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  1. pipvh

    WTT: Cal-Leather CHP size 44 for G1 or B10

    This is a lovely Cal-Leather CHP jacket I bought last year. It fits like a glove but my life has - thanks to the Pandemic - veered away from the carefree life of a boulevardier to a full-time chef and this jacket will probably stay in my wardrobe for the foreseeable. I've also just acquired a...
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    Cal-Leather On The Way

    Finally found what I desperately hope is the right chp for me: a 1960s Cal-Leather. Should be with me in a couple of weeks, covid and transatlantic mail being what they are!
  3. pipvh

    Golden Bear?

    Where does Golden Bear stand in the grand scheme of things? They don’t seem to get a lot of love around here, but their chp jackets, for instance, look pretty high quality. I’m basically hunting around for an affordable chp, and they come up quite often. Am I comparing them to Cal-Leather, or...
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    AMF Harley Davidson Jackets: Brooks?

    I wanted to tap in to the great tree of knowledge for an answer to this: who made the AMF-era Harley jackets? A lot of them - the CHP/W styles - look like the equivalent Brooks: thin-looking shiny leather, distinctive ring-pulls. Others (I’m interested in the double riders) look different...
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    Aero FQ Biker Jacket 40-ish on ebay

    If anyone's interested, I have a nice older Aero Biker on the 'bay right now. It's marked a 42 but it fits smaller (I'm a regular 42 and it's way too small for me) - measurements on the listing. Harris tweed lining (think it's Harris though it might be Donegal - did Aero use Donegal?). Anyway...
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    Leather repair in the UK?

    Who are the go-to people in the UK for jacket repairs? I have a 1940s Swedish police jacket that needs a replacement zip and a collar repair. Aero say they're too busy. I'm sure I've seen this asked before but I can't find the relevant thread so apologies.
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    Whitefeather Aviator

    Anybody seen one of these in the (horse) flesh? http://whitefeathermfg.com/produkt/1930s-aviator-style-jacket/ I really like the small collar (compared to the Bootlegger and those mysterious Block-bilts) and the slightly rough-n-ready look.
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    Suggestions For Long Jacket

    I've decided to go for a long-ish, 1920s/1930s style: 28-30 inches. What I'd really like is a Himel Canuck or one of the Japanese 'railroad coats' made by people like Freewheelers and Rainbow Country but those are waaay out of my budget. Obvious choices are the Aero Mulligan and Teamster, but...
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    Aero Board Racer Ancestors?

    Here's a question for Dinerman and the other historians: Aero are calling their Board Racer a classic 1930s design, but when did the 'cafe racer' design first appear? By which I mean the mandarin collar, central zipper form we're all familiar with. I've seen the Lewis Leathers International...
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    Peculiar M-1941 Jacket

    Came across an interesting jacket in a local vintage shop yesterday. I haven't bought it yet so no pics - sorry! It seems like a standard, war-era M-1941 in cut, cloth and buttons, size approx 44, but it's lined with grey blanket cloth with a faint dark stripe in places, and the sleeves are...
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    Hat id, please!

    Could someone please identify the hat that's being worn in the BK Westfall pics in the second half of this thread? http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?73548-Bill-Kelso-Mfg-Official-Affiliate-Thread&p=1718646&viewfull=1#post1718646 The shape is exactly what I've been looking for...
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    A2 Maker/Contract With Biggest Collar?

    A quick question for the human A2 encyclopedias here at the Lounge... I'm edging towards an A2, but it's early days yet. I particularly like those jackets with a large, non-tapered collar. This may well mean a Rough Wear 27752 but what are my other options? Does the collar stand make a...
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    " KING-O FCC - The Hunter" - Thedi Leathers

    The French Cancan 'Hunter:' 1920s shawl-collar leather with a Gallic twist... http://fcancan.blogspot.fr/2013/06/i-had-dream-part-1.html Sort of a cross between an Aeromarine/Heron/Cossack and a Mackinaw cruiser. I like it a lot. Thoughts?
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    Practical alternative to M-1941?

    I've been wanting an M-1941 as an everyday wearer but the lack of pockets, particularly an inside one, has stopped me from going for it. What has the late 30s ambience of the M-1941 but with pockets etc more conducive to a man on the go? I'm sure that, if such a thing ever existed, it is being...
  17. pipvh

    Lost Worlds G1 - anybody had one?

    Does anybody have a Lost Worlds G1, or has anybody seen one close up?
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    Mouton collars on A2 jackets

    Couple of questions: Were mouton collars on A2s limited to field modifications with the AVG or did they appear in other theatres? What modern repro makers will put a mouton collar on their jackets if asked? I'm interested because I've begun to regret selling off my various USN jackets...
  20. pipvh

    Interesting late 20s leather jacket...

    Never seen this style before. And I like it! http://risingsunjeans.com/vintage/vintage-herford-leather-jacket/
  21. pipvh

    Artisanal British clothing?

    I'm looking for makers of what I'm calling, for want of a better word, 'artisanal' clothing in the UK. I mean high quality, small-scale manufacture, not directly concerned with fashion. The prime example, and the only one that I know of, is Old Town, but I know there are others. Any pointers, UK...
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    Non-invasive shoulder pad modification?

    I have a late 40s/early 50s Swedish goatskin jacket (L. Bo Persson, Skinnvango, of Malung, Akta Getskinn) which, unfortunately, I can't post pics of at the moment due to an offspring + concrete floor vs camera incident. The jacket is in that fairly sparse Continental 40s style, somewhat like the...
  23. pipvh

    Madras Summer Shirts?

    Sun's out, and I have a nostalgic yearning for... a short-sleeved shirt in Madras cotton. I'm thinking 40s or 50s style, very simple. This is exactly what I want: http://search.rakuten.co.jp/search/inshop-mall/madras/-/sid.198397 ...but check those shoulder widths. It's not going to happen...

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