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    Eastman A-2 Flying Jacket Rough Wear Clothing Co. 1401 40R Jimmy Stewart Tribute

    A new Eastman A-2 Flying Jacket of the Rough Wear 1401 contract from their Original-Maker Collection without insignia is currently $1,475.00. This specific A-2 jacket being offered is lightly used and substantially discounted to $800.00 for that very reason. There is only one available in...
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    Memorial Day

    I am momentarily digressing from outerwear posts in light of this solemn holiday and I hope this meets approval in this section of TFL. Everyone should do whatever they want on Memorial Day and those who suggest spending the day in mourning aren't in touch with the essence of what those who...
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    Christmas Special Eastman/ELMC Jackets

    Any Eastman or ELMC jacket order placed between now and 4 PM EDT Dec. 24, 2018 will receive free complimentary shipping and insurance to any destination in the USA or Canada. This offer is only for the original purchase and is not applicable to items of prior sale or those returned for...
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    Re-Stock of Buzz Rickson Loop-Wheeled Sweatshirts

    The #1 loop-wheeled sweatshirt from Buzz Rickson's is in stock in all sizes fitting chest measures 36" - 46". Produced with true vintage detailing, machinery, and design of fit, with four color choices available, this is a sweatshirt for those who appreciate true vintage-minded dedication and...
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    Re-Stock of Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection

    All sizes 38R-48R are again in stock of what has become my favorite Eastman-made lightweight flying jacket. The vegetable-tanned capeskin's character, inherent properties of super-comfiness and durability, along with the perfected subtleties of the TimeWear process and classic styling, simply...
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    Eastmann Ostmann Jackets Re-Stock Dec. 2018

    The popular Ostmann is fully replenished. Brown remains the #1 seller since it was reintroduced in 2017. Please checkout the photos below. The jacket is a size 40R and my body details are as follows: chest 40", waist 30", height 5' 9" tall, weight 150 lbs., shirt-sleeve measure 33", and my...
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    Buzz Rickson's U. S. Navy Khaki N-1 Deck Jacket (standard version) is back in size XXXL (46)

    It's been 7 years since we have had this size available in this popular style. Grab them while they last: https://www.historypreservation.com/products-page/brands/buzz-ricksons-u-s-navy-khaki-n-1-deck-jacket/
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    Buzz Rickson's Golden Tiger-Stripe Camouflage Trousers

    Buzz Rickson’s brand has painstakingly recreated the “Advisor” trousers made famous by ARVN and Special Forces units during the Vietnam War, in the coveted “Golden” tiger-stripe camouflage. These look totally killer when paired with one of our Whitesville vintage-style tee shirts in black...
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    Sun Surf Vintage-Style Hawaiian Shirts 2018 Part 1

    This shirt is special because we are offering this in two colors - brown or navy, and it marks the first style to be offered by Sun Surf in size XXL in over 10 years...
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    Buzz Rickson's Golden Tiger-Stripe Camouflage Basketball Shoes

    These low-top basketball shoes (sneakers) were a true item of athletic issue for U. S. Army basketball players in the 1970's, but produced in white and never in camouflage. The designers at Buzz Rickson's decided to reproduce these sneakers in exacting form utilizing their amazing "Golden"...
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    NEW Buzz Rickson's U. S. Air Corps Airacuda Tee Shirts

    We are very excited to offer this vintage tee-shirt graphic featuring the Bell YFM-1 Airacuda. The Airacuda was one of the most intriguing, attractive, innovative fighter planes of the 1930's; while less than 20 were produced, it was highly trumpeted and published at the time, though graphics on...
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    Seeking to Purchase VINTAGE G-1 55-J-14 L. W. Foster size 40

    Dear TFL Readers: I'm hoping you of this august forum can help me with this immediate need. If anyone has one of these G-1's for sale in reasonably good condition (the nicer, the better, but mint not needed), please contact me at the office. Please be prepared to send clear, in-focus photos...
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    Preview: Buzz Rickson's Space Program L-2B

    To those NASA fans of the heyday in the space program, please allow me to provide this preview for fall: We're still working on securing a "celebrity" L-2B for a future production, but this is a copy of one worn by a test pilot that was made from the same nylon twill as the found on the issue...
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    Help: Italian Tanneries

    Dear TFL Members: I'm hoping someone may be able to help me locate a thread that listed several quality Italian tanneries. I think this was a few years ago and may have had as the larger subject Bill Kelso Mfg. and/or Eastman. I am working as a technical advisor on two film productions and we...
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    Buzz Rickson's MA-1 Flying Jacket, Blazing Red

    This is no fashion-colored MA-1 Flight Jacket, but the genuine, real deal worn by Northrop Aviation test pilots in the 1950’s & ‘60’s (Northrop’s official color was red and this showed up in a variety of forms and items dating back to the 1940’s). Northrop’s red MA-1 jackets were made to the...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing Ostmann Luftwaffe Jacket Brown

    Since the transition of this jacket style from Luftwaffe to the more politically correct Ostmann label, we've experienced a surge in sales for the brown horsehide version vs. black, which had previously held the lead as the favored color. Because of this transition in color preferences, we've...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    I've been itching to post about the great new hides and TimeWear ELC has been employing since the sample jacket arrived at our office back in April, but I've been holding back until we had received some of our first shipments from the fall order. Today, we have commenced uncrating many jackets...
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    1930's Horsehide Aviator Jacket from our Friends in Japan

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    Clearance Blowout Sale: Buzz Rickson's and Sugar Cane

    There sometimes comes a time that, for reasons unknown, a merchant simply finds themselves with the very last bits and pieces of styles; no matter how well they performed when first arrived, some just won't go away at the style's sunset days, and today is such a day for us to take stock of. We...
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    New Buzz Rickson's Items in Stock Part 2

    These new jacket styles arrived right in the heart of the Christmas madness in December and never got photographed and uploaded until this week. Each item is special in its own right, upholding the high manufacturing traditions associated with Buzz Rickson's. If someone asks me which is the...

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