Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Search results

  1. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    Don't worry, I even had to zip and button up, it's up and down here lately. 8° to 18°C. Out into the sun - jacket off, shady places - jacket on, why did I forget my gloves? LOL
  2. CatsCan

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    1970s Vanderbilt US Navy A-2 Deck Jacket
  3. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    Today was solar eclipse and perfect Deck Jacket Weather. Sunny but cool breeze. It's spooky, my wife took these fotos and there was no one but her, but there is a shadow of another person on the wall (I am not talking about my shadow). She took a series of fotos and this person appears on every...
  4. CatsCan

    What "Style" do you WISH you could pull off, but know you can't?

    Wouldn't it be pretty exiting to open another thread where we show old photos of us older guys how we looked in the 70s or 80s when we thought we looked sharp? No one would recognise us anyway, so it should be safe :) I wore leather coats, leather pants, Cowboy Boots and had very long hair...
  5. CatsCan

    What "Style" do you WISH you could pull off, but know you can't?

    I wish I could pull off what I get to see when I look in the mirror. Mirror keeps telling me I can't. But I do it anyway and feel deceived by my mirror-me. There is a guy in the nearby town, who I frequently see coming down the high street. He is a perfect re-incarnation of a 1969 San Francisco...
  7. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    Here is my 1978 A-2 Deck Jacket. I think it's condition is very good indeed. No rips, no stains, no odors, no fraying at the knit cuffs, as clean and tidy as it can get. Note the beautiful faint red stencil on the back and the wonderfully polished looking buttons. I love this coat. I realised...
  8. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    As I said, I think those are everything but not at all rain proof. I agree about the nasty smell of some vintage items. But I always ask the seller (I watch out for good sellers anyway) and have not been disappointed so far. My A-2 Deck Jacket came super clean and absolute free of any odor. I...
  9. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    That's ridiculous. There are near unworn/unissued authentic ones all around in the bay or at etsy (if you don't insist on the clasps). I can accept when someone really likes to have a repro. But I sometimes don't get it when a repro, as faithful as it may be, is multiple times more expensive...
  10. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    The WWII Naval Winter Parka was lined with Alpaca, the post war versions were lined with 50/50 Alpaca/Lambs Wool blend. The A-2 Rain Parka is one of my favorites. I have a vintage one in Size Medium, dated 1944. There are several Navy WWII versions. They came with a plain hood, some with a kind...
  11. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    In my eyes yours is the N-1/2 Winter Parka Coat, worn contemporary with the 1944/45 N-1 Winter Jacket (Deck Jacket). Some call them Torpedo Boat Parka or PT Boat Parka. See pics below. It should originally have come with a hood. This hood could at some point have been removed and this Muron...
  13. CatsCan

    Easy German lessons ;-)

    So true! By the way, fordi du kommer fra Slesvig, taler du Dansk?
  14. CatsCan

    Easy German lessons ;-)

    :) It seems, the Danes have stolen the "r", like in Flensboa, Oahus, Ollboa. They took all the g's also :). We even "roll" the "r" to make it really pop out...
  15. CatsCan

    Easy German lessons ;-)

    not quite, mate! "Ich bring dich rum." How do I know? Born and raised in North Germany.
  16. CatsCan

    Bronson N-1 Deck Jacket sheds tons of fibres from pile liner!

    I have and had more than one Pike Brothers, Bronson, Original A-2, and Mil-Tec. You can safely wash Pike Brothers (I guess not the waxed version, though I think, even this should be ok) and Mil-Tec. You can also wash Bronson's but I experienced it shrinks one size. Mine shed but this may not be...
  17. CatsCan

    M-65 Field Jacket

    If it is original US military issue, and if I am correct, only the one without epaulettes (not cut off but didn't have 'em in the first place) from 1965 to early 1966 were 100% cotton. So: no epaulettes, additional piece of triangular cloth sewn into the sleeve cuffs, "aluminum" zippers, and...
  19. CatsCan

    Bronson N-1 Deck Jacket sheds tons of fibres from pile liner!

    I have had 6 N-1s over the past 15 Years or so. I washed all of them at least once sooner or later. I never had a problem exept on this Bronson. The jacket I referred in this thread had no further issues in the last years. I wear it frequently. My conclusion is, that Kowalski was right, it was...
  20. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    Where I roam there is no danger of people asking me this. 99% don't even know what USN stands for. If they "know", they ask me if I sell fitness drinks and supplements, lol. The U.S.N. stencil was there anyway just not in the correct WWII appearance.
  21. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    Once H&M sells them and people buy them without knowing what it is, then I think we have reached peak. Or rather the end.
  22. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    I am happy! Seems "my" Jacket has found it's final destination. Looks great on you! I should say, the U.S.N. Stencil it had originally come with was looking not like on the originals. I re-painted it with fabric marker and ironed the color in so it is stable. There are some green spots around...
  23. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    Didn't know they had a new one. Looks pretty decent imo. Color of the lining and 100% Alpaca sounds very good. This type of lining is expensive so the total price seems very good. Please someone buy this and show fit pics!

Latest posts

Members online

Total: 5,079 (members: 34, guests: 5,045)

Forum statistics

Threads
110,977
Messages
3,112,135
Members
55,345
Latest member
Gina96
Top