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WouLD YoU alter a CLASSiC Leather Jacket?
just like to get the opinions of some astute FedoraLoungers... i bought a size 50 (stock size) vanson mercury jacket on ebay...surprisingly the large size is almost a perfect fit chest/shoulders at 26 1/2"" armpit to armpit, but the waist is too big at 46" all around...this jacket does NoT have...- johnnyjohnny
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wHo is suggested to Re-LiNe Jackets?
they're just letterS... someone asked me on the vintageLeatherJacket.com bLog whether i was a kidnapper, writing this way...i'll post the answeR i left there: i spent 13 years in journalism as a reporter/editor/photographer...and got sicK of typing with caps and excessiVe punctuation...hence...- johnnyjohnny
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wHo is suggested to Re-LiNe Jackets?
do you know the way to san...diego hi...yes, i had once thought of getting a flightsuits a-2 and ended up talking with dave, what an incredible guy...not too far from sd...something to consider...though somehow, after ordering a highwayman form aero, i'm strongly considering asking mark at aero...- johnnyjohnny
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wHo is suggested to Re-LiNe Jackets?
got a 60s perfecto that was beat uP on the outside, and has parts of the liner actually worn to disintegration... leather conditioner brought the steerhide back to insaNeLy wonderful life, the jacket is now suPerb, and i'm wondering who the ILLuminaTi on this site would recommend for a...- johnnyjohnny
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iDentify this SCHoTT PerfecTo...pLease?
i didn't think they made schott perfecto motorcycle jackets the way i like them, basically with a snap down a-2 style collar...never seen one like this, just had to win it on ebay...now that i did i'm wondering if anyone can identify it (year, model, etc)? it has snaps for a faux mouton...- johnnyjohnny
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Why is horsehide better than steerhide?
buLLetProoF jacket for toughness in a war situation i'd have to go with kevlar myself johnnyjohnny- johnnyjohnny
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BaD pocket spacing on a-2/g-1s bother anyone?
in the CorneR pocKet very interesting stuff...finally a discussion about something prevalent, but that i'd never seen discussed here before... the 'few' (never heard of this, is it a repro co.?) seems pretty close to most jackets i see, kind of just a miniscule misalignment however, fletch's...- johnnyjohnny
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Restore my A2 jacket
the Guy these Jackets were made for want to pay compliments to you as well sam... first, i'd recommend your website to those who frequent this forum, or anyone interested in some history... my background is as a reporter, and when i've run into a few who've flown the missions over ww2 europe...- johnnyjohnny
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BaD pocket spacing on a-2/g-1s bother anyone?
FriDay night, after a feW... well, you've answered my question a bit...using the criteria of evenness from the bottom of the leather, your pockets look pretty nice...but looking further up the jacket, they do seem to be at odds with each other... maybe on this jacket they were concerned with...- johnnyjohnny
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BaD pocket spacing on a-2/g-1s bother anyone?
one element of g-1s and a-2s i've never heard addressed on the LounGe here, except obliquely when referring to rushed or poor work quality on original ww2 a-2s, is that of pocket spacing... i see quite a few, if not most, a-2s and g-1s with some sort of pocket spacing variance from 'perfect...- johnnyjohnny
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A2 with Velcro patches - age?
VeLCRO...sTicKy question... bad punz aside, earliest i've seen velcro is the reissue a-2s that were commissioned by congress for production under contract...i've oNLy seen velcro on contract-made for military issue/purchase jackets, obviously for name and a patch...the earliest reissue i've...- johnnyjohnny
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The G1 and the flying tigers
veRRRRRy interesTing...buT... of course i'm showing my customary lack of knowledge...but looking at this jacket, could folks point out from the great photos (aside from the shorter sleeeeeves) any differences between this and the g-1...sometimes it looks as if the 'm' designation jackets, and...- johnnyjohnny
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Custom Jackets
joHNNY eXPERT here... wow...i'm a relative short-timer here and feel like 'the' expert being able to recommend AeRO they seem to be among the top one, two or three, at least, for quality and repro exceLLence, according to fedoraLoungers and other reviewers... but my experience with them...- johnnyjohnny
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Who makes the best non-WWII A2's and G1's?
fLew the 'Coop' (er) just a bit more info on cooper...the original cooper jackets can be found nowhere but ebay, thank goodness (thin leather, gaping necks) the uswings stuff MaY be made by 'unite', as i think schott may be (correct me if i'm wrong, and i may be)...however, the stuff (aside...- johnnyjohnny
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Who makes the best non-WWII A2's and G1's?
wHiCH a-2...who's on FirST... it was certainly confusing for me seeing that i wasn't going the ww2 repro route...but i did some homework in research, and spenT a buNch in purchasing stuff...here's what i came up with: 1.gibson barnes/flightsuits.com have a nice generic style which, however...- johnnyjohnny
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Dr. JeKyL and Mr. LeXOL
CoNFuSeD about petrol products on leather like everyone else, i've heard the raVes about pecard's, and was about to get some, but after researching what's best on leather, the one thing stated to avoid was aNy petroleum products... so i'm confused, since pecard's does have petroleum in it...- johnnyjohnny
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Where can I get one of these?
whY would you want tO? ...sorry about the crack...couldn't help it... but seriously, i'd say something this elaborate will look pretty bad if you try to save a couple hundred bucks...you'll still end up wanting it because the one you have just isn't 'it'...i think most people in this forum...- johnnyjohnny
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Wearing Classic Leather Motorcycle Jackets
'wHat've yOu GoT?" in the fiLm most 'credited' with popularizing the 'biker' jacket, 'the Wild One' (1953), johnny (another johnny) strabLer, brando's character, is asked what he's rebelling against... johnny answers 'what've ya got?' guess that's the rap on bikerz in general...society...- johnnyjohnny
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LUFTWAFFE jackets - Eagles who Dare to Wear..!
i LoVE yOu maN!!! and nein, i don't mean that homoErotically... i mean this forum...great comments like herr Dieter's giving even more info on why this german ww2-wear has become cLassic, having been designed to accenTuate human features of power and Dominance... and then ARGomax, coming in...- johnnyjohnny
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LUFTWAFFE jackets - Eagles who Dare to Wear..!
DeR ERoTiK HartMaNN Luftwaffen Jacket ahh mister bellytank, i wear goat, i don't milk them...and that phrase is rather unfortunate given the discussion here...however, i'll sally forth (another unfortunate expression here) into the fray to disabuse you dear sir, and anyone, that "I" am the...- johnnyjohnny
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
