Ricky Jackets

[fnoprx]

Got this a while ago - no full lentgh picture I am afraid. Light grey reverses to a darker grey with silver thread/flecks. Crown zipper.

[in/y]

I'm looking to buy a repro Ricky Jacket, ideally a zippered front two-tone or fleck gabardine (wishful thinking I'll bet).

Being on the large side, vintage jackets are scarce and costly and I'm looking for one that I can wear often without constantly worrying about damage/wear.

I searched through the Lounge postings but didn't find anything of note (hopefully some one will point out what I missed).

Even a single color jacket or a modern one with a vintage look would be OK too.

Thanks in advance.

[dinomartino1]

Saw this on the net, they have a few different patterns.
Japanese ones would be good but the prices are very expensive.
http://www.ozoneclothing.co.uk/guys-...ie-jacket.html

[Joel Shapiro]

I'm looking to buy a repro Ricky Jacket, ideally a zippered front two-tone or fleck gabardine (wishful thinking I'll bet).

Being on the large side, vintage jackets are scarce and costly and I'm looking for one that I can wear often without constantly worrying about damage/wear.

I searched through the Lounge postings but didn't find anything of note (hopefully some one will point out what I missed).

Even a single color jacket or a modern one with a vintage look would be OK too.

Thanks in advance.

My Baby Jo's sells them (or did). Also, there's an online outfit from the UK that sells them, but whose name escapes me. Maybe someone else remembers.

[herringbonekid]

the best ones i've seen are by the Japanese company 'Dry Bones'. i haven't seen any for sale on ebay in a while though by that brand, although other items pop up.

[flat-top]

I've never bought from them, but this place has been around for years:

http://www.reprovintageclothing.com/...thing_men.html

[Edward]

My Baby Jo's sells them (or did). Also, there's an online outfit from the UK that sells them, but whose name escapes me. Maybe someone else remembers.

I think you may be referring to HeyDay...

http://www.heydayonline.co.uk/defaul...ns-gab-jackets

Seem quite expensive for a light fabric jacket, but that appears to be the norm for these across the board. I'm sure they're good - I've been happy with the trews I got from them. May end up with one of these eventually...

Aero used to do them too, but not for some time now. Only fabric jacket currently on their site appears to be the all wool Waterfront.

[in/y]

Thanks for the leads.

[in/y]

the best ones i've seen are by the Japanese company 'Dry Bones'. i haven't seen any for sale on ebay in a while though by that brand, although other items pop up.

I guess that Dry Bones does not have an international web/purchasing presence (I could only find their Japanese language site). Are there retailers that carry their stuff or is ebay the way to go?

This number from them is certainly appealing:

[AtomicEraTom]

A friend of mine was looking at an ad on Craigslist last week and called the poster a liar and said that there was no way the jacket had belonged to Dwight D. Eisenhower. I had to explain to him the history behind why it was listed as an "Eisenhower Jacket."

I believe before "Ricky" it was an "IKE" jacket!

Originally came from Dwight D Eisenhower's taste for cut down tunics that became popular during the last half of WWII.