whaddya think?

[Dinerman]

Here's a shot of my junky thrift shop leather jacket. It's hardly vintage, but it's beat up enough that it's comfortable, and I think it looks cool that way.

what do you all think?

 

[drafttek]

Is it in servicable condition? Do you like it? Do you look good in it? Yes, yes, and yes? Then there ya' go. Nice find.:eusa_clap

 

[Benny Holiday]

I like it!

Cool lived-in patina too.

 

[Harp]

Cool Jacket

Jacket looks good. As long as you like it, that's it!

 

[Dinerman]

Only problem with it is the liner. It keeps ripping, and I have to sew it up all over the place. THe elastic has come out of the waist too. But for 15 bucks, I really can't complain, especially since it fits.

 

[Mr. Sable]

...for 15 bucks, I really can't complain, especially since it fits.

Amen to that, brother. I have a very similar jacket (but with no zippers on the tops of the pockets) that I got in Hollywood for $13. I wear it every durn day.

It might be worth it to get a new liner.

 

[Dinerman]

I think I'll just keep sewing it up.

 

[Harp]

Sew

You might try a local dry cleaners with a resident sewing machine
for a fast stitch. That's what I frequently do for a nylon flight jacket
which is way past its prime. And speaking of old cheap jackets, I picked
up a $30 Chinese import while in college, wear it all the time, and consider
it a more sensible wardrobe investment than all the flight jackets now
hanging in my closet.

 

[Dinerman]

The rips aren't all that big. It's wearable with them, and if I don't do anything stupid to it, they don't spread much. I just wonder where they come from. They seem to pop up by themselves in places that don't make much sense.

 

[MudInYerEye]

That's an Avirex "G-2", right?

 

[Peacoat]

The rips aren't all that big. It's wearable with them, and if I don't do anything stupid to it, they don't spread much. I just wonder where they come from. They seem to pop up by themselves in places that don't make much sense.

Good looking jacket, even if it isn't a peacoat! The liner probably has some "dry rot" and is beginning to disintegrate. Not much you can do about it except keep repairing or go to the expense of a new liner. I would keep repairing.

 

[Dinerman]

That's an Avirex "G-2", right?

Nope- It's made by some company called "Phase 2". It looks '80's from the labels. I looked online and found they still sell something like it. http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.aspx?DeptID=0&CatID=030524&Grptyp=SIZ&ItemId=1067460

Theirs is "distressed" Mine is genuinely beat up and funky.

 

[ofelas]

It looks just fine, nice find. :cheers1:

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

I used to have one something like that.

Quite liked it but the knits gave out so I donated it. I wish I still had it now that I see that knits on jackets can be replaced fairly easily.