tropicalbob
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I still have one of those. I took it out of the closet recently and noticed it was from "The Leather Shop" at Sears and that it was made in Newark, N.J. (I grew up right next-door in Elizabeth). Funny, because I'd just finished reading Phillip Roth's "American Pastoral," which has a lot of fascinating info on the Newark leather industry. Roth goes into great detail on the making of fine leather gloves: everything from the sourcing of the leathers, the tanning processes, and right down to the fine stitching. I couldn't help thinking that some Loungers might be very interested in the book.Fashions come in, and go out again. Then come back in again as "vintage". Thanks for the tip GHT on hunting down a memory. The Village, Little Italy, NYC early mid 70s. Tough guys wore them (and they were not poseurs, trust me). Not trench coat, but not blazer either. They were always black, boxy, but shorter than "Carlito's Way". Difficult for me to find used sizes. And even I have to admit that some of the widest lapels are a little out there.