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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

Vezio

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Top Gun Cockpit G-1. I don't care what looks I get, this is one of the best jackets I've owned. :)
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The jacket of my dreams when I was a teen...
Now that I joined Italian Navy about twenty years ago, wearing this jacket wouldn't have sense. But top gun jacket is always great and yours fits very nicely. Congrat .
 

navetsea

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need to get better at my back shots... and not to mention finally clean my mirror and put away my laundry LOL

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I would not go through this exercise again. Luckily oh man how lucky I found a competent tailor few blocks from my house. I went in for like 4 fittings. No way this could have been done via email. Well at least now I know what to look for when I buy things.

edit: btw, I screwed up sewing down the biswing panels with a bad tailor the first time. That's why you see the extra stitch line. There's a way to fix it, but didn't want to start over again. I might go back to the better tailor to fix. He mostly focused on the waist, arm pit, and chest area and nailed that stuff. Live and learn.
jacket fits you well now, but it I were to do the same route, I will not sew down the biswing panel, but instead replace the elastic with something not elastic at all or with very strong elastic, to sew it down along the edge like that make it look like jacket with fake biswing
 

TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead

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jacket fits you well now, but it I were to do the same route, I will not sew down the biswing panel, but instead replace the elastic with something not elastic at all or with very strong elastic, to sew it down along the edge like that make it look like jacket with fake biswing
yes, it was very impulsive for me. I was not happy with all the baggyness behind the arms. So first I sewed up half way the biswing and it helped alot, it left a more natural looking biswing, but the body was still boxy. At that point, I should have focused on the mid section and would have been good. But I had the other tailor sew up the rest thinking that was the problem. Instead of continuing the line, he started over and created a new line which left some stitch holes. Not happy about that. I can have the other tailor pinch the material or move the line over, but it's another $60. So just going to leave as is for now and see how much it bothers me.
Something I would never do again. I'm ok with the tight biswing around the arms, but will just avoid the deeper ones that go down most of the back. It's not for me. I don't ride motorcycles either, so don't need the extra flex. I tried to turn one style into another style because I am stubborn LOL. It turned out pretty good, but definitely was not worth the effort and costs. And every time you open up that jacket and stitch it closed, it's taking away from it. Next time for sure, buy exactly what I want.
 

Will Zach

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Being content with having just a coupla right pieces.

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I feel the same way. Couple of right pieces is how it used to be. I have 8 jackets and it is too many. I need to settle on 3 favorites and get rid of the closet-dwellers. Funny how I came around about a cross-zip. I used to think it is not for me, it is for the young, bikers, rockers, rebels, etc. Now I am sure it will be an essential piece for me. That, one racer, and one straight zip with a collar. That is it.
 
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I feel the same way. Couple of right pieces is how it used to be. I have 8 jackets and it is too many. I need to settle on 3 favorites and get rid of the closet-dwellers. Funny how I came around about a cross-zip. I used to think it is not for me, it is for the young, bikers, rockers, rebels, etc. Now I am sure it will be an essential piece for me. That, one racer, and one straight zip with a collar. That is it.

Agreed. I quite literally end up with anxiety if I buy too many jackets. I can't even enjoy wearing just the one I like the most because simply knowing there are jackets I don't hanging in a wardrobe, need irks me to no end. I think I'm pretty happy with my current selection, though I'm still having second thoughts about having two 613's - which is only to say how freaking essential a cross zip is. I could do without any style except for that one.
 

AeroFan_07

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^^ Sounds like my adventures of late in the Classifieds, one more just got listed.

once sold - one jacket for awhile for me.
 
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