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    Buzz Rickson N-1 Deck jacket - sizing problems

    trust HPA for BR info. Remember though that the BR Demotex/Seawash N1 has been a different size. So, the ebay measurement may well be different.
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    American Classics and Real McCoy in London

    Edward, I meant Lewis of Superdenim (RMC distributors in UK). Jim, beauty is in the eye of the beholder so I wont justify the price of stuff like the NI boots. Suffice it to say, for instance, that the soles are made of a material they've developed and manufactured themselves that mimics the...
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    American Classics and Real McCoy in London

    Yeah it was a great party, so many faces there :) BTW The prices are on all the RMC items - they are printed on the swing tickets (they are in same size and type as the product description, so easy to miss) Max is doing a great job with the store and Lewis is to be congratulated for getting it...
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    White RAF Roll Neck Sweaters

    Agree fit is spot on and its not as rough as could be.
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    American Classics and Real McCoy in London

    . Of course, Hawksmoor is superior - its a very good full restaurant (chain), reasonably priced, but its not a basic burger bar selling very good burgers at a good price for a quick meal. I like Hawksmoor but for a good med-rare double pattie burger served in double quick time just down the...
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    James Bond -Generational Gap question

    The point about a lack of gadgetry is as a counterpoint to the cartoon excesses of the RM era.
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    American Classics and Real McCoy in London

    Went into see Max in the new RMC shop (Max, of the Sanforized blog fame, is an excellent choice as manager as I doubt there are many around with his knowledge, or vintage pieces) The store is backed by Superdenim, of course. Interestingly, they can get stuff from RMC Jp in a few weeks, and the...
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    James Bond -Generational Gap question

    A couple of years ago I added to the books I had from the sixties to make the set and re-read them all. Then, with the benefit of having read a few books about the technical developments for SOE ( Special Operations Executive - the men and women sent into Europe to, in Churchill's words , "set...
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    Schott's 184SM Jacket

    After reluctantly agreeing with everyone in the business that an A2 would never work for me (whether Aero, ELC or whatever) I had despaired of getting a decent flight jacket. Then my eagle-eyed better half spotted some 184SMs at a great price in Beaver Clothing in Brighton ( we were hauling a...
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    UK Vintage Shops

    Anyone been to Dustbowl Vintage in Bristol since its move to new premises? Looks great on Instagram. Certainly much more room and scope for store good fit-out than their old location.
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    White RAF Roll Neck Sweaters

    Absolutely! As I grew up though his kit gradually "disappeared" . Partially, I guess, 'cos he didn't need to be reminded of the war and also 'cos my Mother wanted to leave it behind. I always had the impression that he hardly flew in the European theatre, but served on clean-up and humanitarian...
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    White RAF Roll Neck Sweaters

    Just got the EMLC White RAF style roll neck - good price and happy with fit after trying it in Classics(got the olive mechanic's sweater already and fit on that is perfect for me). Bit shaken to see that I had become my Dad when I looked in the mirror - he wore his WW11 Bomber Command white...
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    Tanker Jackets?

    Just got my Buzz MK 2 Tanker thanks to the weak Yen. Really pleased. Agree with DR H that the fit is generous, and so after a chat with the ever helpful Rob at Eastmans I went for a 42R on basis of my 42R N1 (non-demotex). Tanker gives the snug fit I wanted on shoulders etc with a nice short...
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    French Legion Boots new old stock 1961

    I got a pair of this batch of deadstock boots from Out of Town in Clerkenwell for £40 GBP when they appeared on the market a few years ago. Unfortunately, I walked out with a pair of 42's rather than the 43's I'd tried on 'cos I was chatting away too much - my fault :( . Anyway, my son who is a...
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    The Filson Thread

    I keep looking at the Soy cruiser in their Newburgh St store (London) looks good for warmer weather - but my tin-cloth cruiser is so versatile that I sense even more duplication on my rails.... Also the TC Cruiser is shaping up very nicely. Janet uses her Cruiser as a totem against bad weather -...
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    Ventile

    Good to hear about SA - I still got some of their silk base layers and shirts. Rohan used their own excellent polycotton to make Ventile-lite jackets (Pampas) in the 80's/90's - not taped but super comfortable. Private White VC have an extensive range of Ventile Jackets (...
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    Tab Collar Shirts Still Available?

    After some success with chester barrie (in their sale to be worthwhile) but little success elsewhere in getting my favoured short point squared-off Oxford cloth tab, I ordered a MTM Brooks Bros from the Regent St store. They are made in the US by proper seamstresses. They got everything right...
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    Dennis Hopper at the RA (London) and the The Americans (Robert Franks)

    After an enjoyable morning at the Royal Academy showing of Hopper's Last Album (his 'photos from '63-'67) I scored a good used copy of Frank's The Americans courtesy of the evil Monolith that is Amazon (evil, that is, if you are an author published by the likes of Hachette) . Anyway, the Hopper...
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    New Real McCoy's store in New York

    RMC is the antithesis of hipsterdom as far as I'm concerned. The brand's attention to detail and period authenticity means isn't the norm for them. Though, like magpies they will pick up on brands that they conceive of as cool. But their being attracted to good brands needn't devalue these brands.
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    New Real McCoy's store in New York

    The stereotypical East London hipster is still to be seen, and celebrated by the press, to now become a parody of himself (being more often male than female). The casual observer can also view, particularly at weekends, the part-time hipster. (Much like the weekend beatniks of the '60s) And yes...

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