Son of Stagg London - ELC jackets Sale

[Brettafett]

Hi gents... just doing the gentlemanly thing and posting a 'heads up'...

Popped into Son of Stagg the other day, they still have a couple of ELC jackets high up on the shelves.
I tried on a Monarch A-2 size 40 or 42 XL, fantastic leather... would fit someone 5'11 or 6 ft beautifully!
Also tried a 44 house A-2 (bit big on me) and an M422a 38L (I would have bought this on the spot if it had been a 40L - they called it a G-1 .
They had a couple of others I think. These are new jackets, on sale!
May be worth an email and get them to measure them up. They were not aware these were 'long' sizes...

Good luck

 

[Sloan1874]

I'm absolutely sure that these are all lovely jackets and stitch perfect but I saw an ELC Star contract in Son of Stagg and the stitching on part of the collar looked as if the machinist had got distracted and let it wander in a gentle curving detour before easing back on to its path and travelling on its way! I couldn't believe that SoS let sit on their racks!

 

[willyto]

I'm absolutely sure that these are all lovely jackets and stitch perfect but I saw an ELC Star contract in Son of Stagg and the stitching on part of the collar looked as if the machinist had got distracted and let it wander in a gentle curving detour before easing back on to its path and travelling on its way! I couldn't believe that SoS let sit on their racks!

Wasn't that part of the charm?

 

[Sloan1874]

Not at the prices SoS charge.

 

[Plumbline]

they're not "budget" that's for sure

 

[rocketeer]

On an original A2 that was what it was like. 'My Lucky 7 Seven' A2 has stitches wandering all over, also epaulette box stitching different sizes, I doubt it would get through most quality controls even on a Mall jacket.

 

[omarco]

I contacted Stag and got the measurements.. incase anyone is interested in picking one of these up, the Monarch they have is a size 40L or XL… if it was a 42 i'd have taken it but it's just a bit too trim in the chest and shoulders for me. Here's the measurements:

Monarch size 40

Pit to Pit: 55cm
sleeve length( underarm): 54cm
Back: 67cm
Shoulder: 44cm

 

[willyto]

Not at the prices SoS charge.

I was just kidding. I remember all the fuss people made about those repro jackets that claimed to be so true to the originals that even that was appreciated.

 

[Sloan1874]

I tend to think that you need to look on ELC, Aero, Good Wear etc as if they were the best examples of the original jackets: ones where the cutters had taken the time to get panels perfect and sewn together by the best seamstresses who could stitch perfectly even under pressure. I imagine the pilots were pretty miffed when they were handed a duff A-2., like the one I bought on eBay and came with a zip that was too short for the length of the jacket. The seamstress had obviously run out of the right zips, so just s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d one from a smaller size to fit, which it did at the time, but the tapes eventually shrank back, leaving it with an odd lop-sided 'pull' to the leather...