I agree. Although the Brakeman almost has my attention.
Last edited:
-
The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.
Real McCoy's USA web store open
- Thread starter pawineguy
- Start date
I agree. Although the Brakeman almost has my attention.
- Messages
- 16,921
I'm with BigJ on this. To generalize, Japanese repros of whatever cannot be touched, always made with so much care, attention to detail and love, but the moment they begin to reinvent...
Featured products
-
John Lofgren Monkey Boots Shinki Horsebuttt - $1,136 The classic monkey boot silhouette in an incredibly rich Shinki russet horse leather. -
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - $395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. -
Schott 568 Vandals Jacket - $1,250 The classic Perfecto motorcycle jacket, in a very special limited-edition Schott double rider style.
Benj
One of the Regulars
- Messages
- 240
- Location
- Los Angeles
I think it's a little unfair to group every Japanese repro brand together.
Freewheelers is one of the most out there that I can think of...
Freewheelers is one of the most out there that I can think of...
Blackadder
My Mail is Forwarded Here
- Messages
- 3,828
- Location
- China
I agree the design of Freewheelers jacket are out there but as said some if not all of their jackets were accurate repros of vintage jackets like Leathertogs, Peter's etc including the Rocketeer style jacket. I doubt they did much reinventing because that's not what their customers want from them. So credits should go to the those who were light years ahead in leather jacket design that even 70 years later, people still think those design are "out there" and to the Japanese who appreciates such "out there" design. LOL
Freewheeler's product background
http://www.freewheelers.co.jp/english/brand/hall_of_fame.html
and taken photos of real vintage jackets from the book Superfluous mentioned.
Last edited:
- Messages
- 15,563
- Location
- East Central Indiana
I stand corrected. Guess the A-1 did have a pen pocket. Can't believe that I never noticed that before...perhaps because original pockets usually were so tiny compared to the A2 & G1 style.
Learn something surprisingly new all the time....
HD
Learn something surprisingly new all the time....
HD
Blackadder
My Mail is Forwarded Here
- Messages
- 3,828
- Location
- China
These obsessed Japanese do tweak the jackets measurements and proportionality to fit their physique. But design? Unlikely.
Blackadder
My Mail is Forwarded Here
- Messages
- 3,828
- Location
- China
BTW just came across this Ralph Lauren repro of the Leathertog while browsing the Yahoo auction Japan trying to make good use of the Buyee free coupons. May say something about the styling in our modern eyes when Mr Lauren probably only made a Ladies version.
http://page22.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l321423800
http://page22.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l321423800
Last edited:
- Messages
- 15,563
- Location
- East Central Indiana
Well..the first link works...
Blackadder
My Mail is Forwarded Here
- Messages
- 3,828
- Location
- China
Sorry, fixed.
- Messages
- 15,563
- Location
- East Central Indiana
Sorry to hijack this thread...but has anyone else noticed that the 'Observation Bar' isn't available anymore on the FL list of forum sections..??
HD
HD
ykurtz
One of the Regulars
- Messages
- 286
- Location
- Idaho Falls, ID
Observation Bar is visible and accessible on the mobile version of TFL.
tropicalbob
My Mail is Forwarded Here
- Messages
- 3,954
- Location
- miami, fl
This could be the start of something big. I wonder how Ken Calder would feel about a "Knights of Malta" design.
dudewuttheheck
I'll Lock Up
- Messages
- 4,497
that one is actually kind of cool... if you can pull it off, that is.
- Messages
- 15,563
- Location
- East Central Indiana
Thanks...it seems to be for others as well...just not for me. I've contacted management about my dilemma (Ha...
)Thanks again
HD
Blackadder
My Mail is Forwarded Here
- Messages
- 3,828
- Location
- China
but they (japanese) do invent original stuff sometime...
I am sorry if my comment was unclear but I was talking about RM and Freewheelers etc. Evidently Evisu, WTAPS and Neighborhood etc do tweak the design in major ways. That's their market and a blasphemy if mentioned here. Oops. LOL.
http://www.neighborhood.jp/catalog/2015aw/item/jackets/aviator_hl-jkt.html?style=152nh_01
Can't resist throwing in that the original French novel of Planet of the Apes was an analogy of one man's experience as a POW of the Japanese.
