Recent content by Little Elvis

I'm happy to say that the buttons I got from ebay appear to be pretty much an exact match. The new buttons appear to be very slightly (less than 1mm) thicker than the old ones at the edges. You would really have to put the two buttons together side by to see the difference though. Who knows...

Are there any differences between new peacoat buttons that I can find many places and the buttons that are original to my WWII coat? Were the buttons made of plastic back then? I know not to purchase buttons with the 13 stars, which I understand come from earlier coats.

Awesome. Thanks!

Any insight/dating?

OK. Here goes. I'm afraid I don't have as much info as I hoped, but I'd love to know your expert opinion on what I have. (notice the missing button) Here is the label, which has not been filled out Cord Pockets Collar tab: Sleeve stitching: For the life of me, I can't...

I think I have a WWII size 46 at home. It's been on my mind to try and date my Peacoat, so this might be a good opportunity. I'll take some pics and post some info when I get home tonight or over the weekend. I do recall that it has the cord pockets, chin strap, and I'm pretty sure it has a...

Thanks. It only took me 2.5 years to make my 1st post.

Hi. Major league lurker here, but I hadn't seen anyone post a link to the nice article in the Spring 2009 edition of Chicago Magazine about Optimo, so here it is: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Fashion/Spring-2009/Head-for-Business/ Sorry if it's been posted somewhere else. I...