The Iron Heart 526j has no hand warmers and is a short length cut.
I actually am not an IH advocate. The jackets are fine but the distributor markup is insane. In Japan all the jackets cost $200-300. IH uk doubles this .
People that haven’t been to the IH shop in Japan are often unaware of the...
Hard to say exactly, but it’s Avirex, NYC not the later made in China stuff. My guess is probably 84-90.
Avirex made decent stuff back in the day was the yuppy brand as opposed to Schott’s either rocker or gangster audience amongst nyc locals.
You’ve mentioned black goat a few times recently. I’ve not seen examples with much luster. Are there any easy to find examples you could point to me toward?
Size up on Levi’s or look for a medium with stretch. The arms and back are high and tight on the modern cut.
If you’re open to spending more, most Japanese selvedge type 3’s are cut to a vintage style and have lower under arms.
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