What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Will Zach]

Vintage Cal's get me every time, that is a killer silhouette! You do it great justice man.

Thanks. I wish I had lats like the second pic implies, but I don't. It's all jacket, lol, but I'll take it...

 

[Tom71]

Received mere minutes ago after a nerve wracking 2 and a half weeks disappearance over the Atlantic. A big thankyou to credit to the forum and all round great-guy-to-deal-with Cheech. Here is me standing around trying to look all nonchalant in my new squeeze, a RMC's Buco J-82.

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So you’re the one that cured my pain of seeing this in the Classifieds for far too long. Big, big challenge to my “no new jackets for one year” promise to myself.

You wear it well! Insanel cool jacket!

How do you find the fit as compared to your RMC J-24?

 

[tmitchell59]

Wearing Ralphs pugh D pocket jacket
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Have not seen this RP. Shows us the interior, back and label. Looks like a sunrise Talon stop box. Look on the bottom of the box for a code.

 

[JMax]

Finally found my Cal. Under $100. @JMax , muchas gracias hermanito.

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Looks great. A la orden, braciszek. (Hope I got that right lol)

 

[Jiaward]

Finally found my Cal. Under $100. @JMax , muchas gracias hermanito.

Turned out perfect.

 

[Will Zach]

Looks great. A la orden, braciszek. (Hope I got that right lol)

Got the last word perfect. Although bro in Polish is "brachu". Come to think of it, pretty similar.

 

[jeo]

FW caboose

 

[Jasonissm]

FW caboose

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So sad they haven't made any more of these recently, fantastic jacket and great colour! Especially love how the collar rolls on this model!

 

[Jaymig926]

Hello all ! J-24 lovin the collar

 

[Pruthvi Nagilla]

FW caboose

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Awesome pattern! Been looking of this color way for so long now... first dibs if it is size 42 and you plan to let go in future

 

[Entropindigo]

Been wearing this prototype for Standard&Strange from Simmons Bilt, which is a little different than what they sell currently... it has two chest pockets, no side cinches and a tartan lining instead of the black they ended up going with, as well as a universal double zip/mismatched Talon zips for the hand warmer pockets and no "strip" along the bottom.

I'd like to get it lengthened an inch or so, but.not sure if that's possible/worth it.

 

[barnabus]

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Been wearing this prototype for Standard&Strange from Simmons Bilt, which is a little different than what they sell currently... it has two chest pockets, no side cinches and a tartan lining instead of the black they ended up going with, as well as a universal double zip/mismatched Talon zips for the hand warmer pockets and no "strip" along the bottom.

I'd like to get it lengthened an inch or so, but.not sure if that's possible/worth it.

Length looks about perfect from here!

 

[Merv]

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Been wearing this prototype for Standard&Strange from Simmons Bilt, which is a little different than what they sell currently... it has two chest pockets, no side cinches and a tartan lining instead of the black they ended up going with, as well as a universal double zip/mismatched Talon zips for the hand warmer pockets and no "strip" along the bottom.

I'd like to get it lengthened an inch or so, but.not sure if that's possible/worth it.

Looks pretty close!

 

[Merv]

One of the GOATs … J24L

 

[BloodEagle]

So you’re the one that cured my pain of seeing this in the Classifieds for far too long. Big, big challenge to my “no new jackets for one year” promise to myself.

You wear it well! Insanel cool jacket!

How do you find the fit as compared to your RMC J-24?

Hey there - ha, I too was party to that pain and eventually capitulated! It actually fits very very similarly to my J24, but with a little more breathing room in the midriff (which for a man of my ever increasing vintage is important), same arm length, same back length and front drop - very very similar.

 

[newtojackets]

Thanks, guys, for encouraging me to pull out this one.

1950s Lawrence FQHH. Replacement belt and mouton collar by Johnson Leathers.

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Love the lining

 

[newtojackets]

One of the GOATs … J24L View attachment 488030

Still my favorite style of all time

 

[Tom71]

Hey there - ha, I too was party to that pain and eventually capitulated! It actually fits very very similarly to my J24, but with a little more breathing room in the midriff (which for a man of my ever increasing vintage is important), same arm length, same back length and front drop - very very similar.

Thank you!

I do know about the midriff-issue. I can still zip all my jackets, but with some the best part is unzipping it again...

Hit me up if you ever want to part with it. My no-jacket time ends in May, and although I am not in a hurry a J-24 or J-82 is high on my shortlist for the future.

 

[jeo]

So sad they haven't made any more of these recently, fantastic jacket and great colour! Especially love how the collar rolls on this model!

Thanks. Yes it’s a shame they don’t bring it back.

Awesome pattern! Been looking of this color way for so long now... first dibs if it is size 42 and you plan to let go in future

Haha thanks but this one isn’t going anywhere (it’s also a size 36). They come up every so often on yahoo auctions Japan.

 

[Bonasera]

Have not seen this RP. Shows us the interior, back and label. Looks like a sunrise Talon stop box. Look on the bottom of the box for a code.

Here's the photos.
Is this made in 40s-early 50s...?
Correct me if I'm wrong, I heard the mark "3" on this stop box means this zipper was made in 1943. Is that true?