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I've never seen Jimmy Stewart in a bad movie. I've seen him in a few films that ought to be bad, but then they had Jimmy Stewart in them.

As far as the "Lightweight" question goes, I've got a pukka International and a lightweight Cowan Commando. I wear the Cowan when I'm out surveying or doing landscape stuff, it's light waterproof and tough... but it's not pukka. Not pukka at all. Good field jacket, but I'm not going to the...

Yeah, it's "The Rare Breed" Vindicator is a Hereford.

This was on BBC2 in the UK the other day, it's an A1 with squadron patches showing an angry looking chief in a feather bonnet: http://www.doctormacro1.info/Images/Grant,%20Cary/Annex/Annex%20-%20Grant,%20Cary%20(Only%20Angels%20Have%20Wings)_01.jpg

In fact, that Chicago is pretty much it.

"The inner adjusting strip of leather with snaps looks to have been moved slightly to make the coat fasten tighter." Anyone got any pictures of this? My Wested could do with something like that, I feel.

Are we feeling rich? I've always fancied this: http://www.crombie.co.uk/p/Category_Men_Coats/4626.htm

TOO LATE!

Ooooh, I remember thinking "nice jacket".

My everyday boots are NPS Weatherbys like this: http://www.regent-footwear.co.uk/images/Country-footwear/Wetherby.jpg only in oxblood. Being as you are on the other side of the Atlantic, I imagine they are pretty scarce, but I am also fond of my steel toe Carolina Loggers...

That's a good point. I imagine that's where a rag and bone man would have got his.

Brit posters will know who I mean. Harold Steptoe is an unlikely fashion hero, but I've always wanted his belt: http://images.dailyexpress.co.uk/img/dynamic/10/285x214/14692_1.jpg it's a thick brown leather belt with a brass buckle and fancy brass studs round it. I've always assumed it was...

D Lewis are of course, Lewis Leathers, still trading (allthough their website's a mess). If you were using it for real aviation, there are "Dunlop" vintage racing suits available which are not dissimilar (ok dissimilar, but ok under a Mae West), pricey, but Nomex.

This is pretty hard to resist: http://www.lewisleathers.com/gallery/sportsman_no_69_flat_adj.html

Excellent, that's a G2 "Paris" bagged.