US Wings G-1: Any pics?

[Muzz]

I am looking to buy a US Wings G-1. I have one of their indy jackets and I am sold on the quality, but I am not sold on the G-1 pic on their site, it looks very baggy/puffy. You never know what a jacket truly looks like until it is worn, so the call goes out: anyone with a pic of their US WINGS G-1, please post!

Thanks!!

 

[Doctor Strange]

I haven't handled one of USW's G-1s, but I'd be willing to bet that one from FlightSuits/Gibson & Barnes is a much better jacket for about the same price. I do have one of G&B's Historical M-422As (and a Civil A-2), and they definitely feature superior materials, construction, and cut to the USW goatskin Indy jacket I just got on the clearance sale. (They are also sized better, but that's mostly because they're numbered sizes vs. S-M-L-XL.)

I'm including a picture of my M-422A below, but understand that I am a poor example for your sizing request: I am a widebody, so fit is always mostly about waist/gut girth with me... and the shoulders are always too wide, the sleeves always too long, etc. I will say that FS/G&B sizing runs large for the "modern fit" - I am wearing my usual suit size here. If I didn't need such a big waist, going down one size would have been just about perfect for the shoulders/sleeves...

PS - If you do end up ordering from FS/G&B, do it soon! The word is that they are finally going to update their web site at the end of the month: as of now, it still features prices from several years ago that are considerably less than their newer printed catalog prices. If you order from the site (and argue with their rep on the phone a little), they will still honor the old prices.