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  1. Edward

    New Wested Finally Came

    IT's an interesting point to note. I'm a big fan of working buttons on my suit jacket sleeves, but I'd never dream f wearing them open. I agree that despite that it can feel somehow 'cheap'. I think it's fair to say that some Wested stuff does err to the costumey side, I suspect because their...
  2. Edward

    Denim Jackets - New or Vintage

    At his time of year I always remember that great line in coffee and Cigarettes: when Steve Coogan arrives at the restaurant table in a huge Westwood overcoat, and his dining companion questions the need for such a garment in LA - "Oh no," he replies, "That's just for the aircon. I take it off...
  3. Edward

    Denim Jackets - New or Vintage

    I'm eyeing a pair of Darcy's white, cotton drill trews atm. All the durability of jeans, but work much better with my look. A cut off can be a real boon travelling. I bought a Helstons leather / denim vest a few years ago (after proving the value of the concept with a dirt-cheap eBayed cutoff...
  4. Edward

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Nice. Belstaff did a nice job on making this one look period - the sleeve logo aside. (I wonder if they ever released a version without it? AFAIK, they also supplied the screen-worn jacket(s), sans logo). What's the hide? Looks like's it's got a nice drape, something akin to goat. It's...
  5. Edward

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Perfect for that late 60s neo 20s look as well, should Beatles fandom lead you that way. ;)
  7. Edward

    East/West Musical Instruments Company

    Interesting idea. I wodner if you could argue the toss it wasn't hand luggage with one o those airlines that now charge for the same.... Mine now. Is for sits. Go ways, wear nother jacket, hoomin. Could be they were primarily made for the Japanese market where people tended on averge to be...
  8. Edward

    Chinese leather jackets

    That certainly takes a lot of the risk out of the picture. I've only bought small things on aliexpress to date - canvas and denim caps in the main - but they've been pretty good about the one time I needed a refund (was send a cap in completely the wrong size, right item but wrong size...
  9. Edward

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    A grindingly hot few days in Beijing, I've been rotating between one of two A3 caps, two Daisy Maes, and an Akubra Capricon. Oh.... and a black wool caubeen and mortar board, alternately, with my saffron kilt for a graduation ceremony, though fortunately we weren't out of doors much that day.
  10. Edward

    Made In USA?

    OOps! You'd like to hope that was deliberate..... (Personally, I think the boot without looks better by far, but then I don't tend to be much a logo person).
  11. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Blade Runner I remember being very disappointed in when I first saw it - I was still a Star Wars fan at the timee and expected something quite else. I came to enjoy it much later on when I'd developed an apreciation for noir and understood what they were driving at. One of a few films I...
  13. Edward

    Cats and leather jackets

    Another cutie! Though TBH I'm more wary of our Jack Russell / chihuahua cross chewing what he shouldn't than I ever was with two cats. Then, unlike Greta, Bertie will never destroy TWO sofas, so....
  14. Edward

    Cats and leather jackets

    Oh, they are a cutie! I don't think you've anything to worry about. My girls - both long in Kitty Heaven now, sadly - loed tp sleep on my leathers, but they never scratched them. As has been posted above, the smooth feel of leather isn't the sort of thing they tend to want to claw. (But well...
  15. Edward

    Leather belt recommendations

    Etsy appears to be blocked at my current location so can't zone in on specific sellers, but I've had some very good stuff from them. For denims, I paid around thirty quid (each) for a couple of very good Amish-made belts four or five years ago. Those have held up well and I suspect will outlive...
  16. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Dial does seem to have been an opinion-splitter - which is fair enough really. I liked it better than Skull. Temple I still have a lot of affection for as it was my first Indy. In the abstract I think of it as the weakest of the bunch, though in truth when I actully rewatch it it's always better...
  17. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Hainan Airlines earlier in the week, a rewatch of Dial of Destiny and Oppenheimer. Both hold up to a fourth and second rewatch respectively. Also caught The Great Escaper, a fictionalised vrsion of the true story about the ninety year old ex RN guy who, having missed the official date to apply...
  19. Edward

    Made In USA?

    I can well believe that. You certainly can't assume quality from location. I bought a harrington online last year that was made in England; sent it back immediately. Well made, but in order presumably to keep the costs down the quality of materials was very poor indeed. Fine if I'd wanted it for...
  20. Edward

    British Rocker Jackets c.1956-1969

    Nice! Look forward to seeing that vest, always fancied one. I did find one years ago in Camden when Hi-Star still had a stall in the stables, in among their vintage Lewis jackets, but it was tiny - too small even for me as I was then (probably by as much as what I could wear then is too small...
  21. Edward

    British Rocker Jackets c.1956-1969

    Hey hey! Great to see you drop in. Hope all's well down in the French borders! Appreciate the extra detail. Interesting especially on the Daniel Boone: I did not know the story to that one (I think I'd assumed it was a Perfecto for years). I remember a story he'd swapped his red 'Let it Rock'...
  22. Edward

    At What Point Does it Become Costume?

    Funny how language changes, isn't it? Over here, in the mainstream since the 90s vintage has, in clothing terms, meant nothing more than "second hand". The early-mid 90s was when I remember "vintage" stores starting to appear in Belfast, and really all they were from the user end were shops like...
  23. Edward

    Made In USA?

    I have zero interest in (or time for) 'buy local' drives that are flag-waving and nativist in nature. I do, however, like to support small businesses and buy locally if its possible thinking about niceties like air miles, environmental impact, and an awareness that the workforce are treated...
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