Recent content by Foster

Sold and shipped! Thanks!

I've owned at least 6 different replica tanker jackets over the past dozen years or so. WWII Impressions is my preference. Most others use seamed cuffs, and I find them less comfortable than the tubular cuff, which is historically correct. Second pattern slash pockets are comfortable for...

I own an Eastman 27752. It is a nice jacket, but not a perfect copy. Some minor details differ from originals (modern seam allowances and pocket placement). I find the Good Wear copies to be more accurate. I do not own a Good Wear 27752, but I do own jackets of other Rough Wear contracts they...

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Updated with dimensions. Sleeves were shorter than originally listed.

I am selling my Aero AN-J-3 Jacket. It is basically a USN flight jacket mixed with an A-2, without the fur collar. Or, a mix between a Half Belt and an A2. This jacket was made in January 2014. It was a custom ordered jacket with the rarer A2 style storm flap (different from the standard...

No, and I am sorry that comment is a little misleading. I am 6'3" tall. Buzz Rickson repros are too short for me, and the standard WWII Impressions jacket is too short for me as well. Although they fit fine at first (before being washed /wet) once the fabric length shrinks the standard length...

I washed it in a machine on a gentle cycle (the most gentle option available is recommended, which varies by machine). Cold water wash and rinse. Place in dryer on tumble dry with no heat at first. After maybe 20-30 minutes switch to low heat. Once mostly dry a medium heat is ok until all is...

Goodwear has always been both friendly and professional in all the correspondence I have had with them. I don't know how they do it, but they have always been first class. That's impressive, as they have to deal with some very OCD customers (like myself) and they never seem to lose their cool.

I had a 2007-2008 Aero in russet jerky horsehide (Fanch owns it now) but I never wore it enough to properly break it in. Last summer I bought an Eastman A2 in seal brown Warhorse and it has nice grain. I like the grain of the ELC one better, but this is personal preference. The ELC one is...

Andy, I sent an e-mail last week to see if I can get leather samples, but have not heard anything from the BK team. Sometimes my email address goes into junk mail folders. Are samples still available? Thanks.

Thanks! I will email them and see if I can get some samples also.

There are only a few I hope to examine (Victory, Liberty, plus lining fabric). Thor, did they charge you for these or were they complimentary?

Does Bill Kelso send samples of leather and lining, like other A2 jacket makers? I would like to have a close look at the leather and lining fabric. Some comparisons are difficult to make with only pictures on a computer screen.

I am one who has fretted over wearing the high end jackets. I am still in the process of reprogramming my attitudes on the subject. My first A2 was a Willis & Geiger. I wore it often, but only in casual settings. I never noticed any wear to it, and did not think anything of it. Then I...