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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Buzz Rickson's M-422, based off the Monarch model
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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Nabbed a Buzz Rickson B-10 "Test Sample" (some sort of hybrid between a B-10 and a Navy jacket) in size 38. I'm a size 36 with a single layer and a 38 with a thick sweater on, so I think choosing the 38 was the right decision since there's no tightness issues. It's pretty lightweight compared to...
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    Aero Military Jackets Questions

    I've gotten one in Vicenza horsehide and also with the double knitted A-2 seal brown knits (the latter for durability concerns) so it's definitely possible
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    Aero leather choices/options (End of 2022)

    My first Aero was in goatskin and the second in dark seal brown Vicenza. I prefer the Vicenza for the following: - the finish has a great dark-brown-black-mid-brown color variation depending on the ambient lighting; in comparison, I felt that goatskin had a flatter/duller finish that doesn't...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Decided to get something simple and lightweight for the summer--an olive drab M-421A with an extra inside pocket, finished and shipping pending
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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    The Ostmann jacket is here Sleeves are pretty tight so it'll preclude wearing a sweater, and it actually looks better to me unzipped than zipped so let's see how it'll be broken in...
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    GFL - Guitar Friends Lounge

    Got a Larrivée D-03R and a Godin Kingpin II archtop myself. Started in summer 2019, stopped playing until around June of this year and have been at it since then. Mostly been focusing on covers of Russian songs but I do plan on getting into blues and jazz in the near future...gotta get that...
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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Bit the bullet and ordered a Buzz Rickson Gibson MA-1; this will be my first nylon flight jacket for when leather is too much for the occasion
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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    HPA shipped the Eastman Ostmann in black I ordered back in January... Currently it's stuck in a warehouse in Ontario since Oct 3. Most expensive I've spent on a leather jacket and my first go at a non-knit cuffs and waistband style
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    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    I'm pretty sure they did. In Nov 2020 I paid £47.50 for the Bond disregarding shipping and the Black Friday discount. P.S. and looking at the 1945 product page in December last year via the Wayback Machine, it was £41.25 and now it's £49.50!
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Yeah of course. I'm not sure how fast buffalo wears but I heard it's similar to goatskin. As a preview here's the zipper pull, which shows a core layer that looks brighter than the suede side
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    As for the drill lining, my experience with rayon was in a U.S. Authentic A-2 I ordered a year and a half ago, which felt pretty flimsy and I wasn't convinced at the time of ordering that Five Star's wine satin polyester would be different. Now that I'm proven wrong, I definitely wished I'd...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Okay, my customized buffalo AN-6552 is here and here are my thoughts, with some photos (sorry no fit pics!)... - The initial leather smell is reminiscent of cigarettes and tires and I hope it'll fade to something more "leathery". - The seal buffalo feels nice and grainy; it's as flexible as...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I ordered it in 1.3mm as well; I really liked the thickness (feels like 1.5mm!) and grain texture on Aero's goatskin, took a look at MoFo's A-2 and it looks like buffalo might fit the bill. Shawn said that hide was stiffer than goat but still very supple.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Put in an order for a customized AN-6552 in that new seal brown buffalo...my Aero jacket from last year got too small thanks to exercise and Shawn's willingness to take custom measurements is a real advantage. This time I'm using the measurements of a size 38 Buzz Rickson (albeit with narrower...
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    Footwear to go with our jackets

    Hey, I actually ordered this pair during last year's Black Friday sale, and then both me and Baker Boots forgot about it until I asked for an update at the end of July (practical wait of 6 weeks). You might be looking at a longer wait, as my situation was special enough to skip the queue.
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    Footwear to go with our jackets

    Brand new pair of White's Bounty Hunters in brown dress and made with the slimmer 5050 last...trying to break them in at home as much as possible on my day off
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    Good observation, I've actually overlooked that a lot! I've got light skin tone and dark hair.
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    I'm thinking of doing a remake on an Aero U.S. Navy jacket, this time in Dark Seal Vincenza, but I'm not sure if I should keep the mouton collar dark brown as standard, or do a contrast collar in rust, natural, or even Irvin...what do you guys think?
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    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Bond sweater came in the mail and tried it out...size small is a good fit for my 90 cm chest (it is more forgiving and flexible than their standard woolly pully in the same size but it isn't oversized) plus the hem is longer--a good choice to prevent having to pull down the sweater when it rides...

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