best in L.A.' leather repair (according to los angeles magazine) do some very simple work on an a-2...he's good, but he didn't want to do it, said he would likely have some variance from the way the original manufacturing looked...however, no...
reaL deaL kinda stuff
i agree...and must add, since i've seen siggy's stuff, that such is exactly what he does...though he makes his leather patches as if whatever serviceman in the field was making it, had skill
i have become acquainted with collectors who frame siggy's leather patches...
disNey bombing bee
hi...interesting background...
i didn't really want the bee, bombing feLix the cat has got my heart, but i was asking out of curiousity if you had a better pattern from which to do it...i have seen your work and definitely know you could do an amazing job
best...
waHHHHHHHHHHHH!
yes, i guess i'm like that...i had a girlfriend who had one big toe about two inches two short on her right foot...otherwise i was physically crazy about her
i always blocked that out during...you know...but in the end, i fear, that might have been a deal breaker too...as it...
siZing on highwayman
hi, think i might be able to add to the info you've been getting so you can make an informed decision...but personally sounds like a fit...
as for the sleeve length, you definitely want it longer than your shirt sleeves...when you lift your arm on a leather jacket...
PauL NeWMAN DAYTONA/SteveMcQueenMonacoHEUER
tell me about it...i have been in the vintage watch business longer than enjoying mil jackets...
because the venerable paul newman was seen on a japanese movie poster of the movie 'winning' with a certain model rolex daytona, that thing has been...
"don't BoGaRT that jacket!"
been interesting standing clear of this discussion...
i'm the uLtimate guiLty party, taking the Lewis Leather Dominator as being 'the' iconic Luftwaffe jacket, but only in response to all the movies i saw growing up as a kid, including 'the battle of britain'...
the bomBs and the BeeS
hi siGGy...
a question...if someone wanted that, but wanted a perhaps better rendition of (that does look a bit amateurish, and am not discussing it's historical value), do you have source materials of the best version of that bombing bee that were made, and could you...
LeWiS recommended!
well DanHunter, i'd get one of them thar Lewis jackets if you are considering one...turnaround time is quick these days, was not much more than a month if i recall correctly, and the exchange rate still is very cooL...
and mr.Pib (sorry, couldn't resist, used to drink the...
your Johnson is nice...
...didn't mean that how it sounds...
but i too have a johnson...jacket...
i got mine on ebay, not knowing what brand it was, but was looking for an authentic g-2, the forgotten u.s. ww2 jacket, and there was one...it was made out of distressed leather (the fad back...
LoNG aRm of the SToRM...
hi Storm...interesting to hear your sleeve length concerns (by the way, supErb jacket!)
i was afraid the sleeves on my Lewis Leathers Dominator would be too long, being zip sleeves for actual motorcycle riding (which i don't do), so when i ordered i asked Lewis to...
baCk atYa...
narratiVe tHiS IceMan...
...i appreciate the comment on my narrative (fooLed ya, huh?)
let us all know if you get one of these before oBaMa rescues the world's econs and the pound brings the price up on LewisLeathers too high for any more Americans to afford!
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