daddy-o
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Well, so I scored a fab looking late 40´s , early 50´s horsehide aviator style jacket on ebay. It has that cool short boxy cut, very tough horsehide and the mouton collar is in great nick. The lining needs to be renewed but who´s complaining at a cost of just under 100 USD. These jacket go for thrice the price. It is about my 4th vintage jacket in a row, the measurements looked OK, so I put it on and here we go again. Looks great but too uncomfortable to wear for a longer period. Too tight everywhere, cant properly move the arms because the horsehide is too tough. Too tight and tough under the armpit, the seam is very hard and pokes me under the arms. Another one that will probably be resold. So my point is how many of you folks wear vintage threads but actually feel physically uncomfortable in them. Just because you like the look. I actually stopped wearing most of my original gab shirt not because I got fatter but because while I love the vintage look I dont feel comfortable in the actual shirts , jackets etc. Ok it may have something to do with the fact that I am fairly short and have a 42 chest so finding something big enough in the chest and short enough in the sleeves and overall length is fairly difficult. Nevertheless I heard it from other hepsters lately : as you get older the tight, trim and fitted vintage look just becomes a bit uncomfortable for you ( also coz most folks also do get bigger...")
Nuff rambling over to you folks....
Nuff rambling over to you folks....