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  1. Big J

    Why do functional yet beautiful designs stop a long time ago

    This is a really great thread with some excellent comments. One thing I've learned from Japan is that whilst there have always been a variety of decorative fabric designs and prints, the kimono has remained virtually the same since it's inception c.600 AD. Kimono are incredibly simple designs...
  2. Big J

    Do Millennials appreciate Classic Vintage Biker Jackets?

    My first response to this question was 'who cares?' Then I thought a little longer. I guess we're talking about US millenials and not the same age group in say, sub-Saharan Africa or something. I guess that you have to have some disposable income to feed this interest meaning that if you...
  3. Big J

    Cleaning Nylon Flight Wear

    @Peacoat, thank you for your answer. These kinds of everyday details of life in the Vietnam war are important I think. It was the first airmobile war and people at all levels were figuring out how to do this stuff for the first time ever (kind of like the whole Wild Weasel program). The...
  4. Big J

    Do women hate men's hats?

    @LizzieMaine, I'm afraid you're going to have to educate me; when did men of his social class and generation actually wear hats then?
  5. Big J

    Do women hate men's hats?

    Jane March is a VERY bad schoolgirl in that film. For some reason, it's on almost every week on Japanese TV. Nice hat though.
  7. Big J

    My latest A-2

    Thank you for the photo, that's really interesting. Have you got any photos of name tags on the right breast?
  8. Big J

    Cleaning Nylon Flight Wear

    When you took your jacket off before climbing aboard, where did you put it?
  9. Big J

    What car to go with your flight jackets?

    @scortyrocks, that is a sweet Mach 1 and I'd buy one in a heartbeat! They look great with nylon flight jackets. But...everyone drives on the wrong side of the road here! It makes me crazy! I have to have a RHD car. @handymike, maybe I can sell my kids organs to pay for it!
  10. Big J

    My latest A-2

    Nice jacket! Patch placement always gives me headaches. Even though there were rules about these things, they seem to have been regularly abused, but within limits. For example, post war squadron patches should have been on the right sleeve. This means that many WWII designs would have had...
  11. Big J

    Documentary idea on this culture

    So I'm guessing that the 'middle aged men hoard jackets as expression of mid-life crisis' angle is out then? 'Pretentious hipsters upset market pricing' angle a no-go too? Bummer. How about just focusing on the artisanal nature of it as opposed to mass produced mall jackets?
  13. Big J

    What car to go with your flight jackets?

    @GHT, I even like the color
  14. Big J

    What car to go with your flight jackets?

    @GHT, for some reason, the Corvette always stands out in my mind as THE car a 50's/60's fighter pilot 'should' drive. It's just an image thing in my mind I guess. The V8 MG is an insane car. I'd love a convertible. @handymike, Italian exotica! Yeah, there's a lot of good looking cars out there...
  15. Big J

    Cleaning Nylon Flight Wear

    @Deacon, I'm interested to hear about Marines buying surplus USAF jackets; it really is all about perceptions. The USMC has a long... 'tradition' shall we say, of having to get by on cast-offs from the Army and such, maybe that comes into it? But yeah, that level of grime is something you don't...
  16. Big J

    Just when you thought you had seen it all . . . (Warning: Not for the fainthearted)

    I think we can all agree that leather, flames, chains and skulls are great individually or in combination. I could have a good night in with any of that stuff. And yet, this jacket makes all of those things as unexciting as possible. Maybe designed by a 6 year old?
  17. Big J

    Cleaning Nylon Flight Wear

    @DD, I could bore you stupid with anecdotes about my time with two F-4 squadrons in the late 80's. Based in Germany with the 2nd ATAF, flying daily patrols of the ADIZ and fully armed aircraft on alert. All of those F-4s were dirty. But what's the point? On the internet there are people...
  19. Big J

    Cleaning Nylon Flight Wear

    Well, Robin Olds was definitely 'there', and he says his plane was dirty in his biography and we have the photos to prove it taken in Thailand.
  20. Big J

    Cleaning Nylon Flight Wear

    Someone put nylon jackets in the dryer? Genius.
  21. Big J

    Just when you thought you had seen it all . . . (Warning: Not for the fainthearted)

    Sweet! I could rock that with my tinfoil hat!
  22. Big J

    Do women hate men's hats?

    I sympathize with Edward. I only started wearing hats because I couldn't be bothered to struggle with an umbrella against the wind. Now I'm balding, I need them for warmth and UV protection. Whilst I've never met a woman who has openly disliked my hats, I too have met more than a few who think...
  23. Big J

    Cleaning Nylon Flight Wear

    @DD, Well, every nomex jacket looked clean until it got rained on, and when it dried there were stains where the dirt had been moved around, hence three washes to be sure. Peacoats experience is relevant to a point; maybe the Army was cleaner than the Airforce. But without knowing when he...

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