Edward
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It would be fascinating to know what deals were made originally re rights to the design and such. This is a vague area, really, as copyright law typically does not protect clothing designs, the legal theory being clothes are a matter of utility... There's a limited design right and the copyright in the *patterns*, but very little that can actually be done otherwise. Much of it will come down to agreement. When Aero were contracted to do those repros for Levis back in the 90s, part of the deal was that once Levis were done with that collection, Aero would retain the rights to those designs and could put them out in their own right at a later stage, which I believe has since been done to some extent with at least one of them (I think that was the genesis of the Speedster?).
Notably early use of velcro on a civilian jacket.
Definitely a good idea, I don't think we have one directly on that that would be revivable(? Worth a Google).
Riding hats in particular are an interesting curio frozen in time with no obvious evolutionary replacement given that they have (across much of the world, anyhow) given way to a mix of the broad hatless trend and helmet laws.
Very much rare birdies in MC jackets in my experience too.
Notably early use of velcro on a civilian jacket.
Definitely a good idea, I don't think we have one directly on that that would be revivable(? Worth a Google).
Riding hats in particular are an interesting curio frozen in time with no obvious evolutionary replacement given that they have (across much of the world, anyhow) given way to a mix of the broad hatless trend and helmet laws.
Very much rare birdies in MC jackets in my experience too.
