I Really Like This Jacket

[Vespizzare]

Just looking at it now, though, is it just me or does the left sleeve not look as if it's been replaced? Or is that just an ageing thing?

I think anytime you're seeing through a lens, you don't know what you're really looking at. For example, Barbara Stanwyck in "The Big Valley," but that's another subject. On the jacket: to me, it's Flash Gordon.

 

[Ishmael]

Vespizarre, I also like the back on the Hercules jacket. Very nice. This one from Adjustable Costume has a similar buttoned front belt. Come to think of it, this looks a lot like the one you originally posted.

http://shop.mushmans.com/?pid=48734714

Edit: and some fit pics in black. The length looks perfect, to me.

http://ttrcrm80.blogspot.jp/2011/11/make-believe-emperor-tenno-gokko-misawa.html

 

[Vespizzare]

Vespizarre, I also like the back on the Hercules jacket. Very nice. This one from Adjustable Costume has a similar buttoned front belt. Come to think of it, this looks a lot like the one you originally posted.

http://shop.mushmans.com/?pid=48734714

Edit: and some fit pics in black. The length looks perfect, to me.

http://ttrcrm80.blogspot.jp/2011/11/make-believe-emperor-tenno-gokko-misawa.html

Thanks again, "Ish"

I don't think I want a jacket quite as long as the Mushman, so the belt would be a little out of proportion. That said, I really like the shape of those particular pocket flaps and will send that pic to JL (unless I come across something even more perfect perfect).

 

[Ishmael]

Really looking forward to seeing the final product!

 

[Don Tomaso]

...
Real McCoys have a nice car coat with a buttoned belt out back, but none in front.

http://www.realmccoys.co.jp/blog/shop/2012/12/leather-car-coat.html
...

This coat is sold out, if I'm not mistaken. It is also quite pricey at 1.600 Euros...

 

[Vespizzare]

This coat is sold out, if I'm not mistaken. It is also quite pricey at 1.600 Euros...

I don't want the coat but I'm happy to steal the idea for the belt. I like that it's functional (like the cuff buttons on a Saville Row suit) and am hopeful that Alan at JL can re-create a half-belt where the back adjustment straps flow organically from a belt like that and not just emerge from the stitches as is normal.