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  1. J

    The mummy 3 sherling, a 3/4 Irvin?

    Cheers 'Smitty'/you tooButte. Refusing the validity of ANYTHING else is something best kept to ones self. So it's not an Irvin. It's not awful at all. Nice looking thing....oh...but it's not an Irvin. Hence if you wear it in the cold you'll be cold and miserable. And perhaps forget looking...
  2. J

    New Good Wear "Arcadia" pics

    One of the nicest repro customs I've seen SF! And my size as well. Wish I could try that on. I'd bet I'd be jugglin' assets and sending off emails before the day was out!
  3. J

    How about this for vintage leather for your wife?

    Wearing that French number if you're my lass? Yep. That's a paddlin'. Looks mid nineties. Young urban nightclub chic stuff. Now a young maid squeezed into a ladies cafe is a sight I'll linger on. Thank God cafes are meant to be tight. They jus' look better that way...!
  4. J

    is silence a valuable form of feedback?

    Intuition. Use it for good my sons. And beware the jubjub bird...
  5. J

    Sears Hercules Halfbelt

    Hey Forrest, G'day to you and congrats on one great find. The gems are still out there. And once in a while? Drop plop. Right in ones lap. Well worth your cost. When one strolls by in as fine shape as that, you just know there's likely a battle on your hands. Grand bit of luck to nip it on the...
  7. J

    how many jackets are too many jacket

    Recently let go of all the ones that didn't quite fit. Damn and blast....some nice stuff. Current leathers: Near mint 50s American Sportswear HH shearling lined barnstormer-like 3/4 coat with mouton collar. VERY warm. 2 50s vintage steerhide Sears long halfbelts in...
  8. J

    Anyone own a J. Peterman Cavalry Twill Coat?

    I think that's a nice looking jacket by the way. Peterman sho' nuff do need a new pencilman. I'll do it...call me...:D
  9. J

    Anyone own a J. Peterman Cavalry Twill Coat?

    To say nothing of early Sears-Roebuck catalogues and the like. Trustable functionality pretty well outweighed fashion. In mens utility clothing anyways. I wonder how accurate the sketches really were when compared to what showed up at the PostO. I'll bet errors were evident in some cases. Folks...
  10. J

    Vintage purplely[?] HorseHide

    Shell cordovan maybe not but 'cordovan' as a colour description is apt. Shell cordovan is a different animal. Well, so to speak. So far I've never heard a jacket described as manufactured from shell cordovan. My 'purples' certainly are a thick hide though. They still had many to choose from in...
  11. J

    Vintage purplely[?] HorseHide

    I'm just wondering what it is that makes some 50s and earlier horsehide jacs appear to have almost a purple cast. Burgundy-ish??? I mean brown is brown but I have a couple of brown vintage with this hue and they're quite different in colour AND texture too it seems. The 'purple' ones seem...
  13. J

    My new (to me) Vanson Model B in brown!!

    Older style cafe brun. Gawd I love 'em. So bloody hard to find vintage in larger sizes. Were I in the market for a new right now thissy here example would pull th' trigger. Asides from computer color interpretation I'd say this brown is without a doubt bloody rich! Niiice!
  14. J

    Vanson Horsehide Enfield

    Why hallo Joe! Hey. I was just wondering how weighty that jacket is. Is it a fairly thick hide? I'm just wondering if after a few months of good wear and a few strolls in the rain those crinkles won't just fall out so to speak. Love the style/colour but I agree the form ain't there just yet...
  15. J

    The french vintage Canadienne , a leather coat with fur mouton collar

    VERY nice. Particularly like the removable collar/lining op. You won't need extra woolens under that one!
  16. J

    Aero HWY fit

    Nice jacket Radu. Fits well!
  17. J

    Aero HWY fit

    Thanks Dav...Computer wrangling for me is a learning procedure. My only relationship with computers aside from banking and communication is viewing it as a library in a box. Tip welcome!
  19. J

    Aero HWY fit

    Thanks Windward. Yes but I had hoped to be fairly active in the jacket and the impediments due to the sleeve problems make it useless to me. The other jac is indeed a Windward steer. Quilted lining perfect and in quite good shape. Fits great and no problems moving. har to find these in a bigger...
  20. J

    Aero HWY fit

    The white marks in the one shot approximate where my armpits are. And I was erring on the side of generous because I realize a jackets pit isn't bar tight. This jacket would have no problem ever with sweaty stained pit areas e'en if th' thing reaches 50 yar old. This jackets pits come no-where...
  21. J

    Aero HWY fit

    The sleeves are of my Windward steer and the Aero. The sleeve length whilst wearing each jacket is as I said identical. When the shoulders seams are lined up as in the photo the Aero appears much shorter. This Aero could be worn if one had a Schwartzenegger chest and the arms of Katie Perry!! My...
  22. J

    Aero HWY fit

    Please...heh...tell me these are visible.
  23. J

    Aero HWY fit

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/53799336@N05/4978102977/ Here's the dear sweetheart. Looks not too bad in this shot. Be fine were I a bloody mannequin. Apologies for the facial exp. I have a grump on whenever I think about this thing.

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