H.Johnson
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I have issue with the header to this thread - '...can anyone get it right?'
What does this mean? Are only jackets that are close replicas of originals of any interest? Is it not worth owning a jacket that deviates from the original?
Not to me, anyway. I think that early 'reproductions' (some are no treally close enough to call them that) are of interest from a historical point of view. If you like, a memory of a time (1970s and 80s) before we became obsessed with 'authenticity' and 'accuracy' (whatever those terms may mean). In short, before there were 'jacket nerds' and 'stitch Nazis' as Ken Calder used to call them.
I call the early reproductions that nobody wants 'orphan jackets' and there are just as many interesting early 'Irvins' as there are A-2s. I think we should honour these early attempts at reproducing such jackets, as we would any other early examples of a trend.
Just my opinion, of course.
What does this mean? Are only jackets that are close replicas of originals of any interest? Is it not worth owning a jacket that deviates from the original?
Not to me, anyway. I think that early 'reproductions' (some are no treally close enough to call them that) are of interest from a historical point of view. If you like, a memory of a time (1970s and 80s) before we became obsessed with 'authenticity' and 'accuracy' (whatever those terms may mean). In short, before there were 'jacket nerds' and 'stitch Nazis' as Ken Calder used to call them.
I call the early reproductions that nobody wants 'orphan jackets' and there are just as many interesting early 'Irvins' as there are A-2s. I think we should honour these early attempts at reproducing such jackets, as we would any other early examples of a trend.
Just my opinion, of course.