Hey guys, I just posted a new entry on my blog about my first and truest jacket love - my Real McCoy's NZ M-422a. It holds a special place in my heart as the jacket that opened the door to the insanity of flight jackets and denim. Ah... :)
Anyway, the blog's my signature. Feel free to check...
I read the most recent blog on Sartorialist and I confess he makes an interesting case for Fred Astaire. I'm curious to know your thoughts, people. Bartenders, if this belongs in a better location feel free to move it, I won't be offended!
http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/
-Jake
I don't know if this should go here on in Moving Pictures, but given that the movie is about ww2, I thought this was the better place.
http://www.articles-of-war.com/
Check out the trailer. It's about Liberators. I'm already in heaven.
-Jake
Check out this link and see how to turn a boring regular old keyboard for your computer into something any dyed in the wool vintage living person would love to have.
http://www.retrothing.com/2007/02/makesteampunk_k.html
-Jake
I'm not sure if you guys who are more vintage minded than I liked the suits in Road to Perdition (I feel like the consensus was the movie captured the "look" of the era), but the below is the contact information for the man who did all the custom suiting for the movie - at least Tom Hanks and...
I have three pairs of jeans up for sale:
1) Nudie Regular Ralf Dry Selvage 33/34. New with tags. Measures 17 inches across the waist, 34 inches long at the inseam. As they are new with tags, they've never been washed. They list for $265. I'm selling for $230, shipped for free in the US. If...
I have been thinking about patching/painting up my M-422a in the AVG/14th AF style, since I know a lot of the AVG folks were Navy flyers and a lot of their gear was Navy as well. But, I've only seen Tex Hill's M-422a, were there others? I'm looking for photos, suggestions, advice, you name it...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/06/23/immature_hum.html?category=human&guid=20060623110030
Scientifically speaking, that is. Seriously though, it's an interesting piece, I only wish it went more in depth.
-Jake
So I was browsing the book "Rebel Style" last night, and I am obsessed on finding some plain t-shirts that are cut in the vintage style - looser crew neck, with shorter (also tighter?) sleeves than modern short sleeve t-shirts seem to have.
Anyone have some good recommendations as to where I...
Here's the Premium Lined Jean Jacket by Levi's, with a good buy it now price:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8338589656&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Here's my 1960's Lee 101J jacket. Not a reproduction. It also has a buy it now price. See it here...
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