Vintage Workwear

[Gene]

Here's my guess (and it's only a guess): because guys wearing A-2 jackets shot at and bombed the Japanese during WWII -- and vice-versa, of course.

It's funny, I always wondered why the Japanese became really interested in WWII flight jackets for that exact reason.

[Marc Chevalier]

It's funny, I always wondered why the Japanese became really interested in WWII flight jackets for that exact reason.

Masochism, perhaps?

[Lefty]

I take it that means it came from the USS Ulysses S. Grant, and not a decendent of the general/president.

-Dave

I figured that it was the name of a ship. Specifically, it seems to be from here.

[Lefty]

Cat's Paw clock 1

Cat's Paw clock 2 - the one k***2 wasn't going to lose this time

[flat-top]

[flat-top]

I I had to borrow this amazing photo from the Sanforized blog:

[Flat Foot Floey]

Does somebody have pictures of 20-30s corduory workwear? I used to dislike this fabric but sproily and HBK showed some cool garments...

[herringbonekid]

i don't actually own any vintage corduroy Flo. i wish i did, but good stuff in interesting styles is quite rare, unless you want the more easy to find trashed French work trousers such as this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VTG-1910s-...ht_1205wt_1413

[Baron Kurtz]

I have one pair of very vintage cord trousers, but they're not workwear. They're American. benstephens has a very similar, but British, pair.

Vintage corduroy in good condition is very difficult to come by. Unless you want jodhpurs, which I see quite often.

bk

[Flat Foot Floey]

To me cord was always a clichee 70s teacher look...together with a plaid sportsjacket. But some cool pictures could change that pessimistic view. Haha