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@Marc mndt Totally agree. I wanted to buy one last year, however it was sold out and after one year waiting I had an opportunity to buy one and went for a Field Leathers jacket what I don't regret. Another reason was that my wife thinks that this one looks too similar to my Bill Kelso Aeronaut Victory Horsehide...perhaps I'll give it another try in one year but most likely not.This is so cool. Ooe yofukuten horsehide windbreaker. Shinki.
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Funny, yesterday I visited a vintage clothing / military store and found a really cool naval coat. I was about to buy it but decided to take a picture and send it to my girlfriend. Her reaction: "you have enough nice blue coats already." Of course I could name 10 things in which this jacket was different from the ones I have. Eventually when I got home I was glad I didn't buy it, thanks to my gf. Sometimes we need our gf / wife to temper our enthousiasm.@Marc mndt Totally agree. I wanted to buy one last year, however it was sold out and after one year waiting I had an opportunity to buy one and went for a Field Leathers jacket what I don't regret. Another reason was that my wife thinks that this one looks too similar to my Bill Kelso Aeronaut Victory Horsehide...perhaps I'll give it another try in one year but most likely not.
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I love this style. Would love a black one, though knowing I wouldn't get as much wear out of it, I'm waiting for the Hercules version...
I actually like the little belt, but I’d want it fully removable, and sleeve straps to match. This jacket is a bit of a Harrington mish-mash, no?
Elements, though it's morel ike some of the other Baracuta designs than the G9 (the original Harrington). Not a bad design, though to my eye the proportions are off - it looks a good three inches or so too long. I think that beltg would be under my hips rather than anywhere close to my natural waist.
Reminiscent of the "gayboy berzerkers" in Mad Max 2:
It's a great look.
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Very cool. Similar to the Aero barnstormer.
I just saw this linen jacket clearly styled after a 20s-30s leather cossack. All BK controversy aside, it looks like it would work nicely in the tropics.
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It's certianly a nice idea for seasons when it's just too warm for leather. I've often toyed with the idea of having a preferred maker do me a cotton-canvas jacket in a halfbelt style. I'm pretty bloody-minded, but I don't have the resistance to the heat I had when I was younger (also, living in the South of England, I'm in a much hotter climate now). From Aero, a black canvas-denim Original 59er Highwayman would be a very cool Summer jacket. Maybe a canvas Shackleton. I've also (having proven the practicality of the overall design on trips overseas) considered trying one of the cotton Wested Indy jackets for Summer wear, especially if I could order the sleeves unlined.
That's a cool idea and a high quality cotton duck half-belt would surely sell. So would a waxed cotton one. As I get older I find cold harder than heat. Heat soothes aches and pains and induces sleep. Nice. Cold hurts and emphasizes one's age, it seems to me. But we're all different. By cold I mean 10 degrees - our winter.
That's a cool idea and a high quality cotton duck half-belt would surely sell. So would a waxed cotton one. As I get older I find cold harder than heat. Heat soothes aches and pains and induces sleep. Nice. Cold hurts and emphasizes one's age, it seems to me. But we're all different. By cold I mean 10 degrees - our winter.
Nice - I'm thinking of cotton only - possibly unlined and a more simple design (no pocket flaps). As it is I have enough summer jackets which is crazy when it's 45 degrees.