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    Eastman house version leather thickness

    This is exactly why I decided to keep my ELC House A-2 finally after initial doubts. I live in warm Texas and this lightweight jacket is actually working well in the North Texan spring.
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    Eastman house version leather thickness

    Thanks Seres, does the Aero goat patina and/or show wear at all? The reason I want my next jacket to be goat is because I want one jacket to look uniform & retain the color so that I can wear it to the office & be sharp as I'm sure my ELC A-2 will patina in time. I've read elsewhere in the forum...
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    Eastman house version leather thickness

    Thanks for the feedback, guys. I looked at another Eastman over the weekend and it’s similar to mine. So, I’ve decided to keep this one. I live in Texas and this lighter weight leather is actually going to be more practical and wearable for better part of the year here. My wife seems to...
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    Eastman house version leather thickness

    Hello fellow loungers, I recently ordered an Eastman A-2 “House Version” and when I received it, the workmanship was very good but I was underwhelmed by the leather itself. It is very thin. Thinner than even my wife’s lambskin jacket from Wilson’s. The leather in the chest area is thinner...
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    Help with A-2 purchase

    @Boyo , Yes the sleeves are long & I had anticipated that. I was going have them taken in by 2 inches, but there are other fit issues. I measured the jacket after the post above & it is actually bigger than what was listed on the website. The pit-to-pit was measured at 22" while the listing said...
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    Help with A-2 purchase

    I recurved the jacket in the mail today. I think it’s just a bit roomy in the torso. The pit to pit for this jacket was listed as 21, but I measured it to be 21.5. I might have to get the sleeves taken in by inch & a half What do you guys think? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Dubow a2 from Platon

    Hi, I hit up the quartermaster sale at Aero & ordered a size 40 42-18775 in seal Vincenza HH. Let's see how this turns out
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    Help with A-2 purchase

    Hi Fellow loungers, Thanks for the feedback. Yes, Thurston Brothers sounds like a good option, but I hit up the quartermaster sale like Boyo suggested and ordered a size 40 42-18775. The length on this jacket as pert the listing was 24.5 (much shorter than other listings in size 40) which...
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    Help with A-2 purchase

    Hello, I'm planning to get a seal brown A-2 and what I'm looking for is a good trim fit with good quality components that will last a while. In the past, I had ordered an A-2 in goatskin from US Authentic in size 38 Skinny, but that jacket was way off in fit. It measured 23 inches...
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    Dubow a2 from Platon

    Were you both able to get your jackets? I'm considering ordering from him, but I haven't been able to get in touch with him via email. I emailed couple of times in the past two weeks but got nothing in return..... crickets. Generally, not a good sign, but I'n curious given the price this is...
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