What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Benny Holiday]

Glad you're on the mend mate, you have every right to come across gloomy after all that so definitely no need to apologise. I just wanted to let you know you're thought of and send you well wishes even if we're half a world and at the same time only the click of a button away.

 

[Thuggee]

This arrived today assuming zippers/tag are original to the jacket I date this to the 1930-40s?? It wears like a half-belt, I assume that’s what it is???

Amazing wearable condition like it’s been hanging in someone’s wardrobe with my name on it waiting for me, no issues at all with this jacket even smells ok, nice clean intact lining, perfectly good working Talon zippers,

it’s a very light weight goat with some crazy graining, patina and heaps of character, weighs

in at around 1kg so great for the Australian climate


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[Seb Lucas]

This arrived today assuming zippers/tag are original to the jacket I date this to the 1930-40s?? It wears like a half-belt, I assume that’s what it is???

Amazing wearable condition like it’s been hanging in someone’s wardrobe with my name on it waiting for me, no issues at all with this jacket even smells ok, nice clean intact lining, perfectly good working Talon zippers,

it’s a very light weight goat with some crazy graining, patina and heaps of character, weighs

in at around 1kg so great for the Australian climate


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That's a classic, Mate! A keeper and, as you say, ideal for our part of the world. I would have had this as 1940's-50's but that's just a hunch. They are generally called utility jackets.

 

[Thuggee]

That's a classic, Mate! A keeper and, as you say, ideal for our part of the world. I would have had this as 1940's-50's but that's just a hunch. They are generally called utility jackets.

Thanks I’m a noob when it comes to vintage, I didn’t think it was a half-belt


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[Seb Lucas]

A half-belt is a utility jacket too, but with a 'belt' running along the back. The belts look cool but they are useless. These styles of jackets were of course the classic worker's outerwear before the advent of nylon bomber jackets and fluro fleeces.

 

[Gamma68]

This arrived today assuming zippers/tag are original to the jacket I date this to the 1930-40s?? It wears like a half-belt, I assume that’s what it is???

Amazing wearable condition like it’s been hanging in someone’s wardrobe with my name on it waiting for me, no issues at all with this jacket even smells ok, nice clean intact lining, perfectly good working Talon zippers,

it’s a very light weight goat with some crazy graining, patina and heaps of character, weighs

in at around 1kg so great for the Australian climate

Beautiful jacket. Here's proof that goatskin does acquire patina and more graining over time. I'd place this in the 1940s era, but @tmitchell59 would probably know more.

Fit pics, please!

 

[Gamma68]

M-1951. Thrift store find from yesterday. MINT condition. Seriously appears to have never been worn.

It has an aluminum zipper with snap-closure front placket, two drawstrings, and the bottom pockets are wool-lined.

Does anyone know how to date these? I included pics of the interior labels as thumbnails for reference.

 

[Hh121]

 

[El Marro]

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Brown Cal. (BTW, one of my Cal's is FS in classifieds, shameless plug).

Is it still for sale J?
I just checked out the classifieds and couldn’t find it

 

[JMax]

Is it still for sale J?
I just checked out the classifieds and couldn’t find it

Yes, it is still there. Not this particular jacket though, brown Cals are a bit harder to find. Offers welcome.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...-44-great-condition-asking-400-shipped.98666/

 

[dannyk]

Yes, it is still there. Not this particular jacket though, brown Cals are a bit harder to find. Offers welcome.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...-44-great-condition-asking-400-shipped.98666/

Speaking of brown Cals....I’ve been super busy and haven’t had time. But there’s going to be an entire metric ton of goodies I’ll be putting up in the classifieds and a brown Cal just might be there. So everyone keeps your eyes on the classifieds in the next few days. But sorry @JMax nothing in your size!

 

[JMax]

Speaking of brown Cals....I’ve been super busy and haven’t had time. But there’s going to be an entire metric ton of goodies I’ll be putting up in the classifieds and a brown Cal just might be there. So everyone keeps your eyes on the classifieds in the next few days. But sorry @JMax nothing in your size!

Booooo, though I am still excited to see this metric ton of goodness, no matter the sizes.

 

[Brettafett]

No pics today, but my AVI A-2 (2019) is getting a lot of love this week.

 

[Michael A]

M-1951. Thrift store find from yesterday. MINT condition. Seriously appears to have never been worn.

It has an aluminum zipper with snap-closure front placket, two drawstrings, and the bottom pockets are wool-lined.

Does anyone know how to date these? I included pics of the interior labels as thumbnails for reference.

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I think the March 13, 1952 date is the date that the contract was accepted. So it could have been made from then until several years later, depending on the length of term of the contract.

Very, very windy here today. Leather would have been a good choice, but I wanted to try out my Filson rig for the first time of the season.
IMG_7644 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_7634 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Seems to work.

Have a good day,
Michael

 

[MegaLARP]

Jmax's Ike. Jacket's really cool, I'm a huge fan of pockets generally so we kinda hit the jackpot here. Might be a bit big, I'm not sure how these things are supposed to fit.

 

[Imuricecreamman]

Jmax's Ike. Jacket's really cool, I'm a huge fan of pockets generally so we kinda hit the jackpot here. Might be a bit big, I'm not sure how these things are supposed to fit.

Zip up the sleeves and you are good.

 

[MegaLARP]

Zip up the sleeves and you are good.

I was wondering what to do with those. They bunch the sleeves a bit if I have them all the way zipped, and I'm kind of an all-or-nothing guy so I didn't try finding a middle position, but if that's what I'm supposed to do I'll fiddle with it.

 

[Imuricecreamman]

I was wondering what to do with those. They bunch the sleeves a bit if I have them all the way zipped, and I'm kind of an all-or-nothing guy so I didn't try finding a middle position, but if that's what I'm supposed to do I'll fiddle with it.

Yeah. I prefer to zip them until the sleeves ride on the first knuckle on my thumb for best mobility. When you start using the jacket like that I would think the leather is thick enough to start creasing the sleeves inside of your elbow which will set the length even better.

 

[Imuricecreamman]

Could I possibly be more comfortable?

 

[King B]

Alexander Leathers (Simmons Bilt)